Personal Finance Editor

This is a Full Time Job

CNBC Select is looking for a knowledgeable, audience-driven Editor to lead editorial coverage of personal finance products including mortgages, insurance and tax services. This editor will manage and edit a team of two reporters, ensuring all content is accurate, compliant, and provides actionable value to readers. The role involves pitching, writing, and editing engaging stories that grow site traffic, build reader trust, and drive conversions. The ideal candidate has experience in content strategy, commerce, and service journalism, with a talent for making complex financial topics accessible and consumer friendly.
• Oversee mortgage, insurance and tax services content for CNBC Select
• Manage and edit a team of two reporters
• Writing/reporting as needed
• Ensure content across the vertical is accurate, fair, and provides value to our readers
• Ideate new and engaging content ideas that bring new users to the site, build loyalty and generate conversions (often all at once)
• Monitor analytics to understand performance and identify areas for improvement
• Work closely with Compliance to make frequent and timely updates as needed
• Appear as CNBC Select’s credit card expert on social, broadcast, and other platforms as needed.
• Represent the CNBC Select team at industry events
• Stay up-to-date on the news cycle and generate consumer content that aligns with trends, news, etc.
• Build posts in CMS

Qualifications

Requirements
• At least 5 years editorial experience
• At least 2 years of direct editing experience, with a portfolio of commerce or service journalism content
• At least 2 years’ experience managing writers
• Must have experience in service journalism and explaining complex topics in a relatable consumer-friendly way
• Experience developing content strategy tied to engagement and audience growth goals
• Work experience with a growing brand a plus
• Work experience for a major news brand a plus

Desired Characteristics
• Knowledge of personal finance products and best practices
• Demonstrated strong management and leadership skills
• Firm grasp of AP Style: spelling, grammar and punctuation
• Demonstrable understanding of using primary sources and experts to inform fact-based, grounded consumer advice
• Commerce experience a plus
• Understanding of SEO–including keyword search, content structure and on-page optimization
• Attention to detail and ability to make quick decisions
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work across multiple teams
• Knowledge of financial affiliate marketing platforms and monetization strategy a plus
• Experience working closely with social teams a plus