Full-Time

Money.com seeks a deputy editor

Money.com seeks a Deputy Editor to help execute a content strategy that improves people’s financial lives while simultaneously driving brand growth. The ideal candidate has extensive editing experience in the personal finance space, a digital-first media mentality and a track-record of working with major media outlets. A love of hard news and evergreen stories is a must, as is a deep understanding of how KPIs drive value.

This is a highly-visible, cross-team role within the organization and will work closely across editorial teams, audience development, sales, product, art and design to bring our content to a broader audience while maintaining the authority that the Money brand is known for.

Preferred location for this position is New York City, but we’re open to remote employment.

Daily Responsibilities:

  • Oversee the daily execution of Money’s editorial.
  • Develop and maintain content strategy with key stakeholders.
  • Manage a team of writers and editors.
  • Be on the frontlines of content packaging.
  • Edit feature stories, tent-pole packages and long-form evergreen stories.
  • Develop new tent-pole features.
  • Use data to drive decision making.
  • Performs job duties as requested by the Executive Editor.

Skills and Qualifications:

  • Experience: 10+ years of editorial experience in a fast-paced media environment.
  • Knowledge: You know all corners of personal finance in and out. You know SEO best practices and how they relate to different types of stories.
  • Communication skills: You have top-notch cross-team comms skills, and your collaborative spirit inspires others to work with you.
  • Organization and planning: You rely heavily on research and analysis to craft your game plan.
  • Leadership: You are a born leader and love to mentor.
  • Bachelor’s degree in journalism or a related field.

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.

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