Senior Personal Finance Editor, Updates

BASE SALARY :

$55,000 to $75,000 per year, paid bi-monthly

Experience, qualification, and soft skills, have you got everything required to succeed in this opportunity Find out below.MUST HAVE :

Excellent editing and writing skills with deep knowledge and passion for SEO strategies at an article level. You must be a subject matter expert in Personal Finance with a strong history of updating that type of content.

EXPERIENCE :

A minimum of 3 years experience in a digital editor or writer position

YOUR ROLEAs the Senior Updates Editor at FinanceBuzz, you will relentlessly update our library of published content. Your goals will be to improve user experience, boost monetization, and drive additional traffic through improved rankings.

You are someone who is obsessed with creating content that performs in the eyes of the reader and for Google. We believe you can do both.

The ideal candidate is able to look at a piece of content and assess what needs to be updated. You should be comfortable making live changes in a CMS and also have strong writing skills in the event the necessary updates are more substantial.

In this role, you will be managing the work of a team of highly skilled updates editors. You will be responsible for the quality and quantity of their work and providing them with daily feedback.

Through your own work and this team’s work, you will have a direct impact on rankings and revenue. You will also have the ability to contribute to longer-term SEO strategy through design and product solutions.

To succeed in this role, you should have an eagle eye for detail. You are someone who naturally questions facts and seeks up-to-date answers.

You are also a team player who enjoys working on multiple projects at a time and are capable of handling different priorities and timelines.

You have an ability to balance a fast pace with quality output and are known for making smart decisions around how to spend limited time and resources to create the biggest impact.

SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

Relentlessly reviewing and updating published SEO content for :

Factual accuracy and up-to-dateness

User experience and content quality

Subject-matter expertise and trustworthiness

Monetization and channel-specific performance

Logical completeness

Internal linking and SEO best practices

Ensuring all updated content adheres to our style, sourcing, and compliance guidelines

Creating reports and synthesizing data and insights on the update process, so the rest of the Editorial Team can learn from your work

Developing and maintaining update-related documentation for our team

Working closely with the Editorial Team to improve your knowledge and skills through their feedback and mentorship

Working independently to improve your knowledge of SEO best practices and bringing that knowledge back to the team

Growing and fostering the FinanceBuzz brand as a top destination for personal finance information and education

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

3-5 years of experience in a digital editor or writer role

A passion for creating high-quality, high-performance content

Expertise in some area of personal finance and a familiarity with compliance

An ability to work and make decisions independently

Experience working within a CMS (WordPress, Drupal, etc.)

Experience with Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Asana (or Airtable or Trello)

A clear understanding of how search engine optimization works

Basic knowledge of HTML is a plus

Total Rewards & Compensation

Base salary is set according to market rates for the nearest major metro and varies based on Launch Potato’s Levels Framework.

Your compensation package includes a base salary, profit-sharing bonus, and competitive benefits. Launch Potato is a performance-driven company, which means once you are hired, future increases will be based on company and personal performance, not annual cost of living adjustments.

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