Investopedia Job Vacancy for a Senior Financial Content Editor
Investopedia, the single largest website for financial education and
information, is seeking an experienced editor to join our rapidly
growing organization on a full-time, freelance basis, in the position
below:
Job Title: Senior Financial Content Editor
Location: Lagos
Job Description
- The editor will be responsible for managing a variety of
editorial tasks and articles through to publication. He or she will be
adept at editing complex financial ideas and strategies into clean, easy
to understand, actionable articles. He or she must be organized and
able to deftly prioritize a wide variety of projects to consistently
meet deadlines without compromising quality standards.
- The ideal candidate is ambitious, detail-oriented, has
experience in digital publishing, investing news, business news,
newswires, financial education, and/or magazines and expresses the
can-do attitude that is essential to working in a small company
environment.
- Fluency in American English, a solid knowledge of financial
markets (particularly U.S. markets), and ability to appeal to an
American readership are required.
- This is a remote, full-time position, reporting to the editorial team based in New York, New York.
Job Responsibilities
- Edit articles related to investing, trading and financial
planning for digital publication, covering topics such as portfolio
management, financial advice, mutual fund and ETF analysis, stock
analysis and retirement investing while adhering to Investopedia
guidelines.
- Frequently write and update content on landing pages.
- Oversee that voice, tone, format and development of content suits Investopedia’s readership
- Ensure that content is produced at consistently superior
quality, including flagging stories that may damage Investopedia’s
credibility.
- Ensure that all content follows Investopedia’s search engine optimization (SEO) strategy.
- Use reliable third party sources to confirm writers’ claims are relevant, accurate and up to date.
- Work closely with freelance writers on idea formation and
implementation, overseeing the process of transforming editorial ideas
into strongly written, stand-alone content.
- Communicate regularly with the content operations team to ensure
understanding of key metrics in order to meet long term business goals
and to form solid reader retention strategies.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Economics, Mass
Communication, Business, Finance, Economics or related fields. Relevant
professional designations and candidacies desired (FRM, CFA, etc.).
- Meticulous attention to detail.
- Self-starter with ability to work under minimal supervision.
- Basic knowledge of or willingness to learn SEO best practices and Google Analytics.
- 1 - 3 years of prior experience in a financial publishing company preferred.
- Avid reader with solid understanding of finance, stock market fundamentals, and U.S. Markets.
- Excellent writing and editing skills, including copy editing.
- Impeccable grammar.
Remuneration
Salary will range from 250,000 NGN - 350,000 NGN per month, depending on experience.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Note: That Investopedia may conduct a full background check for
accepted applicants, including salary, academic credentials, and
professional experience