At a Glance
- Tasks: Edit and polish articles on investing for our Canadian audience.
- Company: Join The Motley Fool Canada, a fun and purpose-driven financial firm.
- Benefits: Flexible remote work, competitive pay, and a supportive team culture.
- Other info: Opportunity to learn about investing and collaborate with a diverse team.
- Why this job: Make finance accessible while honing your editing skills in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in editing, strong grammar skills, and a passion for writing.
The predicted salary is between 20 - 25 $ per hour.
The Motley Fool Canada is looking for a skilled editor to join our team on an independent contract basis, 20-25 hours per week. Though this role will be fully remote with flexible hours, candidates must be located in Canada for consideration. No exceptions.
Who Are We? We are The Motley Fool, a purpose-driven financial information and services firm with more than 30 years of experience focused on helping the world invest better. The Motley Fool is firmly committed to diversity, inclusion, and equity. We are a motley group of overachievers that have built a culture of trust founded on Foolishness, fun, and a commitment to making the world smarter, happier and richer.
What Is a Foolish Editor? The ideal candidate for this role is just as adept at spotting a comma that should be a semicolon as they are at identifying writing that doesn’t flow properly or a "fact" that seems out of place. We cover the world of Canadian investing and are looking for an editor who can help make sure our writing is polished, sounds great, and is factually accurate.
But What Would You Specifically Do in This Role?
- Support our free website, fool.ca
- Content-edit articles about investing and retirement planning to ensure they flow well, are interesting, and are generally well written and logically sound
- Copy edit articles to ensure they're free of grammatical and spelling errors
- Publish articles in WordPress after adding and checking required metadata (images, stock tickers, stock ownership disclosures, etc)
- Work with our managing editor to better understand investing concepts so you learn to identify factual errors or items that may be of compliance or regulatory concern
- Provide feedback to the managing editor about writers and the content that’s being created
- Provide feedback to writers to help them improve their writing
Required Experience and Skills:
- Prior experience as an editor, ideally of online editorial-style content
- Expertise in the realms of grammar, writing style and financial fact-checking
- High level of organizational skills
- Ability to self-motivate and stay on track to hit daily deadlines
- Caught the typo in the last bullet point
- Curiosity, flexibility and a good sense of humor!
Ideal Additional Experience and Skills:
- Some prior knowledge of, or interest in, investing
- Familiarity with WordPress
- Some knowledge of SEO best practices
- Some knowledge of large-language model AI tools
- Experience with collaboration tools such as Slack and Google apps
Hourly Pay Range $45 - $50 CAD
Editor in Vancouver employer: The Motley Fool, LLC
The Motley Fool Canada is an exceptional employer that champions a flexible, remote work environment tailored for Canadian talent. With a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, employees thrive in a culture built on trust, collaboration, and a shared mission to empower individuals in their financial journeys. Joining our team means not only contributing to meaningful content but also enjoying opportunities for personal growth and development within a supportive community of passionate professionals.
