Money Editor

A senior position reporting to the Executive Money Editor, with prominence inside The Telegraph and externally, the Money Editor is tasked with delivering all of our personal finance journalism and managing the large team of reporters responsible for The Telegraph’s award-winning coverage.

Key Responsibilities

Commissioning and editing the best personal finance journalism in Britain, including news, features, comment, analysis, expert advice, guides, tools and more
Working with the Head of Money Publishing to ensure digital production of all Money content, including newsletters, is of the highest quality with the best presentation
Writing a weekly comment about a personal finance issue pertinent to Telegraph readers
Using performance data and audience analytics to inform and improve content strategy and idea generation
Managing a large team of direct reports, including reporters and editors, to bring out the maximum potential of the team
Organising the flow of content to meet the requirements of a busy, 24/7 digital newsroom
Developing campaigns and investigations
Overseeing Money’s print supplements
Collaborating with Telegraph colleagues in other departments including News, Business, Social, Audience, Design, Commercial etc

Key Skills

A proven leader with considerable experience working in journalism at a national level
An exceptional editor with an instinctive grasp of tone
Bursting with ideas to commission and edit content across a range of formats
Politically savvy with a nose for news
Alive to the interests of our audience and our editorial priorities
Hungry to grow our audience and full of ideas for how to do so
Knowledgeable and interested in all fields of personal finance
Highly numerate
Experienced in print and digital publishing with an ability to identify the strongest angle and a knack for writing headlines
Comfortable with the use of analytics
Able to win the confidence of key colleagues across many editorial and non-editorial departments
Able to motivate and manage reporters and editors while demanding accuracy and excellence in often pressured circumstances
Aware of legal and regulatory requirements
Understanding of the Telegraph’s subscription model
Highly organised, energetic, resilient and enthusiastic