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SmartAsset seeks a personal finance writer

SmartAsset is looking for a Personal Finance Writer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate will have writing experience (preferably in personal finance, real estate and/or business), a journalism background and a strong sense of pride in always using the correct version of there/their in all copy(!).

Requirements:

  • 2-5 years relevant experience
  • Bachelor’s degree from a top university
  • Detail-oriented with journalism background strongly preferred
  • Outstanding editing, grammar and online writing skills
  • Experience with data driven and research-heavy articles
  • Able to create well written content in a timely and consistent manner
  • Can take ownership of an article from start to finish
  • Familiar with Content Management Systems like WordPress and SEO best practices
  • Past work in personal finance is a major plus, especially in credit cards, mortgage or retirement/taxes
  • Ability to multitask and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Perks:

  • Publish your work with the potential for syndication on major news outlets
  • Provide information that brings real positive impact to people’s lives
  • Help shape the future of the consumer finance industry
  • Fun work environment with passionate colleagues
  • Lunch included Monday, Wednesday and Friday
  • Regular team social activities
  • Meritocracy! We reward the awesome

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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