Senior Editor, Economics & Financial Services

About the role

Deloitte Insights is Deloitte’s global publishing imprint for business research and insights. We publish 400+ articles, reports, and multimedia projects annually with the goal of educating, informing, and inspiring Deloitte clients and prospective clients on the business issues that matter most to their strategic agendas.

Responsibilities

• Leverage subject matter expertise and overall business understanding to strategize, develop, and execute research and insights stories on prioritized topics
• Evaluate insights projects’ novelty in the generative AI era, aligning them with target audiences’ informational needs and Deloitte’s expertise and business priorities
• Serve as a storytelling strategist, advising on optimal ways to communicate insights and leveraging multimedia or multimodal storytelling and communication skills
• Edit copy for factual accuracy, grammar, punctuation, readability, flow, and style, and apply SEO and GEO best practices
• Leverage generative AI per firm and team policies and standards, as a supplemental tool to increase efficiency, while ensuring thorough human design, development, and vetting
• Coach Deloitte content creators on language usage, writing style, storytelling effectiveness, and Deloitte Insights’ production processes
• Lead and contribute to team-wide initiatives focused on storytelling innovation, quality control, or continuous process improvement
• Guide junior editors and review their work

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of experience in writing, editing, and copyediting content in American English (business journalism experience preferred)
• Bachelor’s degree (preferably in English, literature, journalism, communications, or similar)
• Deep experience in and familiarity with editing economics and finance articles and research reports
• Exceptional editing and copyediting skills, and mastery of US English grammar, conversational phrasing, and Associated Press style, and the ability to clearly and influentially explain edits to authors
• Exceptional writing and oral communication skills; proven ability to translate complex concepts into easily digestible terms
• Excellent attention to detail, laser focus on quality, and demonstrated ability to clarify a story’s main message
• Journalist's instinct for fact-checking and critical thinking; ability to read research with healthy skepticism, ask probing questions about data and methodology, spot logical gaps or overstatements, and ensure precision in language around statistics and research findings
• Outside-in orientation, considering all content projects from the perspective of the target audience and their needs/interests
• Versatile editing and writing skills, from writing engaging headlines and short-form web copy to developmentally editing long-form research reports on complex topics
• Experience with creating multimedia content
• Excellent stakeholder management and interpersonal skills, including the confidence to interact with and influence personnel at all levels, as well as listening skills, responsiveness, flexibility, initiative, decision-making, conflict resolution, and tact
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, content management systems, and workflow and collaboration tools such as Workfront, Microsoft Teams, etc.; knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to manage multiple projects with quick turnaround times simultaneously
• Ability to work independently, as well as with a larger, multifunctional team

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in writing, editing, and copyediting content in American English (business journalism experience preferred)
• Bachelor’s degree (preferably in English, literature, journalism, communications, or similar)
• Deep experience in and familiarity with editing economics and finance articles and research reports
• Exceptional editing and copyediting skills, and mastery of US English grammar, conversational phrasing, and Associated Press style, and the ability to clearly and influentially explain edits to authors
• Exceptional writing and oral communication skills; proven ability to translate complex concepts into easily digestible terms
• Excellent attention to detail, laser focus on quality, and demonstrated ability to clarify a story’s main message
• Journalist's instinct for fact-checking and critical thinking; ability to read research with healthy skepticism, ask probing questions about data and methodology, spot logical gaps or overstatements, and ensure precision in language around statistics and research findings
• Outside-in orientation, considering all content projects from the perspective of the target audience and their needs/interests
• Versatile editing and writing skills, from writing engaging headlines and short-form web copy to developmentally editing long-form research reports on complex topics
• Experience with creating multimedia content
• Excellent stakeholder management and interpersonal skills, including the confidence to interact with and influence personnel at all levels, as well as listening skills, responsiveness, flexibility, initiative, decision-making, conflict resolution, and tact
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, content management systems, and workflow and collaboration tools such as Workfront, Microsoft Teams, etc.; knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to manage multiple projects with quick turnaround times simultaneously
• Ability to work independently, as well as with a larger, multifunctional team

Benefits

Deloitte offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Pay

$113,100 to $208,300

Schedule

Full-time