Job Description:

MarketWatch seeks an editor to lead efforts to rethink our approach to social media, finding new ways to engage with readers at the intersection of money and the zeitgeist, experimenting with new formats, data and graphics, and developing content strategies across new platforms.

This editor will lead a team of social media editors, coordinating coverage across every section of the site. and will also be able to represent the newsroom in meetings with outside platforms.

The ideal candidate should have at least five years experience as a social media editor, preferably at a business news site, and an understanding of how to use audience data and analytics to read readers' minds.

MarketWatch, which reaches a wide audience across America and the globe, is guided by two principles:

To democratize financial information.

To help readers understand what the news means to their money.

The position will ideally be based in New York.

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Business Area: BG - MARKETWATCH

Job Category: News/Editorial Group

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Req ID: 28332