GOBankingRates.com is a personal finance news and features website dedicated to helping visitors Live Richer™
From tips on saving money to investing for retirement or finding a good interest rate, GOBankingRates helps turn financial goals into milestones and money dreams into realities. Its content is regularly featured on top-tier media outlets, including MSN, Yahoo!, FOX Business, CNBC, Business Insider, USA Today and dozens of others. GOBankingRates specializes in connecting consumers with the financial institutions and products that best match their needs
We are seeking a dynamic and creative Branded Content Editor to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a knack for storytelling and a strong understanding of creating compelling branded content that drives engagement and meets client objectives. This role requires excellent collaboration skills, a keen eye for detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Develop innovative content campaigns utilizing a variety of formats, including unique columnists, infographics, podcast episodes, and original studies and surveys.
- Liaise with sales, design, product, and tech teams to produce top-notch content that satisfies client needs and captures reader interest.
- Work with the content team and other departments to create a robust content calendar that aligns with client interests, industry trends, and holidays.
- Assign, edit, and publish an average of 25-40 pieces of content weekly to support branded content initiatives.
- Create posts in the content management system and update tracking systems with relevant information.
- Own the social media strategy for clients, sponsors, and sales to maximize content reach and engagement.
- Create detailed briefs for freelancers to prepare for assignments.
- Quickly handle updates and edits to content based on internal and client feedback.
- Support the editorial team and collaborate with the wider content team as needed.
- At least 4 years of experience writing and editing 15-30 pieces of content weekly in a fast-paced environment, with at least one year working on monetized, sponsored, or branded content or liaising with clients.
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism, Communications, English, or a related field.
- Experience using analytics tools to make data-driven decisions.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Goal oriented, with a focus on meeting deadlines and upholding quality standards.
- Ability to pivot quickly and efficiently when working with content.
- Proven record of dedication and resilience in the workplace.
- Strong editorial judgment and ability to provide and receive constructive feedback.
- Familiarity with content management systems and tracking tools.
- Expertise in personal finance content is a plus.
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.
What We Do
GOBankingRates ia a leading personal finance destination educating our audience on their money in order to LiveRicher. Our expertise includes customer acquisition, education and awareness, audience targeting and expansion and distribution across our own properties as well as Comscore Top Financial publishing partners for Fortune 1000 brands and advertisers. GOBankingRates has been a growing and profitable digital business based in Los Angeles with offices in New York and Pennsylvania for almost a decade and a half.
GOBankingRates is unique as we build and scale our own consumer-facing websites with millions of monthly users as well as drive brand awareness and new customer acquisition for our Fortune 1000 advertisers.
We are a leading personal finance site that partners with most of the larger financial portals, including MSN.com, CNN, CNBC, BusinessInsider, Time/Money/Fortune and others to give our advertisers incredible reach across billions of monthly impressions for their ads, content, and video.
Our in-house Editorial and Design Teams create original content, articles, and tools daily for GOBankingRates.com and custom content for the brands that we work with.
Our intent-driven audience seeks out our award-winning personal finance content to educate themselves on their financial situation and how to take action to improve it, to save money when shopping, best opportunities for investing and loans as well as travel ideas and budgets.
Our Culture
The biggest asset we have is our Team. We promote an entrepreneurial, friendly, results-focused remote culture that applauds innovation and embraces change. Our smart, passionate and driven employees are constantly encouraged to reach higher and think outside of the box, while enjoying high levels of collaboration. Our core values are centered around The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
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