Lead Editor (Banking)
At Marketplace, our mission is to help readers turn their aspirations into reality. We arm people with trusted advice and guidance, so they can make informed decisions they feel confident in and get back to doing the things they care about most.We are an experienced team of industry experts dedicated to helping readers make smart decisions and choose the right products with ease.
Marketplace boasts decades of experience across dozens of geographies and teams, including Content, SEO, Business Intelligence, Finance, HR, Marketing, Production, Technology and Sales. The team brings rich industry knowledge to Marketplace’s global coverage of consumer credit, debt, health, home improvement, banking, investing, credit cards, small business, education, insurance, loans, real estate and travel.
Job Description
Marketplace is looking for an editor with banking expertise and editing experience to join the Marketplace team as Lead Editor. With the banking editor role, we aim to provide quality content on a wide range of banking topics, including CDs, checking accounts, savings accounts and more.
Responsibilities:
Help the Editorial Director build and scale banking content efforts
Find, recruit and set up freelancers with banking writing expertise. Train and support freelancers on how to use Marketplace tools and style guides
Work with the Content team to build best practices for banking content strategies, including content, templates, imagery and social media standards
Be the media spokesperson for the loans vertical as needed
Leverage data and SEO best practices to create monthly topics for freelancers that include explanatory content, how-tos, roundups, best-ofs and reviews
Work collaboratively with the global editorial team
Create rubrics to evaluate, rate and rank related products and services for best-ofs (example: Best Bank Offers, Best CDs)
Requirements:
3-5 years of experience as a banking editor
Good understanding of banking-centric concepts
Experience with SEO best practices, willingness to learn and expand SEO skills
Extremely organized and detail-oriented
Nimble and open to quick changes in strategy
Familiarity with Airtable a plus