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Deputy Editor

LendingTree · Charlotte, NC · 4 wk ago
RemoteRemoteWriting$110k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Key sections: - About the role: The Opportunity paragraph: "LendingTree is seeking a deputy editor focused on insurance to join our SEO editorial team. This is an individual-contributor role that will partner closely with the team's in-house and contributing editors and writers. We're especially interested in candidates who can speak to specific area(s) of insurance expertise — home, auto, health, or other lines — but who are also comfortable working across a wide range of insurance products." - How You'll Make an Impact: description of deputy editor duties. - What You'll Do: list of duties (assign, edit, publish, etc.) - What Will Help You Thrive: list of qualifications/experience. - What Success Looks Like: additional desired experience (project management, AI tools, spreadsheet tools). - Role-Specific Details: full-time position remote or based in office in Charlotte, Seattle, Denver; must submit cover letter; must be willing to complete a paid editing test. - Life at LendingTree: description of culture. - What We Offer: benefits list: Medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) matching; Generous time off; Wellness programs and resources; Annual performance bonus eligibility. - The Details: Base Pay: $85,000–$110,000; Incentive Compensation: eligible for annual performance bonus; Work Authorization: not eligible for immigration sponsorship. - Everyone Belongs Here: EEO boilerplate - remove. - CCPA Disclosure: remove. We need to map to headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide which content goes where. Typically: - About the role: overview paragraph. - Responsibilities: What You'll Do (list) + maybe How You'll Make an Impact (some responsibilities). Could combine. - Requirements: maybe "What Will Help You Thrive" (minimum qualifications) and "Role-Specific Details" (cover letter, editing test, location, full-time). Also "Work Authorization" maybe part of Requirements. - Qualifications: maybe "What Success Looks Like" (preferred qualifications) or could be considered Qualifications. - Skills: maybe specific skills like SEO, spreadsheet, AI tools, organizational, communication, etc. - Benefits: What We Offer list. - Pay: Base Pay and Incentive Compensation. - Schedule: maybe full-time, remote or office locations. Could be under Role-Specific Details. We must not create sections with filler. Must include only if real content. Let's extract substantive content. About the role: The Opportunity paragraph (first after "The Opportunity"). Responsibilities: "How You'll Make an Impact" paragraph plus "What You'll Do" bullet list. Requirements: "What Will Help You Thrive" bullet list (minimum qualifications). Also "Role-Specific Details" about cover letter, editing test, location, full-time, work authorization (no sponsorship). Also maybe "Must submit a cover letter..." etc. Qualifications: "What Success Looks Like" bullet list (project management/freelancer management experience, interest in AI tools, experience with spreadsheet tools). Could also be considered Qualifications. Skills: maybe we can extract skills from the lists: organizational skills, SEO best practices, giving feedback, writing/editing/grammar, communication, time-management, ability to work independently/collaboratively/lead multiple projects, etc. Could be a Skills section. But we need to avoid duplication. Could combine Skills into Requirements or Qualifications. However the instruction says we can have sections for Skills if there is real specific content. We have explicit skill mentions: "Impeccable organizational skills", "Experience with or interest in SEO best practices and strategies", "Ability to give constructive feedback and coaching", "Outstanding writing, editing, and grammar skills", "Strong communication and time-management skills", "Ability to work independently, collaboratively, and lead multiple projects/tasks". Also "Experience with spreadsheet tools (e.g. Excel), and comfort working with data". Also "Interest in and fluency with AI tools". So we can create a Skills section. Benefits: list from What We Offer. Pay: Base Pay and Incentive Compensation. Schedule: full-time position, remote or based in office in Charlotte, Seattle, Denver. Also maybe mention remote/hybrid? It's full-time remote or office. So schedule: full-time. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, legal, etc. We need to output only HTML fragment, using

for section headings,
  • for lists,

    for prose. We must not repeat job title as heading. We must not include Job ID/requisition numbers. We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We need to ensure we don't leave empty sections. Let's draft. First, About the role:

    LendingTree is seeking a deputy editor focused on insurance to join our SEO editorial team. This is an individual-contributor role that will partner closely with the team's in-house and contributing editors and writers. We're especially interested in candidates who can speak to specific area(s) of insurance expertise — home, auto, health, or other lines — but who are also comfortable working across a wide range of insurance products.

    Second, Responsibilities: combine How You'll Make an Impact paragraph and What You'll Do list. How You'll Make an Impact paragraph: "As deputy editor, you will assist with the full editorial process: assigning, editing, and publishing. You'll partner with writers and other editors to sharpen content quality, substance, and style, and you'll oversee editorial workflows and publishing priorities, proactively resolving challenges, so that high-quality content ships on schedule. You may also write content yourself as needed. You'll also think beyond individual articles, understanding how each piece fits into the broader content library and contributes to the vertical's overall performance. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and organize a rapidly expanding content library at a pivotal stage of growth. Serving as one of our in-house insurance specialists, your expert guidance will help readers make informed, confident decisions on insurance. There will be opportunities to speak externally to the media as an insurance authority as well." What You'll Do list items: - Assign, edit, and publish content by in-house and contributing writers across multiple insurance products - Serve as a subject-matter expert in insurance, ensuring our content is accurate, clear, and helpful - Partner with writers and other editors to improve content quality, substance, and style across the entire insurance SEO library - Oversee editorial workflows and publishing priorities, proactively resolving challenges and bottlenecks to keep high-quality content on schedule - Help identify and close content gaps as the library scales, ensuring consistency and high quality across topics and formats - Occasionally speak externally to the media about our insurance content and research - Identify opportunities to improve search performance across the vertical - Ensure content meets strict editorial and compliance standards before publishing - Coach writers with clear feedback - Write copy as needed We can put these in a
      . Third, Requirements: What Will Help You Thrive list. Items: - At least 2 years of experience in personal finance or insurance content (editing experience preferred) - Insurance experience — such as serving as a licensed insurance agent, holding a relevant certification, or extensively editing/writing about insurance — in one or more types (e.g., home insurance, car insurance, health insurance, business insurance, pet insurance, etc.) - Impeccable organizational skills, with the ability to develop a strong command of a rapidly growing content library - Experience with or interest in SEO best practices and strategies, and comfort acting as a go-to resource on SEO and content optimization for other writers and editors - Ability to give constructive feedback and coaching that builds strong relationships with writers - Outstanding writing, editing, and grammar skills, with a strong commitment to accuracy and comprehensiveness - Strong communication and time-management skills - Ability to work independently, collaboratively, and lead multiple projects/tasks in a cross-disciplinary team Also Role-Specific Details: Must submit a cover letter that details your editing and writing experience, in addition to your experience with insurance; Must be willing to complete a paid editing test; This is a full-time position, remote or based in an office in Charlotte, Seattle, or Denver; Work Authorization: This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship. Please do not apply for this role if you will need employer sponsorship now or in the future to begin or continue employment. We could include these in Requirements as well, but maybe better to put them under Requirements (since they are requirements). However some are more like logistics (location, full-time). Could go under Schedule? But schedule is about full-time. Location maybe not schedule. Could be under Requirements as "Role-specific details". We'll include them in Requirements. We need to avoid duplication: some items like organizational skills, SEO, feedback, writing skills, communication, ability to work independently etc already appear in Requirements list. We'll keep them. We should not repeat same bullet points in Skills if we also have them in Requirements. But we can still have Skills section focusing on specific skill sets like SEO, spreadsheet, AI tools, organizational, writing/editing, communication, time-management, project leadership. However to avoid duplication, we could move some to Skills and keep Requirements focused on experience/qualifications. But the instruction says preserve all substantive info; duplication is okay as long as we don't invent or summarize away detail. It's okay to repeat? Might be redundant but not prohibited. However better to avoid redundancy but still preserve info. We could split: Requirements: experience and qualifications (years, insurance experience, cover letter, editing test, location, work auth). Skills: list of skills (organizational, SEO, feedback, writing/editing, communication, time-management, ability to work independently/collaboratively/lead multiple projects). Qualifications: preferred qualifications (project management/freelancer management, AI tools fluency, spreadsheet tools). Benefits: list. Pay: base pay and incentive. Schedule: full-time. Let's do that. Requirements section: include: - At least 2 years of experience in personal finance or insurance content (editing experience preferred) - Insurance experience — such as serving as a licensed insurance agent, holding a relevant certification, or extensively editing/writing about insurance — in one or more types (e.g., home insurance, car insurance, health insurance, business insurance, pet insurance, etc.) - Must submit a cover letter that details your editing and writing experience, in addition to your experience with insurance - Must be willing to complete a paid editing test - This is a full-time position, remote or based in an office in Charlotte, Seattle, or Denver - Work Authorization: This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship. Please do not apply for this role if you will need employer sponsorship now or in the future to begin or continue employment. We could also include "Impeccable organizational skills..." but that's skill. Skills section: list: - Impeccable organizational skills, with the ability to develop a strong command of a rapidly growing content library - Experience with or interest in SEO best practices and strategies, and comfort acting as a go-to resource on SEO and content optimization for other writers and editors - Ability to give constructive feedback and coaching that builds strong relationships with writers - Outstanding writing, editing, and grammar skills, with a strong commitment to accuracy and comprehensiveness - Strong communication and time-management skills - Ability to work independently, collaboratively, and lead multiple projects/tasks in a cross-disciplinary team Qualifications section (preferred): - Project management and/or freelancer management experience - Interest in and fluency with AI tools - Experience with spreadsheet tools (e.g. Excel), and comfort working with data to spot content and search opportunities Benefits section: list: - Medical, dental, and vision insurance - 401(k) matching - Generous time off - Wellness programs and resources - Annual performance bonus eligibility Pay

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