An opportunity to make an impact and play a key role in the growth of a top financial publisher. We are hiring a Managing Editor to join our team to help drive traffic and subscriptions to the global websites affiliated with Benzinga.com.
As a Managing Editor for Benzinga's web content in Asia and Europe, you will have a direct hand in creating and distributing stories seen by millions of readers and impacting the industry as a whole. If you are a financial news junkie who knows how to generate traffic and target critical audiences, we want to talk to you.
Responsibilities:
- Manage a worldwide team of translators and reporters during local hours, targeting earnings, economic news, M&A, IPOs and analyst commentary.
- Ideate new story types and topics that will resonate with our audience
- Utilize traffic analytics to make informed decisions about news coverage and feature content.
- Engage with and acquire new sources to uncover and publish exclusive and unique commentary on investment opportunities.
- Collaborate with Managing Editors across the globe to strategize on high performing content
- Oversee product and page development, including liaising with multiple departments and stakeholders
The experience you need:
- Minimum 7 years experience at a digital publication, preferably in the financial media sector.
- Minimum 5 years as an editor
- Minimum of 3 years in people management, including mentorship of new journalists
- Knowledge of the world of finance and politics
- Expert command of best practices in news writing, story building, AP Style, journalism principles, copyright law and ethics.
- Ability to produce short- and long-form stories as necessary.
