The Consumer Advice team at U.S. News & World Report, which strives to help people make smarter decisions when it comes to saving and spending, retirement, careers and investing, is seeking an editor for our online investing content.
This role includes working with freelancers and contributors, as well as writing your own insightful analysis of stocks, mutual funds, ETFs and personal finance as it relates to individual investors.
Strong writing and editing skills are required, and an investing/personal finance background is a must. This position is located in Washington, D.C.
Responsibilities:
- Be an essential part of a team that recruits freelancers and bloggers to generate content with a consumer-advice focus
- Edit and publish daily online content to the Smarter Investor blog (http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/the-smarter-mutual-fund-investor)
- Edit investing stories from staff writers and contributors
- Generate story ideas and write regularly
- Contribute to guiding investing content strategy
- Work closely with data, product and design teams to improve research products, including Best Mutual Funds (money.usnews.com/funds/mutual-funds), Best ETFs (money.usnews.com/funds/etfs) and Financial Advisors (http://money.usnews.com/financial-advisors)
Requirements:
- Three to five years of reporting and editing experience; reporting background in business or investing
- Experience with content management systems
- Solid understanding of SEO concepts, Web analytics and social media platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter
- Strong knowledge of investing topics, including mutual funds and ETFs, as well as retirement issues
- The ability to multitask and work on tight deadlines
- Good communication skills
We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision and 401(k) plans.
Applicants must provide a cover letter, resume and three writing samples.
To apply, go here.
