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About the Role

Ratehub is seeking a Senior Editor, Mortgage Lead to serve as the subject matter expert for mortgages and real estate. This role involves developing and executing an editorial strategy to enhance the company's market position and acting as the Ratehub voice for media interviews and video content. The position is remote-first, open to candidates across Canada.

Responsibilities

Serve as Ratehub's primary subject matter expert for mortgages and real estate.
Develop content providing unique analysis and insights reflecting current market conditions, rate movements, and consumer needs.
Strengthen Ratehub's authority in the mortgage space by producing exceptional, accurate, and timely original content across various formats.
Support the Communications team with expert commentary, data points, and timely insights for media pitches.
Liaise regularly with Ratehub's mortgage team to stay current on rate trends, lender strategy, and market shifts, translating insights into timely content updates.
Maintain and refresh existing content, including blogs, FAQs, and landing pages, leveraging internal resources, translators, and freelancers.
Incorporate SEO and GEO best practices into all content, with particular rigor on landing pages and high-traffic pages.
Set, document, and uphold Ratehub's editorial voice and style standards across all formats, channels, and contributors.
Establish and maintain editorial policies, workflows, and governance frameworks that scale across staff writers, freelancers, and cross-functional contributors.
Own and manage the editorial and social media calendar, balancing timely rate and market coverage with long-term content strategy.
Ensure all published content meets accuracy, compliance, and regulatory standards relevant to Canadian financial products.
Review, edit, and approve work from writers, freelancers, and subject matter experts to maintain a consistently high editorial bar.
Develop and maintain deep expertise in Canadian personal finance (mortgage rates, insurance, credit cards, banking, investing) for credible editorial oversight.
Own content QA processes, including fact-checking, link auditing, structural reviews, and scheduled content refreshes.
Use performance data (organic traffic, keyword rankings, GEO metrics, engagement, conversion signals) to inform editorial priorities and identify content gaps.
Brief, onboard, and manage freelance contributors, including scope definition, quality oversight, and feedback.
Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, marketing, and data teams to ensure content accurately reflects live product and rate information.
Serve as the lead on sponsored content production, acting as the primary point of contact between the external partnership team and the content team.

Requirements

6–10 years of editorial experience.
Demonstrated expertise in personal finance content, with a strong preference for candidates with a mortgage or real estate focus.
Experience working in a digital-first media environment, fintech, financial services, or a high-volume content operation.
Post-secondary education in journalism, communications, English, or a related field — or equivalent professional experience.
Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills with the ability to make complex financial topics clear and compelling for a Canadian consumer audience.
Deep familiarity with Canadian mortgage products, rate structures, lending regulations, and the broader real estate landscape strongly preferred.
Proven ability to manage a high volume of content across multiple formats simultaneously — articles, landing pages, newsletters, social, and video scripts.
Strong command of Canadian AP or CP style, with experience developing and maintaining in-house style guides.
Solid working knowledge of SEO best practices, including keyword research, on-page optimization, internal linking, and content structuring for search.
Familiarity with GEO (generative engine optimization) and how AI-powered search is changing content strategy.
Comfortable using tools such as Google Search Console, Google Analytics, Semrush, PEEC or similar platforms to inform editorial decisions.
Ability to interpret content performance data and translate it into actionable editorial priorities.
Experience mentoring content writers/strategists, with a track record of raising the quality of a team's output.
Skilled at briefing and managing freelance contributors, including providing clear, constructive editorial feedback.
Comfortable working cross-functionally with marketing, product, and analytics teams.
Strong project management instincts — able to juggle competing deadlines, shifting priorities, and multiple stakeholders.
Confident communicator with on-camera and on-mic experience an asset — comfortable participating in video content and social media videos.
Strong relationships within Canadian financial media or journalism circles an asset.
Proficiency with a CMS (WordPress or similar), project management tools (Asana, Notion, or similar), and standard editorial collaboration tools.
Experience with AI writing and editing tools, and a thoughtful perspective on how to use them responsibly in an editorial context.

Skills

Mortgage expertise
Real estate expertise
Editorial strategy
Content creation
Media relations
SEO
GEO
Content performance analysis
Project management
Mentoring
Freelancer management
Cross-functional collaboration
On-camera communication
On-mic communication
WordPress
Asana
Notion
AI writing tools

Location

Remote (Canada)

Work Type

Remote-first
Full-time

Experience Level

Senior

Education Level

Post-secondary education in journalism, communications, English, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience

Salary/Compensations

$90,000 - $100,000

Benefits

Competitive Compensation
Remote-First Environment
Flexible Hours
Comprehensive Benefits (Full health and dental coverage with no employee-paid premiums)
RRSP Matching
Professional Development (Individual training allowance)
Team Socials (Regular events, remote and in-person)

About the Company

Ratehub is a unique Canadian Fintech company serving as a one-stop shop for consumer financial needs, including saving, spending, borrowing, investing, and protection.
The company utilizes digital application technology and award-winning in-house brokerages to help over 2 million Canadians monthly improve their finances.
Ratehub operates multiple businesses: a mortgage brokerage, a life insurance brokerage, a home and auto insurance brokerage, a mortgage origination and servicing business, a Financial Services Marketplace, and a content business across Ratehub and MoneySense.
They offer users the best online mortgage experience, personalized credit card and loan options, and cheaper auto and home insurance policies.
Ratehub acknowledges that changing financial choices is challenging but presents interesting, rewarding, and fun problems to solve as a team.

Equal Opportunity

Ratehub welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.