Bankrate.com seeks a full-time copy editor in our North Palm Beach, Fla., office
with strong journalism background, extensive knowledge of AP style, impeccable
grammar and interactive story-telling experience. HTML experience is required.
The copy editor is the last person to see Bankrate editorial content before it
is posted online. The candidate must be passionate about accuracy and flexible
enough to work the various jobs that are part of copy editing on the Web.
Job description:
* Daily proofreading of new and updated content
* Work in the CMS to schedule content across the site
* Be creative and strive to add color to headlines and teases appearing across
the site
* Work closely with editors and reporters to deliver the presentation of content
Job requirements:
* College degree, preferably in journalism or English
* Strong computer literacy
* Knowledge of AP style and an excellent copy editor, fact checker
* Understanding of personal finance issues and familiarity of a CMS, a plus
* Be a team player and self-motivated
About Bankrate, Inc.
Bankrate, Inc. (Nasdaq: RATE) ("Bankrate") owns and operates Bankrate.com, a
leading Internet consumer banking marketplace. Bankrate.com is a destination
site of personal finance channels, including banking, investing, taxes, debt
management and college finance. Bankrate is the leading aggregator of more than
300 financial products, including mortgages, credit cards, new and used auto
loans, money market accounts and CDs, checking and ATM fees, home equity loans
and online banking fees. Bankrate reviews more than 4,800 financial institutions
in 575 markets in 50 states. In 2006, Bankrate.com had nearly 53 million unique
visitors.
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