Higher Education Editor
Forbes Advisor
Forbes Advisor is looking for an editor with higher education and K-12 experience to join the Forbes Advisor team as Higher Ed Editor. With the higher ed editor role, we aim to provide quality content on a wide range of education topics, including choosing a major in college, careers by degree, researching schools and more.
Responsibilities:
● Help the Managing Editor build and scale education
content efforts
● Brainstorm and contribute to social content including
video series, features and original photography
efforts
● Find, recruit and set up freelancers with higher
education expertise. Train and support freelancers on how to use
Forbes Advisor tools and style guides
● Work with the team to build best practices for higher ed
content strategies, including content, templates, imagery and
social media standards
● Leverage data and SEO best practices to create monthly
topics for freelancers that include explanatory content, how-tos,
roundups, best-ofs and school
reviews
● Work collaboratively with the global editorial team,
creating best practices worldwide for the space
● Create rubrics to rate and rank related products and
services for best-ofs (example: Best Online Colleges)
Requirements
● At least 3 years of experience as an education editor
● Good understanding of education-centric concepts and
data-driven practices for measuring schools
● Experience with SEO best practices, willingness to learn
and expand SEO skills
● Extremely organized and detail-oriented
● Nimble and open to quick changes in strategy
● Familiarity with Trello a
plus
Perks:
● Competitive compensation package
● Ability to work remotely
● Unlimited PTO
Sound like you?
Email your resume, a brief introduction and two samples of your existing work to careers-apply@forbesadvisor.com at your earliest convenience.
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