Deputy Editor and Senior Content Strategist

The Agency at MSP; Minnesota; Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Agency at MSP, the content agency of MSP Communications, seeks a Deputy Editor/Senior Content Strategist for a monthly banking publication and other financial services projects. You’ll oversee day-to-day publication and collaborate with editors and freelancers to deliver quality content.

Reporting to a Content Director, this hybrid role in Minnesota requires strong writing/editing, SEO/AEO/GEO, AP style, and client management experience. Salary $60,000–$65,000 annually.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years writing and editing in a publishing and/or content agency setting.
• Well-versed in both digital and print content development, distribution and performance.
• Familiar with AP Style.
• Experience working with clients.
• Ability to provide clear direction and manage freelance writers.
• Experience with InDesign appreciated but not required.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day publication management: Overseen by the Executive Editor, you'll keep the magazine running month to month, working with the Associate Editor and content interns.
• Creative ideation: You'll lead on ideating engaging front-of-book and back-of-book content and support the Executive Editor in features, plus manage pitches.
• Content production: Build assignment letters, assign to writers, edit for voice and accuracy, and write articles as needed.
• Client communication: Communicate with clients via email, Teams, and in person.
• Digital assets: Write a bimonthly email newsletter, optimize articles for search, maintain LinkedIn, and quality-check CMS uploads.

Skills

Writing & editing experience

AP Style familiarity

Client communication

Managing freelance writers

Tools

InDesign

Job description

The Agency at MSP, the content agency of MSP Communications, is a team of editors, strategists, designers and marketers who create award-winning content for some of the most influential brands in the world. From screen to page, we're experts at producing content that grabs attention and gets results.

We're seeking a Deputy Editor/Senior Content Strategist for a monthly banking publication and other financial services projects as needed. Reporting to a Content Director, our ideal candidate is personable, detail-oriented, able to juggle multiple issues and projects at once, with strong writing and editing skills, experience with SEO/AEO/GEO, and familiarity with and interest in banking and other aspects of financial services, including personal finance.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day publication management: Overseen by the Executive Editor, you'll keep the magazine running month to month, working with the Associate Editor and content interns.
• Creative ideation: You'll take the lead on ideating engaging and relevant front-of-book and back-of-book content and support the Executive Editor in ideating features and other articles. You'll also maintain the database of pitches from writers.
• Content production: You'll build assignment letters, assign them to freelance and internal writers, edit content to ensure consistent voice, tone and factual accuracy, and write articles as needed.
• Client communication: You'll be comfortable communicating with clients via email, on Teams calls and in person.
• Digital assets: You will write a bimonthly email newsletter, optimize each month's articles for search, maintain the LinkedIn account, and perform quality checks on content uploaded into our CMS.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years writing and editing in a publishing and/or content agency setting.
• Well-versed in both digital and print content development, distribution and performance.
• Familiar with AP Style.
• Experience working with clients.
• Ability to provide clear direction and manage freelance writers.
• Experience with InDesign appreciated but not required.

Location

Hybrid, with some in-office days or meetings required. Applicants should reside in Minnesota (St. Paul, MN).

Salary

$60,000-$65,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.

Posted by

Molly Bennett, Senior Content Director