Associate Editor Full Time

About Us: The mission of Kitces.comis to help real financial advisors be better
and more successful, creating a 100X multiplier effect for our work and the
number of consumers we can positively impact with the power of financial
planning delivered by a Kitces-supported financial advisor.
To achieve this mission, publishes the leading financial planning
industry blog Nerd s Eye View, producing award-winning commentary on
financial planning strategies and practice management trends for financial
advisors ranked as the most Influential, Objective, Relevant, and Useful
content amongst any online media publication for financial advisors. Our
Members Section provides additional white papers, webinars, and the opportunity
for financial planning professionals to earn Continuing Education credits, and
we are invited to speak regularly at financial advisor conferences across the
US and around the world to present our analysis and insights.
Unlike traditional media sites, though, deliberately generates no
revenue from advertising or sponsored content. Instead, we remain solely
focused on creating value directly for our readers, strengthening the awareness
of and integrity of the Kitces brand, and being compensated both directly (for
those who join our Members Section, hire us to speak and consult, or purchase
Kitces Research), and through our co-owned financial services solutions for
consumers (who may engage with our related financial advisory firms) as well as
our business solutions for financial advisors themselves (for whom we have a
number of businesses providing service and technology solutions for advisory
firms).
About You: If you love the Oxford comma and properly formatted bullet lists,
want to nerd out on the back end of a content platform, increase the reach of
the most trusted source of quality and relevant information in the financial
planning industry, and join a team that actually lives by the values they talk
about, then this is the job for you!
About The Role: is hiring an Associate Editor to be primarily
responsible for supporting the editorial team in ensuring that all content
published on Nerd s Eye View meets our editorial standards, guaranteeing th
timely publication and distribution of our core Nerd s Eye View blog conten
on our (Wordpress) CMS platform and across various social media platforms, and
will work with a variety of freelancers throughout the content creation and
delivery process.
Description/Responsibilities
This entirely virtually-based staff position (work from anywhere, no relocation
required!) will work directly with the Deputy Editor, and have three core areas
of functional responsibility:

• Preparation of written, video, and podcast content in our (Wordpress) CMS

platform, including copyediting review of all written and visual content

• Distribution of content through our email and social media platforms
• Interact with content creators and facilitate the delivery of graphics,

videos, and podcasts published on the Nerd s Eye View.
Further description of responsibilities is indicated below.
Content publishing and editing responsibilities:

• Load all Nerd s Eye View Content into Wordpress, ensuring proper

formatting and placement of written content, graphics, hyperlinks, and
any embedded multimedia content

• Load videos on to YouTube and embed on
• Final copyediting review of all written, video, audio, and graphical

content before distribution

• Maintain banners on the Blog, in the Members Section, and in the daily

NEV email.

• Edit transcripts for the Financial Advisor Success and K

Carl podcasts (and other audio/video content) to improve the
readability of transcripts without undermining author voice and key
points
Content distribution responsibilities:

• Monitor and manage email distribution of content
• Schedule articles to distribute to social media channels via CoSchedule
• Manage ongoing distribution of content to social media channels via

Hootsuite & MeetEdgar

• Support the syndication process for Nerd s Eye View content, includin

distribution of content and verification that syndicated content meets
our publishing guidelines
Other responsibilities:

• Cross-training on operational tasks with other team members
• Participation in team meetings
• Attend annual in-person team meeting

Key Candidate Traits
The ideal candidate should be self-motivated enough to work in a virtual
environment with limited supervision, have a very strong attention to detail,
the ability to create systems and structure to meet publishing deadlines
consistently, and be highly effective in written communications.
Candidates must exhibit effective communication within our virtual team. While
daily tasks are completed independently, at we strive to bring those
tasks together smoothly to achieve common goals.
Experience with social media platforms and Content Management Systems,
Wordpress, in particular, is preferred but not required.
Prior experience in the financial services industry, and/or completion of the
CFP education requirement, is preferred but not required.

Compensation/Benefits

• Base salary $45,000/year – $60,000/year depending on background/

experience

• Available bonus up to 12% of base salary, determined by meeting key

business metrics

• $1,500 budget for additional professional education or other training/

skills education

• $1,500 budget for technology hardware/software or related office

materials

• $2,000 conference budget
• Paid membership in Financial Planning Association, NAPFA, or writing/

editing association (Associate Editor s discretion)

• 12 days of paid time off for combined vacation + sick, plus 6 national

holidays

To Apply
Interested candidates should submit their Resume and Cover Letter with
Associate Editor in the subject to , and may include an
(optional) up-to-2-minute video to discuss why they are interested in the
position as well.

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