Senior Editor, Media Advisor

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Act as Ratehub’s foremost authority on mortgages and real estate.

• Represent the brand during media engagements and assist Communications with expert insights, data, and timely commentary.

• Engage in video production and media interviews with both on-camera and microphone presence.

• Create and write precise, timely original content for media contributions, landing pages, blog posts, newsletters, videos, and social media platforms.

• Generate market-relevant analyses reflecting rate changes, current market conditions, and consumer demands.

• Collaborate with the mortgage brokerage team to interpret rate trends, lender strategies, and market changes into content updates.

• Update and maintain blogs, FAQs, landing pages, and other existing content.

• Implement SEO and GEO best practices, particularly for landing pages and high-traffic pages.

• Establish, document, and maintain Ratehub’s editorial voice and style guidelines.

• Create editorial policies, workflows, and governance frameworks.

• Oversee the editorial and social media calendar.

• Review, edit, and approve the work produced by writers, freelancers, and subject matter experts.

• Maintain comprehensive editorial oversight on Canadian personal finance subjects.

• Manage content quality assurance, including fact-checking, link auditing, structural reviews, and scheduled updates.

• Use organic traffic, keyword rankings, GEO metrics, engagement, and conversion data to prioritize and identify content gaps.

• Brief, onboard, and supervise freelance contributors.

• Collaborate with product, design, marketing, and data teams to ensure that content accurately reflects live product and rate information.

• Lead the production of sponsored content and coordinate between partnership and content teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• 6–10 years of editorial experience.

• Proven expertise in personal finance content; a focus on mortgage or real estate is strongly preferred.

• Experience in a digital-first media setting, fintech, financial services, or a high-volume content operation.

• Post-secondary education in journalism, communications, English, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• Outstanding writing, editing, and storytelling skills for complex financial topics.

• Knowledge of Canadian mortgage products, rate structures, lending regulations, and real estate.

• Capacity to manage a high volume of content across articles, landing pages, newsletters, social media, and video scripts.

• Strong understanding of Canadian AP or CP style with experience in maintaining internal style guides.

• Familiarity with SEO principles, including keyword research, on-page optimization, internal linking, and content structuring.

• Knowledge of GEO and AI-powered search technologies.

• Proficiency in using Google Search Console, Google Analytics, Semrush, PEEC, or similar platforms.

• Ability to analyze content performance data and translate it into editorial priorities.

• Experience mentoring content writers or strategists.

• Experience in briefing and managing freelance contributors.

• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, product, and analytics teams.

• Strong project management skills in handling competing deadlines and stakeholders.

• Experience as a brand spokesperson or subject matter expert in media contexts.

• Proficient in CMS platforms such as WordPress.

• Proficient with project management tools like Asana or Notion.

• Familiarity with AI writing and editing tools with responsible editorial practices.

• Legally authorized to work in Canada.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote-first work environment with the flexibility to operate from anywhere in Canada.

• Occasional in-person team gatherings for collaboration.

• Flexible hours and the autonomy to manage your schedule.

• Comprehensive health and dental coverage with no employee-paid premiums.

• Company-matched RRSP program.

• Individual training allowance for professional development.

• Regular remote and in-person team social events.

• Accommodations available upon request for candidates participating in all aspects of the selection process.