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Financial Copy Editor

Remote

Full Time

Marketing

Mid Level

Siege Media is a growing and remote-first content marketing agency! We were nationally recognized on Inc.’s Best Workplaces list and Inc. 5000 list, highlighting the 5000 fastest-growing private companies. Interested in joining the Siege team? We currently have a spot open for a talented Copy Editor to help us continue to deliver great content for our world-class clients.

Perks for United States residents include 100% health, vision and dental benefits, 50% 401k match up to 6% of your salary, donation matching, career development training, unlimited PTO, work-from-home equipment, and free pens. Everyone loves free pens.

Learn more about working at Siege by watching our careers video, experiencing our culture on Instagram, and checking out our work on Dribbble!

Siege Media values ersity. We encourage people of color, LGBTQIA+ folks, veterans, parents and those with disabilities to apply. Through our “health, then work” philosophy we are committed to helping all people succeed at Siege. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete our application or interview process, please let us know.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, edit, and rewrite copy in order to improve upon it.
• Edit articles on financial topics including debt, credit, budgeting, and banking.
• Read copy to identify and correct errors in spelling, grammar, and syntax.
• Understand a variety of client style and copy guidelines and check for tone and voice.
• Fact-check copy to ensure that all dates, names, statistics, and facts are correct.
• Demonstrate the ability to adapt tone and complexity of a piece to speak to the correct audience. Audiences you’ll be editing for include personal finance novices, investors, and small businesses.
• Identify ways to improve the structure and flow of content.
• Act as the final stamp of approval on all assigned client copy.
• Provide editorial education opportunities to team members who are responsible for written work, including freelance writers.
• Develop and execute approved client content with minimal supervision.

Required Skills

• An eye for detail with a heavy focus on editing and AP style.
• Experience writing and editing for the web, with a focus on digital financial content including short- and long-form, infographics, and interactives.
• Goal-orientated with the ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, and work independently.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to form productive working relationships in a remote environment.
• Subject matter expertise in the financial space.
• Experience using the Google tool suite.
• 1–2 years in an editor role at a digital publication with a focus on finance-specific content.
• B.S. or similar degree in English, journalism or similar field.

Suggested Skills

• 2–4 years experience working in an agency or similar marketing environment.
• 4-year degree in finance, economics or related field.
• Basic SEO knowledge.
• Understanding of HTML/CSS and comfortable uploading content to WordPress.
• Experience collaborating and giving guidance on design and UX best practices.

The salary range for this position is $50,000.00–$60,000.00 DOE.

Please plan to upload the following information during the application process:

• Your resume
• A short introduction/cover letter
• Links to your portfolio/an attached portfolio
• Edits on how you would improve this post: https://bit.ly/3yUuLLD (please make a copy of the document and track your suggested changes)

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