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 as an economics and finance editor, collaborating with Deloitte business leaders, internal and external thought leaders, economists, financial services research professionals, and publishing and marketing colleagues 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, to ensure insights offer unique value.
• Serve as a storytelling strategist, advising on optimal ways to communicate insights, including determining the right content type(s), and leveraging multimedia or multimodal storytelling and communication skills to develop copy suitable for various mediums (reports, articles, infographics, videos, dashboards, etc.).
• Edit copy for factual accuracy, grammar, punctuation, readability, flow, and style, and apply SEO and GEO best practices.
• Manage the full content development process, coordinating with authors, designers, marketing, and other internal teams to ensure project objectives are accomplished, expectations are clear, and timelines are met.
• Act as a champion for business audiences, advising authors on content consumption behaviors and needs.
• Adapt to the needs of the given project, serving as anything from ghostwriter to editor to infographic copywriter to scriptwriter, and guiding junior editors.

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

Pay

The wage range for this role considers the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $113,100 to $208,300.