Content Writer
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Content Writer
Contractor
United States
Remote
2 years XP
NerdWallet is seeking an experienced writer for part-time contract work.
We’re NerdWallet. And we’re not your typical finance company. We believe that everyone should be able to make financial decisions with confidence. Our team has the knowledge, passion, and skills to make that happen!
Our content team covers the personal finance topics that millions of Americans encounter every day. Readers trust our writers to translate complex concepts into conversational articles that answer the questions our audience asks within a context they can understand.
As a writer, you would spend time researching and understanding consumer pain points and journeys to guide users toward next steps. You will learn and use search optimization best practices to ensure your content ranks and engages users. You will measure your success and build on it.
Duties/Role
- Research finance topics related to consumer lending and write high-quality articles with a strong consumer-first orientation.
- Apply your SEO expertise to each article so that it's discoverable on search engines and attracts an engaged audience.
- Collaborate with editors to ensure your articles are clear and hepeful for consumers.
Skills
- A strong communicator who can empathize with consumers and help them navigate complex financial decisions.
- An excellent writer who delivers self-edited, clean copy on deadline.
- Excellent at prioritization and handling multiple projects at once.
- Resourceful and self-directed, able to tackle anything from story assignments to projects with minimal direction, and you consistently deliver polished work.
- Able to provide examples of how you've taken initiative and driven positive outcomes.
- Someone who works with enthusiasm and enjoys learning about new personal finance topics, developing relevant sources and communication consumer first-advice.
Experience
We understand that not everyone will meet all of our criteria. If you meet most of our criteria and you're excited about the opportunity and willing to learn, please apply!
- Journalism or related degree or equivalent professional experience
- 2+ years of consumer focused writing with published work
- Personal finance expertise, particularly with consumer leniding
Please include a cover letter and links to four (4) examples of your work in your application. If you don't have links to share, you may include four writing samples at the bottom of your cover letter.
Pay Transparency
- $50 per hour
- This is a W2 contract role
- The estimated schedule for the engagement would be an average of 25 hrs per week from August 2023 - December, 2023.
Where:
The role will be based in San Francisco, CA or remote (but remote workers based in the U.S.).

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NerdWallet is an American personal finance company, founded in 2009 by Tim Chen and Jacob Gibson. The company's goal is to provide information that educates users in making financial decisions. They do so by providing both reviews and comparison of different financial products, including credit cards, banking, investing, loans and insurance.
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NerdWallet is an American personal finance company, founded in 2009 by Tim Chen and Jacob Gibson. The company's goal is to provide information that educates users in making financial decisions. They do so by providing both reviews and comparison of different financial products, including credit cards, banking, investing, loans and insurance.
Payment
$50
/ hour
Payment
$50
/ hour