Senior Editor – Mortgage Content Lead

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

📋 Description

• Act as Ratehub's leading expert in mortgages and real estate, representing the brand in various media opportunities and assisting the Communications team with expert commentary, relevant data, and timely insights for media pitches and press engagements.

• Bring a confident on-camera and on-mic presence to video content and media interviews; being comfortable in front of a camera is a significant advantage.

• Enhance Ratehub's credibility in the mortgage sector by creating and writing high-quality, accurate, and timely original content across various formats, including media contributions, landing pages, blog posts, newsletters, videos, and social media platforms.

• Generate content that offers unique analysis and insights reflecting current market conditions, rate fluctuations, and consumer needs, rather than just providing evergreen educational material.

• Regularly communicate with Ratehub's mortgage brokerage team to stay informed about rate trends, lender strategies, and market changes, translating these insights into timely content updates.

• Continuously maintain and refresh existing content, including blogs, FAQs, and landing pages, utilizing internal resources and freelancers when necessary.

• Integrate SEO and GEO best practices into all content, with particular emphasis on landing pages and high-traffic pages.

• Define, document, and uphold Ratehub's editorial voice and style standards across all formats, channels, and contributors.

• Establish and sustain editorial policies, workflows, and governance frameworks that scale effectively across staff writers, freelancers, and cross-functional contributors.

• Manage the editorial and social media calendar, balancing timely rate and market coverage with long-term content strategy, ensuring all published content adheres to accuracy, compliance, and regulatory standards pertinent to Canadian financial products.

• Review, edit, and approve submissions from writers, freelancers, and subject matter experts to maintain a consistently high editorial standard.

• Develop and maintain extensive expertise in Canadian personal finance—including mortgage rates, insurance, credit cards, banking, and investing—to provide credible editorial oversight.

• Oversee content quality assurance processes, which include fact-checking, link auditing, structural reviews, and scheduled content refreshes.

• Utilize performance data, such as organic traffic, keyword rankings, GEO metrics, engagement, and conversion signals, to guide editorial priorities and identify content gaps.

• Brief, onboard, and supervise freelance contributors, including defining the scope of work, ensuring quality oversight, and providing feedback.

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

• Lead sponsored content production as the primary liaison between the external partnership team and the content team.

⛳️ Requirements

• 6–10 years of editorial experience.

• Proven expertise in personal finance content, with a strong preference for candidates focused on mortgages or real estate.

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

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

• Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling abilities, capable of making complex financial topics accessible and engaging for a Canadian consumer audience.

• Strong familiarity with Canadian mortgage products, rate structures, lending regulations, and the broader real estate market is highly preferred.

• Demonstrated ability to manage a high volume of content across multiple formats simultaneously, including articles, landing pages, newsletters, social media, and video scripts.

• Strong command of Canadian AP or CP style, with experience developing and maintaining in-house style guides.

• Solid understanding of SEO best practices, including keyword research, on-page optimization, internal linking, and content structuring for search.

• Knowledge of GEO (generative engine optimization) and the influence of AI-powered search on content strategy.

• Proficient in using tools like Google Search Console, Google Analytics, Semrush, PEEC, or similar platforms to inform editorial decisions.

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

• Experience mentoring content writers/strategists, with a proven track record of improving the quality of a team's output.

• Skilled in briefing and managing freelance contributors, providing clear and constructive editorial feedback.

• Comfortable collaborating cross-functionally with marketing, product, and analytics teams.

• Strong project management skills, capable of handling competing deadlines, shifting priorities, and multiple stakeholders efficiently.

• Confident communicator with experience acting as a brand spokesperson or subject matter expert in media contexts.

• On-camera and on-mic experience is a plus, being comfortable participating in video content, podcast appearances, or broadcast interviews.

• Established relationships within Canadian financial media or journalism circles are an asset.

• Proficient with a CMS (WordPress or similar), project management tools (Asana, Notion, or similar), and standard editorial collaboration tools.

• Experience with AI writing and editing tools, along with a thoughtful perspective on their responsible use in an editorial context.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive Compensation: A salary that reflects your experience and the Canadian market.

• Remote-First Environment: The flexibility to work from anywhere in Canada, with occasional in-person team gatherings for collaboration.

• Flexible Hours: Autonomy to manage your schedule to support work-life balance.

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

• RRSP Matching: A company-matched RRSP program to support your long-term financial goals.

• Professional Development: An individual training allowance to help you grow your skills and career.

• Team Socials: Regular events, both remote and in-person, to build connections across the organization.