Lead Digital News Editor / Investing Journalist Fintech

Job Description

This is your opportunity to join a company on a fast-growth path, in a role that will accelerate with no barriers. Were looking for a creative, ambitious, and hungry Lead Digital News Editor / Investing Journalist that wants to break stories, deep dive into the industry, and grow a fast-paced news team in our investment brand Invezz. You’ll be using your talent to break down complex investment information to make world wide news relevant to investment decisions.Role Info:Lead Digital News Editor / Investing Journalist - FintechLondon EC2M£40,000 - £55,000 + PerksPlus 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank & public holidays) & PerksIntro:Monefize is a start up in the financial comparison space operating two brands that seek to compete at the highest level, MoneyTransfers.com - an international money transfer comparison site and Invezz.com, a leading online investing guide.Backed by Kinetic Investments, a start-up accelerator, we’re primed to transform digital finance and have ambitious plans for the coming years in these exciting industriesResponsibilities:+ Manage the production and publication of news content across the financial industry+ Manage and build a team of news editors covering the trading, stocks, cryptocurrency, forex, commodities, and macroeconomics industries+ Manage the workflows, schedules and coverage to ensure the team is covering news at all times+ To drive the strategy, innovation and engagement of news content; from what stories to cover to story design & structure+ Staying on top of industry developments, trends and expertise in order to drive the team+ Create industry relevant relationships with people and publications to empower our continued growth+ Monitor performance, budgets and time to ensure optimal results across each layer of the news division+ Liaise and work closely with the Head of SEO to ensure optimisation and best practices are followed+ Where required, to personally research, produce and break stories leading by exampleRequirements:+ Knowledge of investment and financial industry; trading, banking, forex, stocks, cryptocurrency.+ Experience managing a team of writers and researchers.+ Experience in a journalism or news editorial role.+ Experience in a digital-content writing role.+ Strong knowledge of modern writing techniques for the web.+ Advanced editorial experience, you should be able to research, plan, structure, execute and fact check your own work as well as assess someones content.+ Basic knowledge of marketing principles (SEO, audiences, tone of voice, content types and their needs etc..)+ Strong command of the English language and grammar.+ Impeccable written communication skills.Traits+ Independent worker - you can work and excel autonomously with little managerial oversight.+ Passion & Positive Attitude - You have great energy and are extremely self-motivated.+ Team Player - You work well in a collaborative, team-based environment + individually. You talk, share, motivate and enjoy time with your peers.+ Adaptable - Able to quickly change strategy dependent on company needsBenefits+ Our office is in one of the most innovative cities in the world, London.+ Working from home some of the time, if desired.+ We have a relaxed, casual dress code and a cool office+ Once per quarter, we take you out for a day of fun and activities.+ Once per fortnight, we take you out for a team lunch at a restaurant of the teams choice.Interested Apply here for a fast-track path to the Hiring ManagerApplication notice… We take your privacy seriously. When you apply, we shall process your details and pass your application to our client for review for this vacancy only. As you might expect we may contact you by email, text or telephone. Your data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests in fulfilling the recruitment process. Please refer to our Data Privacy Policy & Notice on our website for further details.If you have any pre-application questions please contact us first quoting the job title & ref. Good luck, Team RR.