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Kiplinger seeks a digital editor

The Kiplinger Washington Editors Inc., seeks an experienced digital journalist to write and produce actionable personal-finance guidance for Kiplinger.com and its related properties.

The ideal candidate will possess a creative spirit capable of shaping new content ideas and breathing new life into recurring topics. Fast-paced, this role demands hitting daily deadlines and requires a willingness to collaborate across teams and to embrace new tools and processes. Candidates should demonstrate experience translating complex subject matter into engaging, plain-English guidance, as well as the ability to meet daily deadlines. At Kiplinger, we start with the expectation that our readers will act on our advice — and prosper from doing so.

Essential Functions:

* Develop and pitch new story ideas for Kiplinger.com and related properties

* Report and write assigned stories, developing a network of trusted sources and learning to craft content that serves existing audiences and attracts new ones

* Take ownership of an established portfolio of popular content requiring frequent curation, with an eye toward maintaining and improving search rankings

* Produce email newsletters and new content — including a variety of pieces crafted by colleagues from Kiplinger’s print properties — in our content management system (CMS)

* Contribute to Kiplinger’s print properties, podcast(s), and other multimedia initiatives

Desired Experience and Skill Sets:

* Minimum 3-5 years of experience in a fast-paced digital editorial environment, ideally working in collaboration with print properties as well

* Ability to navigate vast content management systems and make the most of their functionality to enhance individual pieces of content

* Keen understanding of and appreciation for the details of core personal-finance topics such as credit and debt, home ownership, insurance, budgeting, college financing, careers, retirement, taxes, and more

* Ability to write with clarity about complex personal-finance topics and to distill complicated issues to their essence

* Unflinching nature in the face of daily deadlines and urgent updates

* Comfortable using different writing styles that can vary with publication

* A familiarity with SEO best practices and analytics-driven content strategy

* A passion for engaging with audiences on and sharing content across social media

* A commitment to quality, timeliness, and accuracy

Send cover letter and resume to HR@kiplinger.com and robert_long@kiplinger.com

Equal Opportunity Employer

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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