NerdWallet seeks copy desk chief
NerdWallet has been around since 2009, helping consumers make smart financial decisions. We cover the spectrum of consumer finance — banking, credit cards, education, health care, insurance, investments, mortgages, shopping, travel — you name it. We’re doubling our staff this year. The job: Slot, manage and coach copy editors. 10-12 direct reports, including several you’d help […]
Orman’s prepaid card being discontinued
CNBC personal finance guru Suze Orman‘s prepaid debit card is being discontinued, reports Ron Lieber of the New York Times. Lieber writes, “Ms. Orman was particularly proud of this characteristic. She said she believed that it was not fair that people who borrowed money using credit cards got rewarded via the scoring system, but people […]
WSJ shuffles financial team assignments
Wall Street Journal Money & Investing editor Francesco Guerrera sent out the following staff changes on Tuesday: Like the markets that we cover, the Finance and Markets team never stops. To help us in our real-time and print endeavors we have added a few new faces and assigned some familiar ones to new beats. We […]
Barron’s Asia seeks personal finance/wealth management reporter
Barron’s Asia, a premier paid financial news website to be launched this fall, seeks a motivated reporter who can write about personal finance and wealth management for sophisticated investors. This is a full-time position based primarily in Hong Kong. The reporter is expected to write in English several stories a week. The focus is on […]
Business as usual at Minyanville
Minyanville founder Todd Harrison writes that it is business as usual at the personal finance news site despite him announcing Tuesday that he’s given up on the online media business model. Harrison writes, “To clarify yesterday’s message — and the subsequent coverage in the Wall Street Journal — the takeaway for those within our community […]
Minyanville looks to change delivery focus
Minyanville’s Todd Harrison writes about how the personal finance site is moving away from a digital media model. Harrison writes, “So that’s the vision as seen through my eyes. I finally have clarity: The digital media model is broken. I also believe that there is demand for our assets and abilities; entry into this space […]
Sacramento Bee names new business editor
Claudia Buck, who has been writing a personal finance column for the paper, has been named business editor of The Sacramento Bee. Buck begins her new role on May 12, following the retirement of current business editor Jerry Eagan. Eagen’s last day is Friday, May 9. Buck will continue to write her personal finance column […]
Nerdwallet seeks computer assisted reporter
NerdWallet has been around since 2009, helping consumers make smart financial decisions. We’re doubling our staff this year, including adding an experienced computer-assisted reporting editor, who will help drive our content decisions. Join us, work with a bunch of collegial brainiacs and help shape a business that’s rapidly growing. (Among our recent hires: a key […]
WaPo hires Marte from Marketwatch
Washington Post business editor Greg Schneider and Sunday business editor Kelly Johnson sent out the following announcement on Thursday: We’re delighted to announce that Jonnelle Marte will join the Financial staff to create and run a new blog on wealth and retirement. Jonnelle comes to us from MarketWatch, where she is the lead […]
NerdWallet seeks lead editor
NerdWallet grown steadily since 2009 and are looking to add a high-caliber editor who can spot prime coverage opportunities for all of our verticals. We cover all areas of consumer finance — banking, credit cards, education, health care, insurance, investments, mortgages, shopping, travel. The right candidate will shape daily coverage, and help manage and make […]
