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Bankrate seeks an audience development editor

Bankrate, a division of Red Ventures, is seeking an audience development editor to reach millions of people with our trusted personal finance content.

Responsibilities:

Build Bankrate’s growing freelance program by recruiting qualified writers.
Brainstorm, assign, and edit story ideas catered to Bankrate’s audience.
Work with Red Ventures’ SEO team to optimize story assignments and reach maximum readers.
Facilitate communication between Bankrate’s editorial and PR teams by creating calendars of planned content.
Raise Bankrate’s profile on LinkedIn, Instagram, Apple News, and other platforms by pitching content to appropriate editors.

Qualifications:

At least 2 years of experience editing.
Bachelor’s degree
Excellent communication and writing skills.
Experience working with freelancers.

Preferred:

Comfortable with WordPress interface CMS.
Familiar with SEO best practices.
Experience working with freelancers.
Fluent in social media platforms and pitching processes.

To apply, go here.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.