Freelance Journalist and Copyeditor

Hourly Allotment: 6-8 hours per week, 25 hours per month maximum

Compensation: $55 USD per hour

Job Description: GRIT seeks a focused, determined, and highly detail-oriented part-time journalist and copyeditor to join our team remotely. As a writer for our GRIT daily, weekly, and monthly newsletters, you will research and source breaking news stories related to finance and investing and contribute to our head journalist’s stories to inform, captivate, and grow our audience. You will also be responsible for the accuracy of the content and perfect grammar, spelling, and tone.

Our ideal candidate is a proactive go-getter, a clear communicator, and dedicated to producing unbiased, top-notch stories with our team. As a journalist/copyeditor for GRIT, you will play a vital role in maintaining the highest standards of our content. Your primary responsibility will be contributing to, reviewing, editing, and proofreading newsletter content while using Beehiiv software and features to streamline the delivery process. This position will report directly to our content team (who are all pretty awesome.)

Key Responsibilities:

Collaborate closely with our editorial and writing team to contribute to, proofread, and edit newsletters for clarity, accuracy, and coherence for paid and non-paying subscriber content
Research finance, business, and investing stories each day, delivering these stories to our content team
MUST excel using Beehiiv software to effectively proofread and edit content, features, design elements, etc., ensuring all newsletters adhere to our editorial guidelines
Pay deep attention to detail to identify and correct grammatical, spelling, punctuation, and formatting errors. If there’s a punctuation error, we hear about it! Must have a meticulous eye
Communicate effectively with team members to clarify content and ensure the overall quality of the newsletter. We are a fast-paced team
Meet deadlines consistently and work efficiently to ensure timely delivery of error-free content
Contribute suggestions for improving content readability and engagement while maintaining the brand's voice

Qualifications:

Proven experience as a journalist and copyeditor with a strong background in newsletters, specifically
Some experience or passion for investing, business, finance, and/or a related industry
Must understand email segmentation, list management, paid vs unpaid subscriber segmentation
Proficiency in using Beehiiv software and capabilities for efficient proofreading
Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to delivering error-free content
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong knowledge of grammar, punctuation, and style guides
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
A passion for finance, investing, and staying informed about market trends
Familiarity with financial terminology is a plus
Strong understanding of newsletter functions, purpose, and integrations
Previous experience with newsletter copywriting, proofreading, and execution is required for this role
Must spot mistakes, issues, inconsistencies, broken links, etc.
Must effectively communicate with the GRIT team and respond to outreach within a reasonable time frame
Must be prepared to share writing samples if an interview is requested
One of our newsletters is daily, and this person must work efficiently from 7:30-8:30 AM ET Monday to Friday to publish the newsletter by 8:30 AM ET Monday to Friday

About GRIT:

GRIT is a financial media platform democratizing investment knowledge built by former +$100MM money manager Genevieve Roch-Decter. GRIT's mission is to democratize Wall Street insights held by the 1% and make them available to the other 99%. Stripping away jargon and fluff - GRIT has a no-nonsense approach that its readers and followers unapologetically love. Each newsletter has breaking finance and stock market news, finance and investing stories, finance memes, fun content, and more.

GRIT is building the next global media powerhouse through exceptional creator personalities, unique expertise, and an incessant drive to deliver ROI. We are focused on four core pillars: Content, Community, Creators, and Data. Ranked a top free finance newsletter on Beehiiv (with +250,000 subscribers), GRIT has over +8 million investors across its network (including newsletters, website, social media, creators, and partners).

GRIT is an equal-opportunity employer. This is a contract position. If interested, please contact info@gritcap.iowith your CV and subject line: “ROLE: Freelance Journalist and Copyeditor.”

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: Up to $55.00 per hour

Expected hours: 6 – 7 per week

Schedule:

Evenings as needed
Monday to Friday
Morning shift
Weekends as needed

Application Question(s):

How many years of experience do you have with professional copyediting? Please list experience.
Are you available during the hours of 7 am-9 am EST Monday - Friday?
What are 3 of your favorite email newsletters? Why?
Do you have a passion for investing, finance, and/or a related industry? (Not required, but a plus!)

Work Location: Remote