Company DescriptionCOMPANY MagnifyMoney, a subsidiary of LendingTree, was founded in 2014 with a simple mission statement: to put money back into consumers’ pockets by empowering them with the knowledge they can use to pay down debt and grow their wealth.As part of the LendingTree team, we’re publicly traded (TREE), we’re financially sound and we’re in the top 10 of Fortune’s 100 Fastest Growing Companies. If you’re looking for an opportunity with a dynamic company that is fanatically pro-consumer and that champions your entrepreneurial spirit, then you’ve come to the right place! CULTURE Our clothes are casual and relaxed, and our work ethic is highly professional. It is our culture for each team member to challenge the status quo, express their opinions, and to stand up, ask for the ball and run with it to meet our aggressive goals. We also have a lot of fun together! We’re always looking for the best, brightest, high energy, results-driven Rock Stars to join our team. We reward innovation, creativity and the ability to just GET STUFF DONE. Job DescriptionTHE POSITION The main responsibility of a fact checker/copy editor is to be the last line of defense against any errors in our articles. You’re looking for inaccuracies and instilling trust in our readers by ensuring a bulletproof product. You don't have to be an expert of the facts in our stories themselves but you have the tools and know how to verify them.RESPONSIBILITIES:Fact check and copy edit all content for MagnifyMoney and LendingTree, including video, graphics, special reports, and written stories.FACT-CHECKINGDetermine what information needs to be fact checked-- from birth dates to quotes to ages and mathematical calculations Follow-up with sources when necessary to verify personal or professional details about themselves that are cited in our story ex: Are you Laurie Johnson from Tucson, Arizona and are you currently 30 years old? How do you spell your first and last name? Did you really pay down $25,000 worth of debt?When a writer makes a calculation, double check their math.When the team receives infographics, you will double check the text to be sure it matches the original sourceWork with writers when necessary to verify factsCOPY EDITING: You’re a grammar hound and you have an eagle's eye for typos and other errors that can affect our credibility with readers.You will copy edit regular articles as well as videos, infographics and basically anything with text that appears on our siteQualificationsQualifications:3 years of editing and fact checking experience, preferably on a copy edit deskMust have a excellent attention to detail and work with writers to ensure that all information in stories is accurate.At the end of the day, our ability to get it right is how we establish trust with our readers and we need a team player who understands the importance of accuracyMust pass copy edit/fact check testAdditional InformationApply Here:https://boards.greenhouse.io/lendingtree/jobs/925333