Editor/Content Strategist II, Banking Content

USA (Remote)

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Posted 2 months ago

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Job Description

At NerdWallet, we’re on a mission to bring clarity to all of life’s financial decisions and every great mission needs a team of exceptional Nerds. We’ve built an inclusive, flexible, and candid culture where you’re empowered to grow, take smart risks, and be unapologetically yourself (cape optional). Whether remote or in-office, we support how you thrive best. We invest in your well-being, development, and ability to make an impact because when one Nerd levels up, we all do.

Role Summary:

The Banking Content team is looking for an Editor/Content Strategist II who has subject matter proficiency. This position involves ideating and editing content that helps readers make the best financial decisions. Collaboration with team members and cross-functional stakeholders is an essential part of this role. The Editor/Content Strategist II will also help develop content strategy, investigate innovative content formats, explore AI-driven solutions, and support the writers and Head of Content.

You are a strong communicator who maintains poise under pressure and thrives in a fast-paced results-driven org. You are someone who is resourceful and business savvy, able to operate autonomously and manage self-directed assignments with minimal oversight. You are a detailed project manager, who can balance evolving — and at times competing — priorities and deadlines, without compromising quality or attention to detail.

This role reports to the Head of Content, Banking.

Where you can make an impact:

  • Editing: Edit content to ensure it is helpful, engaging, clear, and actionable, while consistently providing effective feedback and coaching to writers to improve quality and meet editorial standards.

  • Content Strategy: Supports content strategy and SEO performance by identifying content gaps and optimizations through data analysis and keyword research.

  • Performance Analysis: Analyzes content performance data and communicates insights to stakeholders, demonstrating strong performance management skills and using data to inform editorial decisions.

  • Editorial Operations: Assist with content production and operational support, including publishing articles, managing deadlines, assigning planned content, and contribute to audits, reviews, or rubric development as needed.

  • Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional stakeholders acting as an editorial subject matter resource and aligning editorial priorities with business-driven needs.

Your experience:

  • 5+ years editing for consumer-facing online publications

  • Track record of strong line-editing that puts consumers/readers experience at the forefront.

  • Excellent communication skills and strong ability to provide constructive feedback to writers and peers.

  • Knowledge of SEO best practices or interest in learning

Where:

  • This role will be remote (based in the U.S.).

  • We believe great work can be done anywhere. No matter where you are based, NerdWallet offers benefits and perks to support the physical, financial, and emotional well being of you and your family.

What we offer:

Work Hard, Stay Balanced (Life’s a series of balancing acts, eh?)

  • Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision health care plans for employees and their dependents

  • Rejuvenation Policy – Flexible Vacation Time Off + 11 holidays + holiday company shutdown

  • New Parent Leave for employees with a newborn child or a child placed with them for adoption or foster care

  • Mental health support

  • Paid sabbatical after 5 years for Nerds to recharge, gain knowledge, and pursue their interests

  • Health and Dependent Care FSA and HSA Plan with monthly NerdWallet contribution

  • Monthly Wellness Stipend, Cell Phone Stipend, and Wifi Stipend (Only remote Nerds are eligible for the Wifi Stipend)

  • Work from home equipment stipend and co-working space subsidy (Only remote Nerds are eligible for these stipends)

Have Some Fun! (Nerds are fun, too)

  • Nerd-led group initiatives – Employee Resource Groups for Parents, Diversity, and Inclusion, Women, LGBTQIA, and other communities

  • Hackathons and team events across all teams and departments

  • Company-wide events like NerdLove (employee appreciation) and our annual Charity Auction 

  • Our Nerds love to make an impact by paying it forward – Take 8 hours of volunteer time off per quarter and donate to your favorite causes with a company match

Plan for your future (And when you retire on your island, remember the little people)

  • 401K with 4% company match

  • Be the first to test and benefit from our new financial products and tools

  • Financial wellness, guidance, and unlimited access to a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) through Northstar

  • Disability and Life Insurance with employer-paid premiums

If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents linked here.

NerdWallet is committed to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, so all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.  

NerdWallet will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act and the San Francisco Fair Chance Act, which requires this notice, as well as the Los Angeles Fair Chance Act, which requires this notice.

NerdWallet participates in the Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services E-Verify program for all US locations. For more information, please see:

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NerdWallet is on a mission to help provide clarity for consumers and SMBs so they can make financial decisions with confidence. We work hard to cultivate an award-winning culture in which our Nerds can realize this mission, and we pride ourselves on the programs we’ve created to positively impact the lives of our consumers, our Nerds, and our wider world.NerdWallet invests in its people, fostering an equitable and inclusive workplace in which Nerds can thrive professionally and personally. This includes a remote-first philosophy that allows for diverse recruitment and hiring, development programs to facilitate career growth, and a twice-yearly pay equity review process. NerdWallet also has five employee resource groups (ERGs) to provide inclusive, supportive peer communities within the workplace: NerdOut, NerdParents, NerdWomen, NerdWallet Women in Data & Engineering and Nerds of Color. NerdWallet invests in its larger communities through our Corporate Social Responsibility program that was created to support those traditionally locked out of the financial system. Millions of Americans are unbanked or underbanked, lacking access to credit and other financial products that some of us take for granted. Through our CSR platform, we’re striving to make a tangible difference for these underserved communities. NerdWallet’s award-winning culture was named an Inc. Best Workplace in 2022 and has also been recognized by Fast Company, Fortune, People, and more. Come Nerd out with us at www.nerdwallet.com.

Founded in 2009
San Francisco, California, USA
690 employees (179 in marketing)