Freelance

Financial Edge is looking for a personal tax writer

We’re looking for witty, succinct writers to write evergreen and timely articles about personal taxes. Ideally, you’ll have the bandwidth to write between three and five 800-word, SEO-optimized articles per month, but like Elastigirl, we’re flexible.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Financial Edge specializes in developing the technical skills of finance professionals through a combination of classroom training and elearning products. Chosen by the world’s top 4 investment banks to deliver their analyst training, last summer alone we taught over 7,000 participants across 4 continents.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We’re launching a new venture that speaks to ambitious professionals not about the money they manage but the cash in their pockets. From helping you choose the best brokerage platform to explaining carried interest in a way that doesn’t make you yawn, HowtoInvest is your trusted source for help making astute financial decisions and enjoying your wealth.

REQUIREMENTS

  • Experience as a US-based tax writer or practitioner. CPA or EA designation a big plus. A CFP with tax-planning experience is also great.
  • Experience writing with SEO best practices. A pledge to learn from us about SEO will also do.
  • A penchant for keeping a finger on the pulse and knowing what’s hot and what’s not among our target audience.
  • Excellent written English skills with exemplary attention to detail.
  • An ability to work autonomously and under tight deadlines.
  • No ego when it comes to feedback. We all need editors, even this writer.

WHAT TO INCLUDE IN SUBMISSION

  • Write a short introduction about yourself
  • Include a paragraph highlighting your writing experience, relevant credentials and publication credits
  • Attach links to your strongest work or portfolio, and online profile.

COMPENSATION

  • $250 to $350 per 800-1,000-word story, depending on experience and story complexity. We’re looking for writers with capacity to write between 1 and 4 stories per month.

CONTACT

For more information, visit their website.

Apply here.

Margarita Sanabria

Recent Posts

WSJ seeks a senior video journalist

The Wall Street Journal is seeking a senior video journalist to join its Features video…

10 hours ago

PCWorld executive editor Ung dies at 58

PCWorld executive editor Gordon Mah Ung, a tireless journalist we once described as a founding father…

2 days ago

CNBC taps Sullivan as “Power Lunch” co-anchor

CNBC senior vice president Dan Colarusso sent out the following on Monday: Before this year comes to…

3 days ago

Business Insider hires Brooks as standards editor

Business Insider editor in chief Jamie Heller sent out the following on Monday: I'm excited to share…

3 days ago

Is this the end of CoinDesk as we know it?

Former CoinDesk editorial staffer Michael McSweeney writes about the recent happenings at the cryptocurrency news site, where…

4 days ago

LinkedIn finance editor Singh departs

Manas Pratap Singh, finance editor for LinkedIn News Europe, has left for a new opportunity…

5 days ago