Personal Finance Editor

Money; New York (NY); Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k)

Paid leave

Job summary

Money seeks a Personal Finance Editor who splits time between shaping editorial strategy and writing original content. The role sits in the sponsorship-responsive area, requiring strong editorial judgment and the ability to translate sponsor goals into engaging, accurate copy.

You will edit articles and guides while also producing original personal finance content, ensuring clarity, tone, and compliance across editorial standards and disclosures.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional editing and/or writing experience.
• Strong grammar, style and editorial best practices.
• Working knowledge of personal finance topics and sponsor disclosures.
• Ability to balance 60% editing and 40% writing across multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Shape content strategies balancing audience needs, editorial integrity, and sponsor goals.
• Edit articles, guides, and personal finance content for clarity, accuracy, tone, and sponsor alignment.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams from brief to publication.
• Write original content translating sponsor goals and product details into engaging copy.
• Optimize content for discoverability across traditional and AI search platforms.
• Fact-check financial claims, statistics, and product details for accuracy and compliance.
• Manage content timelines and prioritize editing and writing tasks to meet deadlines.
• Stay current on personal finance trends, search behavior, and AI developments.
• Provide feedback to freelance writers and contributors.

Skills

Editing

Writing

Editorial judgment

SEO knowledge

AI search awareness

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Marketing, or related field

Job description

The Personal Finance Editor shapes and refines Money’s award- winning personal finance content, splitting time between editing (60%) and original writing (40%). Sitting in the department that handles sponsored content requests, this role combines strong editorial judgment and writing skills with an understanding of how content supports audience and business goals. The ideal candidate has experience creating high-quality content for a publisher, agency, or in-house brand team and can work effectively across editorial, business, and external partners.

Success looks like accurate, engaging content that serves readers, maintains Money’s editorial standards, supports business objectives, and performs well across traditional search and AI-powered discovery platforms.

Responsibilities:

• Shape content strategies that balance audience needs, editorial integrity and sponsor goals.
• Edit articles, guides, and other personal finance content for clarity, accuracy, tone, and adherence to Money’s editorial standards and sponsor objectives.
• Work directly with internal and external teams to move projects efficiently from brief through publication.
• Write original content covering personal finance topics, translating sponsor goals and product details into engaging, accurate copy.
• Optimize content for discoverability across both traditional search engines, such as Google, and generative AI search and answer engines, such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity.
• Fact-check financial claims, statistics, and product details to ensure accuracy and compliance with relevant financial regulations and disclosure requirements.
• Manage content timelines and prioritize a mix of editing and writing assignments to meet publishing deadlines.
• Stay current on personal finance trends, search behavior, and AI search developments to inform content strategy.
• Provide feedback and editorial guidance to freelance writers and contributors as needed.
• Among other responsibilities related to the business unit and the position.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Marketing, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of professional editing and/or writing experience, ideally in a media, publishing, content marketing, or agency environment.
• Strong command of grammar, style and editorial best practices; working knowledge of personal finance topics such as credit, banking, loans, insurance, and investing; strong understanding of how content is discovered across search engines and AI-driven answer engines, including Google, ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity; and the ability to balance a workload of roughly 60% editing and 40% writing across multiple projects simultaneously.
• Certifications: None required.

What We Offer

This is a full-time remote position and is eligible for company-sponsored benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k), and paid leave, among others.

This job's annual salary range is $80,000.00 - $100,000.00

The offered salary may vary within the posted range based on factors including, but not limited to, education, skills, experience, training, job responsibilities, and location. Applicants must be available to work Eastern Time hours. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We do not currently sponsor or transfer employment visas.

Money Publishing Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer