Personal Finance Labor & Economy Reporter
YahooAbout the role
A Little About Us:
Yahoo Finance’s Personal Finance news team produces industry-leading coverage of housing, taxes, retirement, student loans, and more with a consumer-first focus. Our work aims to give context to what’s happening in the economy with inflation, interest rates, unemployment, and more in a way that helps readers make smart decisions with their money.
A Lot About You:
We’re seeking a New York City-based reporter to write about labor and economic issues through a personal finance lens. This experienced text journalist will use economic data to give context to consumers’ experiences and pain points; mine beneath headline reporting of indexes to offer unique insights; write about consumer debt, especially credit cards, as an economic indicator for individuals’ finances; cover hiring and workplace trends, including return to office; explain the impacts of President Trump’s policies on American workers. You should be a storyteller, with the curiosity and news instincts to find stories on the beat that no one else is telling.
Responsibilities:
Work in our New York City office at least 2 days per week
Research, report, and write original news and enterprise stories that help elevate Yahoo Finance as a go-to authority for personal finance news
Regularly pitch well-formed, original ideas and act on feedback for shaping your ideas into stories, videos and graphics
Deepen your subject matter expertise by reading current news and academic articles and interviewing a wide array of experts, industry professionals, and regular consumers
Contribute to Yahoo Finance’s original video programming, with on-camera appearances discussing your reporting, helping create explainer videos, or working with the production team on longer-lead features
Study performance metrics of your work to glean new story ideas and insights about our audience’s interests and needs
Collaborate with the evergreen personal finance content team to contribute explanatory content on economic events and issues
Qualifications:
Minimum 5 years as a professional journalist, including some time spent in daily journalism
Experience covering personal finance and/or consumer issues, and a track record of delving deeply into the beat
Knowledge of financial markets and economic events and an ability to contextualize them in your storytelling
Demonstrated record of superior writing skills and news judgment
Agile, deadline-driven mentality and ability to turn around edits quickly
Proven ability to conduct thoughtful, enlightening interviews with sources of all kinds in person and on the phone. (We have a strong bias against emailed quotes.) Experience in sourcing interviews and finding the best people to talk to for a given topic
Absolute commitment to accuracy and putting readers first
Strong understanding of SEO best practices and interplay with news coverage
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The material job duties and responsibilities of this role include those listed above as well as adhering to Yahoo policies; exercising sound judgment; working effectively, safely and inclusively with others; exhibiting trustworthiness and meeting expectations; and safeguarding business operations and brand integrity.
At Yahoo, we offer flexible hybrid work options that our employees love! While most roles don’t require regular off
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