**THIS IS A FULLY REMOTE POSITION**

Come join ConsumerAffairs as the brainpower and day-to-day editor driving a new, distinctively useful stream of personal finance content. ConsumerAffairs aspires to be the most helpful source of advice and connections for consumers at moments of need. If we haven’t reached that goal in financial services yet, it’s because you haven’t arrived.

Who is the Managing Editor, Personal Finance? They’ve covered personal finance and money, care a lot about protecting consumers, and have a vision for what best-in-class advice about financial products looks like. The Managing Editor, Personal Finance also knows how to deliver and is ready to lead this ambitious, years-long initiative. The company works remotely, cares deeply about consumers, and has grown rapidly by “GRIND-ing out” our core values: Generate Ownership, Resolve Through Data, Invent with Grit, Network to Win and Deliver Impact Daily. If GRIND describes you, we need your expertise and drive.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:

• Help hire team members for a new unit to scale coverage of financial services and personal finance
• Work with the Chief Content Officer, other editors, and SEO leaders to create, update, and track an editorial calendar of that content
• Help establish our voice, tone, and relationship with consumers in line with the broader ConsumerAffairs strategy of connecting consumers with companies in a “managed marketplace”
• Help establish standards for clear thinking, comprehensiveness, accuracy, and distinctiveness in our financial-services content
• Work with deputy editors, staff writers and freelancers to remove roadblocks that prevent progress
• Work hand in hand with SEO to optimize content to win top positions on SERP
• Guide assignment briefs for freelance and staff writers using keyword research from the SEO team
• Ensure all published content meets company compliance standards
• Conduct one-on-one meetings with writers and editors to improve skills and work quality
• Meet deadlines, honor schedules, coordinate resources in an effective and timely manner and demonstrate respect for others

(These responsibilities are not to be construed as a complete statement of all duties performed. Employees will be required to perform other job related duties as required)

Requirements

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Experience:

• At least five years experience as a writer and/or editor covering money, personal finance or financial services
• Previous managing editor experience preferred
• Hands-on experience with content management systems a plus
• Have edited and produced organic SEO content as a central part of the job
• Experience creating and following an editorial calendar

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Extensive knowledge of AP style
• Highest-level written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to recognize and understand how industries work and market trends
• Exceptional analytical skills and attention to detail
• Capable of clearly articulating needs in order to achieve goals
• Stands up for decisions, takes responsibility for results and shares both good and bad outcomes transparently
• Always starts with a "Let's go GRIND it out" attitude
• Takes decisive action and confidently changes course if unsuccessful
• Displays a growth mindset to continually improve
• Encourages everyone around them to be tenacious and never settle
• Constantly seeks feedback to improve
• Acts with urgency to deliver top results in hours and days instead of weeks and months
• Relentless in their pursuit of success, embraces challenges as opportunities

CORE VALUES:

(our daily GRIND)

GENERATE OWNERSHIP

• Responsibility creates the freedom to quickly deliver value, we make no excuses, and consistently improve results.

RESOLVE THROUGH DATA

• We make data-driven decisions, think systematically about ROI and resolve complexity to drive results

INVENT WITH GRIT

• We are intellectually curious, create, take smart risks and grind out results because Fortune Favors the Bold.

NETWORK TO WIN

• We foster diversity, build trust through collaboration, close the loop, get to the bottom-line and turn debate into action and results.

DELIVER IMPACT DAILY

• We grind it out deliver important work, are efficient, have a relentless sense of urgency and drive results

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:

• Location: Remote
• Frequency of travel: Occasional travel may be required for meetings, training and/or conferences
• Light physical activities and efforts required in working within an office environment

(Reasonable accommodations will be made in accordance with existing ADA requirements for otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities.)

ConsumerAffairs does not discriminate in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, marital status, disability, genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Work From Home
• Free Food & Snacks
• Stock Option Plan