Senior Editor, Media Advisor

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About the role

  • Senior editor shaping mortgage and real-estate content for Ratehub, a Canadian fintech helping consumers save, spend, borrow, invest, and protect. Leading editorial strategy, media representation, content quality, and freelance contributors.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as Ratehub’s primary subject matter expert for mortgages and real estate
  • Represent the brand in media opportunities and support Communications with expert commentary, data points, and timely insights
  • Participate in video content and media interviews with on-camera and on-mic presence
  • Produce and write accurate, timely original content across media contributions, landing pages, blog posts, newsletters, videos, and social media
  • Develop market-relevant analysis reflecting rate movements, current conditions, and consumer needs
  • Liaise with the mortgage brokerage team to translate rate trends, lender strategy, and market shifts into content updates
  • Maintain and refresh blogs, FAQs, landing pages, and other existing content
  • Apply SEO and GEO best practices, especially to landing pages and high-traffic pages
  • Set, document, and uphold Ratehub’s editorial voice and style standards
  • Establish editorial policies, workflows, and governance frameworks
  • Own the editorial and social media calendar
  • Review, edit, and approve work from writers, freelancers, and subject matter experts
  • Maintain deep editorial oversight across Canadian personal finance topics
  • Own content QA, including fact-checking, link auditing, structural reviews, and scheduled refreshes
  • Use organic traffic, keyword rankings, GEO metrics, engagement, and conversion data to set priorities and identify content gaps
  • Brief, onboard, and manage freelance contributors
  • Collaborate with product, design, marketing, and data teams to ensure content reflects live product and rate information
  • Lead sponsored content production and coordinate between partnership and content teams

Requirements

  • 6–10 years of editorial experience
  • Demonstrated expertise in personal finance content; mortgage or real estate focus strongly preferred
  • Experience in a digital-first media environment, fintech, financial services, or high-volume content operation
  • Post-secondary education in journalism, communications, English, or related field, or equivalent professional experience
  • Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills for complex financial topics
  • Familiarity with Canadian mortgage products, rate structures, lending regulations, and real estate
  • Ability to manage high-volume content across articles, landing pages, newsletters, social media, and video scripts
  • Strong command of Canadian AP or CP style and experience maintaining in-house style guides
  • Working knowledge of SEO, including keyword research, on-page optimization, internal linking, and content structuring
  • Familiarity with GEO and AI-powered search
  • Ability to use Google Search Console, Google Analytics, Semrush, PEEC, or similar platforms
  • Ability to interpret content performance data and turn it into editorial priorities
  • Experience mentoring content writers or strategists
  • Experience briefing and managing freelance contributors
  • Ability to work cross-functionally with marketing, product, and analytics teams
  • Strong project management ability across competing deadlines and stakeholders
  • Experience as a brand spokesperson or subject matter expert in media contexts
  • CMS proficiency, such as WordPress
  • Proficiency with project management tools such as Asana or Notion
  • Experience with AI writing and editing tools and responsible editorial use
  • Legally entitled to work in Canada

Benefits

  • Remote-first environment with flexibility to work from anywhere in Canada
  • Occasional in-person team gatherings for collaboration
  • Flexible hours and autonomy to manage your schedule
  • Full health and dental coverage with no employee-paid premiums
  • Company-matched RRSP program
  • Individual training allowance for professional development
  • Regular remote and in-person team socials
  • Accommodations available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$100,000 - CA$130,000 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Tech skills

WordPress

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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