A Little About Us:
Yahoo Finance’s Personal Finance news team produces industry-leading coverage of housing, taxes, retirement, student loans, and more with a consumer-first focus. Our work aims to give context to what’s happening in the economy with inflation, interest rates, unemployment, and more in a way that helps readers make smart decisions with their money.
A Lot About You:
We’re seeking a New York City-based reporter to write about labor and economic issues through a personal finance lens. This experienced text journalist will use economic data to give context to consumers’ experiences and pain points; mine beneath headline reporting of indexes to offer unique insights; write about consumer debt, especially credit cards, as an economic indicator for individuals’ finances; cover hiring and workplace trends, including return to office; explain the impacts of President Trump’s policies on American workers. You should be a storyteller, with the curiosity and news instincts to find stories on the beat that no one else is telling.
Responsibilities:
Work in our New York City office at least 2 days per week
Research, report, and write original news and enterprise stories that help elevate Yahoo Finance as a go-to authority for personal finance news
Regularly pitch well-formed, original ideas and act on feedback for shaping your ideas into stories, videos and graphics
Deepen your subject matter expertise by reading current news and academic articles and interviewing a wide array of experts, industry professionals, and regular consumers
Contribute to Yahoo Finance’s original video programming, with on-camera appearances discussing your reporting, helping create explainer videos, or working with the production team on longer-lead features
Study performance metrics of your work to glean new story ideas and insights about our audience’s interests and needs
Collaborate with the evergreen personal finance content team to contribute explanatory content on economic events and issues
Qualifications:
Minimum 5 years as a professional journalist, including some time spent in daily journalism
Experience covering personal finance and/or consumer issues, and a track record of delving deeply into the beat
Knowledge of financial markets and economic events and an ability to contextualize them in your storytelling
Demonstrated record of superior writing skills and news judgment
Agile, deadline-driven mentality and ability to turn around edits quickly
Proven ability to conduct thoughtful, enlightening interviews with sources of all kinds in person and on the phone. (We have a strong bias against emailed quotes.) Experience in sourcing interviews and finding the best people to talk to for a given topic
Absolute commitment to accuracy and putting readers first
Strong understanding of SEO best practices and interplay with news coverage
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The material job duties and responsibilities of this role include those listed above as well as adhering to Yahoo policies; exercising sound judgment; working effectively, safely and inclusively with others; exhibiting trustworthiness and meeting expectations; and safeguarding business operations and brand integrity.
At Yahoo, we offer flexible hybrid work options that our employees love! While most roles don’t require regular office attendance, you may occasionally be asked to attend in-person events or team sessions. You’ll always get notice to make arrangements. Your recruiter will let you know if a specific job requires regular attendance at a Yahoo office or facility. If you have any questions about how this applies to the role, just ask the recruiter!
Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form (www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html) or call +1.866.772.3182. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.
We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace strengthens Yahoo and deepens our relationships. When you support everyone to be their best selves, they spark discovery, innovation and creativity. Among other efforts, our 11 employee resource groups (ERGs) enhance a culture of belonging with programs, events and fellowship that help educate, support and create a workplace where all feel welcome. Check out our diversity and inclusion (www.yahooinc.com/diversity/) page to learn more.
The compensation for this position ranges from $72,750.00 - $151,250.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience.The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions. Our comprehensive benefits include healthcare, a great 401k, backup childcare, education stipends and much (much) more.Currently work for Yahoo? Please apply on our internal career site.
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