About Benzinga
Benzinga is a dynamic financial media outlet that brings actionable market news, insights, and analysis to millions of investors and readers worldwide. Our mission is to empower investors with timely, engaging, and reliable content that helps them make informed decisions in the fast-paced world of markets and finance.
Role Overview
We are seeking a sharp, detail-oriented Copy Editor with strong writing skills to join our editorial team. This role is a hybrid position that combines content creation (market, business coverage and features) with editorial oversight to ensure accuracy, clarity, and consistency across our newsroom output.
Key Responsibilities
● Write high-quality, engaging, and accurate content, including news articles, opinion pieces, and feature stories on financial markets, investing trends, companies, and the broader economy.
● Edit articles from staff writers and freelancers for grammar, style, structure, readability, and factual accuracy.
● Ensure all content aligns with Benzinga’s editorial guidelines and AP Style.
● Collaborate with reporters, editors, and analysts to refine story angles and strengthen narratives.
● Fact-check and verify sources, data, and quotes to maintain journalistic integrity.
● Optimize headlines and copy for SEO and reader engagement.
● Work under tight deadlines and manage multiple assignments simultaneously.
● Provide constructive editorial feedback to writers to help improve their craft.
Qualifications
● Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Economics, English, or a related field.
● 3–4 years of experience in financial journalism, business reporting, or a similar editorial role.
● Strong command of grammar, syntax, and journalistic writing standards.
● Ability to write and edit in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
● Familiarity with AP Style and SEO best practices.
● Proven ability to craft both breaking news and long-form features.
● Knowledge of financial markets, business, and economic concepts is highly preferred.
● Meticulous attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
What We Offer
● Competitive salary and benefits.
● Opportunity to work with a fast-growing media company reaching a global audience.
● Collaborative newsroom culture that values creativity, innovation, and growth.
● Flexible working arrangements (remote/hybrid).
If you’re passionate about financial journalism, love telling compelling stories, and have a keen editorial eye, we’d love to hear from you
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Economics, English, or a related field
- 3-4 years of experience in financial journalism, business reporting, or a similar editorial role
- Strong command of grammar, syntax, and journalistic writing standards
- Familiarity with AP Style
- Familiarity with SEO best practices
- Ability to write and edit in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Proven ability to craft both breaking news and long-form features
- Knowledge of financial markets, business, and economic concepts
- Meticulous attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
What We Do
We help millions of people improve their trading and investing results each month by providing superior market information, data and tools. Benzinga gives traders and investors the edge needed to profit in the markets. We are devoted to the ambitious mission of transforming the financial industry and empowering the individual investor. Benzinga's core businesses include: Financial Media: http://benzinga.com Trading & Research Terminal: http://pro.benzinga.com Financial, Market, and Alternative data APIs: http://cloud.benzinga.com Our KICK ASS team works and hustles harder than anyone! We are looking for folks with the fire and determination to not just work, but to build a company. Individuals who can take a vision, and build towards it...not just take tasks from a higher power. The search for the driven, dedicated, and self-starting Zingers to help propel Benzinga to the next level is on! Are you looking for your work to be valued? Do you want to know that the work you do everyday makes a huge impact on the business? You are not just a number here at Benzinga, our “leave your ego at the door”, teamwork-oriented environment allows you to be yourself and offer all your sweetest ideas and feedback freely without any judgement. Zinger Nation believes in "doarchy" not "hierarchy". If you are interested in doing business with Benzinga or joining the team, please contact us. Check our careers site at jobs.benzinga.com
