How to hire a finance writer

How to hire a finance writer, step by step

Here's a step-by-step finance writer hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a finance writer job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new finance writer
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the finance writer you need to hire. Certain finance writer roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   Hiring the perfect finance writer also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   This list shows salaries for various types of finance writers.

   Type of Finance Writer	Description	Hourly rate
   Finance Writer	Technical writers, also called technical communicators, prepare instruction manuals, how-to guides, journal articles, and other supporting documents to communicate complex and technical information more easily. They also develop, gather, and disseminate technical information through an organization’s communications channels.	$21-54
   Publisher	A publisher manages the design, editing, and production process with the help of proofreaders, printers, and editors. Publishers make schedules for every stage of the process and work backward from the planned date for publication... Show more	$20-57
   Editor	An editor is the one responsible for polishing and refining a story, article, and any material for publication in newspapers, magazines, books, or websites. Editors have the power to either accept or reject a material as they need to ensure that every manuscript which will be offered for publishing is at the best version as it can be... Show more	$16-37

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Blog Posts
   • Financial Services
   • SEO
   • Subject Matter Experts
   • WordPress
   • Financial Topics
   • Market Analysis
   • Real Estate
   • Financial Markets
   • SQL
   • Institutional Investors
   • CMS
   • Financial Reports
   • Marketing Collateral

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage the proposal lifecycle, including RFP analysis, regular communications, proposal development and production consistent with branding strategies.
   • Review HTML, Java, C+ and SQL coding to facilitate error correction.
   • Transfer all press releases date 2013-1995 to CMS on tight deadline for a new website launch.
   • Provide support for RFP responses and presentations as required.
   • Gain a following through actively blogging in the fashion forum.
   • Copy edit and migrate corporate website content to a new CMS.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your finance writer job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A finance writer salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, finance writers' average salary in idaho is 51% less than in district of columbia.
   • Seniority. Entry-level finance writers earn 61% less than senior-level finance writers.
   • Certifications. A finance writer with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a finance writer's salary.

   Average finance writer salary

   $71,020yearly

   $34.14 hourly rate

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   Entry-level finance writer salary

   $44,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 22, 2026

4. Writing a finance writer job description

   A good finance writer job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a finance writer job description:

   Finance writer job description example

   KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
   
   The successful candidate will be a great writer who understands financial markets and wants to be part of a winning team. They will play a critical role in helping our team communicate our unique investing research process and approach to a large and growing audience of investors around the world. They are excited about (and have a solid understanding) of the way financial markets and the economy work.
   
   Hedgeye has a long track record of success and is enjoying record growth. We are looking for someone who is 1) a loyal teammate 2) has a sense of humor/likes to laugh and is 3) unafraid to roll their sleeves up and work hard.
   
   The successful candidate will become an integral part of a close-knit and creative team committed to winning together and supporting one another. They will work closely with members of our Mass Market team as well as our analysts to identify and write compelling investing content on a variety of platforms including our website, social media, research products and email marketing.
   
   * Write, edit, and oversee thoughtful market/economic insights for a large and growing global investing community featured on our highly trafficked website
   * Create compelling social media content (primarily via our "@Hedgeye" Twitter handle) to further increase our expanding social media presence and engagement
   * Proactively identify interesting stories, developments, analyst calls and related content to be featured across our media distribution vehicles
   * Assist your teammates in writing/editing/delivering assorted daily/weekly investing research products to our subscribers
   * Work with the HedgeyeTV studio team to identify investing content, write titles and brief summaries for various HedgeyeTV videos
   * Write email content marketing blasts to our audience of subscribers when necessary
   
   SKILLS REQUIRED
   
   * A strong grasp of financial markets and economics is essential to success in this role
   * Excellent writing skills are also essential to success in this role
   * A great sense of humor and strong appreciation of the value of "teamwork"
   * Ability to effectively communicate and engage with an online investing audience
   * Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Interest working in a fast-paced, dynamic and highly collaborative, team-oriented environment
   * Extraordinary attention to detail is an absolute must
   * Knowledge of digital trends and a range of applications and software including social media platforms
   
   EDUCATION/WORK EXPERIENCE
   
   * Bachelor's degree or higher, preferably in Finance, Economics and/or Journalism
   * Experience working at a financial media company, investing firm, or related is a definite plus
   * Experience on Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms is a plus

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find finance writers for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your finance writer job on Zippia to find and attract quality finance writer candidates.
   • Use niche websites such as problogger, media bistro, journalismjobs.com, content writing jobs.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit finance writers, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new finance writer

   Once you've decided on a perfect finance writer candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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