Tax Writer, Kiplinger

Future Publishing

5d•Remote

About The Position

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, organized, and creative writer to help deliver fresh, engaging, and accurate tax content for our growing audience. This is a remote, digital-first position, so most of your time will be spent writing tax content (i.e., news, feature, and explainer stories) for Kiplinger.com. You will also work with the senior tax editor to update existing federal and state tax content. You are an outstanding writer with a background in tax, finance and news writing, and an ability to translate complex information into compelling and practical guidance for readers. We want to hire someone who enjoys detail, writing about technical topics, and generating content. You work well under occasional pressure, is focused and organized, and has a good eye for finance news and what makes a good story. You will analyze federal and state tax laws and guidance, including legislation. You also need find creative takes on everyday tax topics.

Requirements

5+ years of experience
A bachelor's degree
A background in tax, finance or legal reporting
Experience in digital publishing and comfort with using CMS, SEO, analytics, and other tools to develop content that helps grow audiences
Knowledge of federal and state tax laws and guidance, including legislation, and to research tax information and relay that information.
You keep track of tax news and trends and translates that into original content
Creativity and enthusiasm, timeliness, and accuracy

Responsibilities

Write and produce practical tax content on a timely and regular basis with a focus on assigned news and features and gallery stories covering federal and state tax concepts and developments
Assist the senior tax editor and the Kiplinger team with other editorial projects