Lead Assigning Editor, Multimedia

at  NerdWallet

NerdWallet’s mission is to provide consumers with clarity for all of life’s financial decisions. Our Content Team helps millions of Americans grapple with their everyday personal finance choices by communicating objective information and guidance that is both engaging and accessible.
As the Lead Assigning Editor for the Multimedia Vertical within the Content Team, you will be responsible for guiding the editorial content strategy including the planning and execution of creative and innovative social media video and podcast audio content. You will ensure that our editorial strategy directly meets business objectives and that each piece of content is tailored to match user needs and channel best practices for each platform. You will manage a team of producers and content creators working across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, podcast and other emerging outlets. This role works closely with cross-functional partners on our Content Marketing and Brand Studio teams to align our content strategy with broader company and business objectives.
This role will report to the Senior Director, Content.

YOUR EXPERIENCE:

We recognize not everyone will meet all of the criteria. If you meet most of the criteria below and you’re excited about the opportunity and willing to learn, we’d love to hear from you.

• 8+ years experience in managing content teams or verticals, including people management.
• Possesses strong domain expertise across the multimedia landscape including YouTube, podcasts and social media, with a holistic sense of how topics intersect for the user and business.
• A track record of driving business impact through content and how editorial decisions directly translated to business goals of an organization.
• Previous experience as a content editor, line editor or copy editor with a high attention to detail, sound editorial judgment and knowledge of journalistic standards and processes.
• In-depth knowledge of best practices across multimedia platforms and demonstrated experience helping grow multimedia channels in terms of engagement and followers.
• Project management experience with Asana or Wrike.
• Previous experience as a video or audio editor.
• Experience in the personal finance space.

• You are an experienced team leader with a track record of creating editorial content that drives business impact.
• You have a strong attention to detail and the ability to manage many initiatives in different stages at any given time.
• You are comfortable operating in ambiguity and facilitating a cross-functional team of stakeholders to consistently deliver work that is on-time and on-brand.
• You are able to connect with team members both internally and cross functionally to better understand the hurdles and challenges they face on a daily basis and help construct processes and operations to solve their problems or bottlenecks.
• You are willing to take informed risks and are able to hypothesize using data and consumer trends, understand social content marketing channels and what types of content resonate with these audiences, build new multimedia content ideas, measure those results and iterate the testing.