Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Write high-quality, engaging, and accurate content including news articles, opinion pieces, and feature stories on financial markets, investing trends, companies, and the broader economy.
- Edit articles from staff writers and freelancers for grammar, style, structure, readability, and factual accuracy.
- Ensure all content aligns with Benzinga’s editorial guidelines and AP Style.
- Collaborate with reporters, editors, and analysts to refine story angles and strengthen narratives.
- Fact-check and verify sources, data, and quotes to maintain journalistic integrity.
- Optimize headlines and copy for SEO and reader engagement.
- Work under tight deadlines and manage multiple assignments simultaneously.
- Provide constructive editorial feedback to writers to help improve their craft.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Economics, English, or a related field.
- 3–4 years of experience in financial journalism, business reporting, or a similar editorial role.
- Strong writing skills and attention to detail.
- Knowledge of AP Style and editorial guidelines.
- Experience editing for grammar, style, structure, readability, and factual accuracy.
- Fact-checking and verifying sources, data, and quotes.
- SEO and headline optimization skills.
- Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage multiple assignments.
- Collaboration with reporters, editors, and analysts; ability to provide constructive editorial feedback.