Editor, Content Engagement

Yahoo Finance is looking for an Editor, Content Engagement to shape the daily presentation, packaging, and performance of Yahoo Finance journalism across desktop, mobile web, and app surfaces. This role owns real‑time programming decisions, optimizes how stories appear across platforms, and drafts high‑impact alerts and headlines that help audiences quickly understand why a story matters to their money.

This position requires a consistent weekend schedule, meaning standard days off will be on weekdays.

What You'll Do

Program Yahoo Finance desktop, mobile web, and app experiences with a focus on breaking news, markets coverage, analysis, personal finance, and major tentpole moments.

Utilize approved generative AI tools (such as Google Gemini) to brainstorm, draft, and iterate on high‑performing headlines and mobile push alert variations at scale, optimizing for audience CTR and readability.

Optimize story placement, headlines, thumbnails, framing, and recirculation to improve engagement and keep Yahoo Finance feeling essential throughout the day.

Leverage approved AI‑assisted visual editing and asset‑generation tools (such as Adobe Firefly) to rapidly iterate on story thumbnails and visual assets, adapting imagery in real time to match audience signals.

Write, edit, and send mobile alerts that are timely, accurate, and useful, translating complex financial news into clear, urgent language for broad audiences.

Use analytics platforms (e.g., Chartbeat, Google Trends) to inform every programming decision across story placement, headline framing, recirculation, and alert strategy, acting as an IC3‑level resource by proactively sharing performance insights across the newsroom.

Contribute to a fast, test‑and‑learn culture where strong editorial judgment is paired with performance data, AI‑augmented workflows, and systematic experimentation.

Partner closely with editors, reporters, video, social, product, and analytics teams to align programming decisions with the biggest editorial priorities and audience opportunities.

Work closely with the video teams to identify compelling content and storylines and help surface, package, and distribute them across Yahoo Finance platforms.

Evaluate and program a high volume of syndicated content from a wide range of providers, applying editorial judgment to select stories that fit Yahoo Finance's voice and audience priorities.

Qualifications

3+ years of experience working as an editor at a media organization, with experience in digital media, newsroom programming, audience development, or homepage editing.

Strong editorial judgment and experience making real‑time framing decisions in a high‑velocity news environment.

Comfort using Chartbeat and other real‑time analytics tools to monitor performance.

Professional experience with headline writing, content curation, copy editing, SEO, Google Trends, and analytics platforms.

A genuine interest in following finance news closely and understanding how major stories affect everyday users as well as active investors.

A sharp instinct for packaging journalism in ways that drive clicks, engagement, and loyalty without sacrificing clarity or trust.

Demonstrated experience utilizing generative AI applications (e.g., Google Gemini, ChatGPT) for structured prompt engineering, copy refinement, and creative brainstorming.

Strong competency in human‑in‑the‑loop editorial governance, showcasing the critical thinking required to validate, fact‑check, and refine AI‑generated text outputs to ensure they align with brand style and voice guidelines.

An AI‑forward mindset with an active interest in identifying repetitive, manual workflow tasks and designing automated or AI‑assisted alternatives to increase editorial speed.

Strong collaboration skills and a calm, solutions‑oriented approach during big news moments.

Preferred Qualifications

Background in financial journalism, personal finance, investing, or business news.

Comprehensive understanding of editorial best practices and style guides.

Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent professional experience.

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.

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 401(k), backup childcare, education stipends and much (much) more.

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