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The role
We are looking for a Deputy Editor (DE) to join our growing Content team. This role will own content creation for our daily newsletter, from approving news story ideas in the morning to editing and submitting the newsletter to compliance in the late afternoon –and everything in between. The DE will also assist the Senior Managing Editor in managing our different content types (long-form articles, short-form app content, video scripts, etc.) across a variety of personal finance verticals. This involves content development, assigning and managing the editing of stories, scheduling content updates to keep content fresh, and working collaboratively with our cross-functional partners, including SEO strategists and compliance reviewers.
Additionally, the DE will be ideating on ways to improve engagement rates for our app as well as our articles and newsletter – and help us continue to reach our goal of educating and informing members with independent and fact-based content to help them get their money right.
What you’ll do:
Reporting to the Senior Managing Editor, this role will...

• Navigate the complexities of creating content in highly-regulated industries
• Develop and assign stories to freelance writers
• Monitor and ensure we are hitting monthly and quarterly content goals
• Create and execute plans to update articles to boost them in search rank when needed
• Schedule article updates based on seasonality, news, or needs of the company
• Work with the greater team to brainstorm and implement strategies across content types to drive engagement and acquisition
• Manage freelancers and bring in new writers and editors when needed
• Own our daily newsletter content creation, being responsible for planning content and editing news stories and all components of the newsletter
• Develop processes to improve quality control at scale
• Stay on top of economic, business news, government news with an eye out for how it will affect our members and what they need to know
• Work cross-functionally with our compliance, SEO, and web departments

What you’ll need:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• 5+ years of professional editing and assigning experience, including at least one year covering business news or personal finance
• Manager experience
• Newsletter experience, Google Analytics. and/or product experience are pluses
• Bachelor’s degree
• Video and podcast experience are also pluses
• Experience writing/editing under deadline pressure
• Knowing what does and doesn’t engage readers
• Creativity (lots of ideas), agile thinking, and a nose for news
• Familiarity with content-creation best practices

Compensation And Benefits
The base pay range for this role is listed below. Final base pay offer will be determined based on individual factors such as the candidate’s experience, skills, and location.
To view all of our comprehensive and competitive benefits, visit our Benefits at SoFi page!
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