Morning Brew seeks a personal finance writer

Morning Brew is looking for a full-time writer to help launch a new content franchise in the personal finance space. The bulk of your work will be producing content, but you will also think strategically about growing the overall franchise. This is a unique opportunity to lead an important new vertical for Morning Brew before Day 1.

Responsibilities

· Write engaging and accessible personal finance content, covering topics such as debt, investing, budgeting, and taxes

· Ideate and execute on creative ways to repackage and repromote content across web, newsletters, and social media

· Conceive of and execute tentpole editorial initiatives

· Interface with the target audience on email and social

· In conjunction with the Managing Editor, work with growth and product teams to launch and grow a best-in-class personal franchise brand

Qualifications

· Deep interest and proven expertise in the personal finance space

· At least 5 years of total writing experience and at least 2 years in the personal finance space

· Ability to write in the Morning Brew style (clever, engaging, informative, witty)

· Understanding of how to leverage multiple platforms (from Twitter to live events) to engage with audiences

· Understanding of audience discovery best practices, especially in search and social, to inform content creation

· Combination of attention to detail and creative, strategic thinking

· Excellent communication skills with a mindset for collaboration

· Ability to operate in a high-pressure environment with tight deadline

Perks

While being surrounded by a bunch of cool people who look great in crewnecks is its own reward, we thought we’d sweeten the pot even more with some perks:

· Annual learning credit: Want to learn something new? We’ll pay for it.

· Unlimited sick and vacation time: And trust us, unlimited means UNLIMITED.

· Remote work optional: Work from home, work from the office, work from the moon, you decide.

· 401(k) employer match: Helping you be ready for the future in the present.

· Premium healthcare partially covered by employer: Trying to make getting sick less awful.

· Work from home stipends: Upgrade your home office on us!

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.