Senior Writer
GOBankingRates™ is unique in the digital marketing and media industry - we combine marketing, digital, content and fintech. Our performance based approach increases brand awareness and generates targeted audience engagement on our internal web properties and partner sites.
Learn More About What We Do
GOBankingRates is a leading personal financial website that provides readers with fresh takes and advice about personal finance, investing, banking trends and other money-related content. Our studies and experts have been featured on top-tier media — CBS News, TIME, LA Times, The New York Times, The Huffington Post, MSN, Associated Press and many more.
We're looking for a passionate, hard-working senior writer to help us meet our mission to empower people on their financial journey. We believe that everyone can experience financial freedom with the right information — and we are here to provide that!
The Senior Writer should have a passion for editorial operations, writing best practices, trending news, and data-driven content and decision-making. They must have a growth mindset as we look to greatly expand our reach with content optimized to rank highly in search results and via our publishing partners' algorithms.
The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in content and digital media, as well as confidence in their understanding of personal finance and what kinds of topics people search for and how. They'll be comfortable diving into the data and leveraging it to inform future content opportunities. They'll also be excited to experiment with cutting-edge technology like AI to improve efficiency, as well as to share their work on social platforms and with interview sources.
How Will You Make an Impact?
Optimize content with the goal of increasing traffic, focused specifically on the strategy of increasing traffic through planned editorial content.
Pitch 6-8 data-backed title ideas daily.
Write a minimum of 80 pieces of content each month for the GOBankingRates site, focused on in-depth outreach and high-priority subjects.
Help evolve and maintain content standards across editorial content.
Work closely with freelancers and the internal editorial team to execute against keyword research, targeting business-critical keywords and phrases.
Contribute to the evolution of the GOBankingRates' voice and authority in the personal finance space.
Drive cross-team collaboration with other content leaders
Mentor/train new writers and provide feedback on overall writing quality to the full team
Monitor analytics on ongoing and new initiatives to build on success and eliminate low-return efforts.
Share content across social sites and with interview sources and other high profile contacts
What Do You Bring to Us?
At least 5 years of editorial experience in online publication
Experience using analytics tools to make editorial decisions.
Knowledge of digital media best practices, and industry trends and experience implementing them in content pieces and plans.
BA/BS from a four-year accredited university or college, preferably with a degree in Journalism, and/or a similar field – or similar equivalent experience.
You're an excellent project manager with great time management, strong organizational and attention to detail.
A positive attitude, a collaborative spirit, and a passion for content are musts.
Can work independently, as well as collaboratively with editorial experts, product, design, and SEO teams.
The salary range for this role is $80,000 - $100,000 per year. Pay offered may vary based on a number of factors including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location.
Benefits
Competitive salary with excellent growth opportunity; we pride ourselves in having a team that exudes leadership, high initiative, creativity and passion.
Awesome medical, dental and vision plans with heavy employer contribution
Paid maternity leave and paternity leave programs
Paid vacation, sick days and holidays
Company funding for outside classes and conferences to help you improve your skills
Contribution to student loan debt payments after the first year of employment
401(k) -- employees can start contributing immediately. After the first year, GOBankingRates matches your contribution up to 4% of your salary
A note about our new norm: The world has changed and we know it's important to adapt and to do our part to do what's best for our team. Our number one priority is to have our team feel safe, balanced and connected. We're committed to providing our teams with the best resources and tools to navigate this new virtual world that we're living in. We've also reinvented the ways in which we recognize, celebrate, and engage with each other to keep our culture strong!
Here's a peek into our world at GOBankingRates -
Our teams are working remotely 100% for the foreseeable future. We're in the digital media space, so we're mobile and flexible!
*Option to work from an office (if you need to get away!)
Tools & resources are available to keep our team connected across North America. (JIRA, Trello, Slack, Zoom and so much more!)
To keep our community engaged and connected, virtual team building events are held weekly and monthly.
For wellness and balance, weekly virtual fitness classes such as yoga are available.
To care for the local communities that we're a part of across the U.S our team members host socially distanced philanthropic events every quarter.
And most importantly, we've committed to consistent and transparent communication to help us all stay informed, engaged and to keep us on our path to success and #greatness.