Kiplinger is the leader in personal finance reporting. It’s the go-to destination for personal finance information in the U.S. providing advice on a range of topics including investing, tax, retirement planning and more.

What you’ll be doing...

Kiplinger is looking for an editor to manage content around personal finance deals and products for the brand’s website. The eCommerce editor is an experienced and driven digital journalist who knows how to create great content that helps people make buying decisions. You will have knowledge and interest in personal finance topics including insurance, savings accounts, travel, credit cards, mortgages and more.  

The editor can make and maintain evergreen coverage plans and follow news and trends to deliver information to our readers. An important element is the ability to manage the existing archive of core eCommerce articles, ensuring they are updated, SEO-optimized, and therefore ranking well for target terms. The eCommerce editor requires a talent for writing sharp, quality content, managing multiple audience strategies at once including SEO and social.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Build, along with team leadership, content plans around personal finance products, utilizing existing plans and building them out 
• Manage a staff writer
• Commission, edit and write eCommerce-related content
• Assign stories based on seasonality and newsiness 
• Edit 2-6 articles per day from staff and freelancers
• Write and update articles yourself as needed 
• Work closely with other teams across the business to identify and execute affiliate opportunities
• Use Google Analytics, Looker Studio and other reporting tools to inform the development of eCommerce strategies
• Analyze and provide insight on eCommerce content performance for internal meetings and reporting
• Deliver against the Kiplinger eCommerce targets (traffic and revenue)
• Look for opportunities to develop and optimize eCommerce revenue
• Suggest opportunities for e-commerce content to be promoted in newsletters and contribute to contentas needed 
• Oversee peak trading plans and work rotas

Experience that will put you ahead of the curve...

• At least 4+ years of experience, including experience in eComm/affiliate content 
• Experience with personal finance topics including savings, credit cards, mortgages, insurance and more, and news awareness 
• Understanding of SEO practices and a proactive approach to data-driven decisions 
• Experience driving eCommerce growth
• Manage stakeholders, including team leadership and reporters, while working through content 
• Some newsletter and/or social media experience a plus

What’s in it for you… 

We have a number of awesome perks available to our staff. We offer huge opportunities to learn and develop, whether through professional qualifications, exposure to incredible business projects or informal lunch & learns, hosted by your colleagues. We have a fantastic culture where we really do care about our people and want everyone to succeed. Varied roles mean you’re not pigeonholed into one finite area but get the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills and experience.

Additional benefits include 401k match and health insurance; from medical to dental and even vision care.

And to top it all off, not only do we offer unlimited holiday because we trust you to manage your workload and time but we also offer a share in our success whereby every colleague is eligible to join our profit pool bonus scheme - if Future hits their performance targets all colleagues may receive a bonus.

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Please note, the salary range for this position is $75,000 - $85,000

This is a Remote-based role. Future US is eligible to hire in 34 states - Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin,  Kentucky.

Who are we…

We’re Future. We’re 3000+ colleagues over 250+ brands speaking to 400 million people every month across the globe through websites, events and magazines. We’ve got ambitious plans that build on our growth momentum and unlock new opportunities and we’re looking for talented people who want to be a part of it.

Our Future, Our Responsibility - Inclusion and Diversity at Future

We have a voice and we’re going to use it. We promote diversity and inclusion not just in our recruitment processes, but everything we do. We’re an equal opportunity employer and we will continue to ensure our recruitment process is free of bias and our workplaces are inclusive, positive, free of discrimination and respecting of all backgrounds and beliefs. Our culture is underpinned by our values and employees - current and future - are treated with respect and fairness.

Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made so we can give you the best experience!

Find out more about Our Future, Our Responsibility on our website.

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