Lead Editor (Home)

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 experienced, forward-thinking, innovative lead editor for its Home Improvement project. Our goal is to provide fresh, actionable insights on home services and products, and we want to help guide our readers to make smart choices through product reviews, engaging content and data-driven journalism. If you're looking for challenges and opportunities similar to those of a startup, with the benefits of a seasoned and successful company, then read on:

Responsibilities:

Build and manage the Home Improvement editorial team’s daily operations in collaboration with Editorial Director
Be the media spokesperson for the Home vertical as needed
Find, recruit, and set up new editors, staff writers and freelancers. Train and support the team on how to use publishing tools
With team lead, create and implement best practices for the Home editorial team, including content templates, imagery and reviews standards
Leverage data and SEO best practices to create an editorial plan that includes news, special features and explanatory content
Edit and produce editorial content
Create rubrics to evaluate, rate and rank related products and services for best-ofs such as moving companies, home services providers and more.