Deputy Editor/SR Content Strategist

The Agency at MSP, the content agency of MSP Communications, is a team of editors,  strategists, designers and marketers who create award-winning content for some of the most influential brands in the world. From screen to page, we’re experts at producing content that grabs attention and gets results.

We’re seeking a Deputy Editor/Senior Content Strategist for a monthly banking publication and other financial services projects as needed.

Reporting to a Content Director, our ideal candidate is personable, detail-oriented, able to juggle multiple issues and projects at once, strong writing and editing skills, experience with SEO/AEO/GEO, and familiarity with and interest in banking and other aspects of financial services, including personal finance.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-Day Publication Management: Overseen by the Executive Editor, you’ll keep the magazine running month to month, working with the Associate Editor and content interns.
• Creative Ideation: You’ll take the lead on ideating engaging and relevant front-of-book and back-of-book content and support the Executive Editor in ideating features and other articles. You’ll also maintain the database of pitches from writers.
• Content Production: You’ll build assignment letters, assign them to freelance and internal writers, edit content to ensure consistent voice, tone and factual accuracy, and write articles as needed.
• Client Communication: You’ll be comfortable communicating with clients via email, on Teams calls and in person.
• Digital Assets: You will write a bimonthly email newsletter, optimize each month’s articles for search, maintain the LinkedIn account, and perform quality checks on content uploaded into our CMS.