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# Editorial Manager, Real Estate at Lower

- **Company:** Lower
- **Location:** Columbus, OH
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-07-16
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-05
- **Apply:** https://jobs.gem.com/lower-llc/am9icG9zdDpVA8YKTLrntXN-3vnJX2nz

## Job description

Here at Lower, we believe homeownership is the key to building wealth, and we’re making it easier and more accessible than ever. As a mission-driven fintech, we simplify the home-buying process through cutting-edge technology and a seamless customer experience. With tens of billions in funded home loans and top ratings on Trustpilot (4.8), Google (4.9), and Zillow (4.9), we’re a leader in the industry. But what truly sets us apart? Our people. Join us and be part of something bigger.

Job Description: We’re looking for a sharp, strategic Editorial Manager to lead the creation of content that educates and informs homebuyers and sellers, while building authority and driving press coverage for Movoto.com, a leading real estate portal. In this role, you’ll drive the supporting content strategy that complements our core organic growth, which reaches millions of monthly organic visitors, through SEO and Answer Engine Optimization. You’ll focus on building content around real estate trends, housing data, and moving insights, while owning our content calendar and ensuring we consistently publish timely, relevant, and high-impact content that reinforces our expertise in real estate. You’ll craft compelling content across formats, shape our editorial voice, and collaborate with internal teams and subject matter experts to bring big ideas to life. If you’re passionate about writing with purpose and know how to make complex topics clear and engaging, we want to hear from you.

What you’ll do:

- Own and execute our supporting content roadmap, focused on reinforcing our real estate expertise, building authority and visibility, and complementing organic growth driven by our core marketplace, through both Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)
- Research, write, and edit high-quality long-form and short-form content across various formats, including original studies, blog posts, landing pages, real estate trend reports, city guides, and more
- Collaborate with SEO, engineering, design, and subject matter experts to bring content ideas to life
- Build a network of real estate experts from internal partners to external contributors to curate insights and advice that showcase our expertise to users
- Edit content from contributors and cross-functional partners for quality, clarity, and optimization
- Become a subject matter expert in all things real estate-related, including housing market trends, homebuying, selling, and moving, through independent research and ongoing training
- Contribute to external thought leadership content as needed, establishing yourself as a trusted voice in the real estate industry
- Maintain and evolve our editorial voice, ensuring consistency across our website and marketing channels
- Use data and SEO tools to identify content opportunities that support and enhance our core marketplace pages, and measure performance
- Implement and refine content workflows, editorial guidelines, and QA processes
- Stay up to date with search algorithm updates and rapidly evolving trends in large language models (LLMs)

Who you are:

- 5+ years of professional writing and editing experience, ideally in B2C content, real estate, or marketplaces
- Proven ability to create content that drives traffic, engagement, and conversions
- Deep understanding of SEO best practices and experience with tools like Ahrefs, SEMrush, or Clearscope
- Strong editing skills and a keen eye for grammar, structure, and storytelling
- Comfortable juggling multiple projects and deadlines in a collaborative, fast-moving environment
- Experience writing for the web, optimizing for search engines, and understanding how content performs
- Passionate about helping people make smarter home-buying, selling, and moving decisions
- Bonus: Real estate and/or mortgage experience. Experience with optimizing content for generative AI tools

Why you’ll love working at Lower:

- You’ll be surrounded by talented, dedicated people who believe in the company’s mission
- You’ll have the opportunity to shape the content strategy for a fast-growing real estate marketplace operating at massive scale
- You’ll join a locally and nationally recognized best place to work that values promotion from within
- There is opportunity for professional growth and development

Lower provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

## About Lower

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Lower is a fintech company building a modern, all-digital homeownership platform that combines mortgage lending, real estate services, and insurance to make homeownership more accessible.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A funding stage)
- **Headquarters**: Columbia, Maryland, United States
- **Founded**: 2014
- **Founders**: Dan Snyder (CEO) and co-founders

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Financial Services – Mortgage Lending & Real Estate Technology
- **Target customers**: B2C (homebuyers and homeowners), B2B (loan officers, real estate partners)
- **Mission or purpose**: "To help people build wealth through homeownership" and make homeownership more accessible.

## Products & Services
- **Lower Mortgage (Direct-to-Consumer Lending)**: An all-digital mortgage origination platform that offers a seamless online experience paired with human loan officers. Supports home purchases, refinancing, and equity access.
- **Movoto (Real Estate Platform)**: A national real estate search and listing platform acquired by Lower, integrated to provide a one-stop shop for homebuying from search to loan.
- **Lower Insurance**: Offers homeowners insurance through the platform.
- **LowerOS (Internal Platform)**: A proprietary operating system for loan processing and operations, supported by a Staff Software Engineer role mentioned in job postings.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of **$300M** (as of 2026) | Total Funding of **$100M** (Series A led by Accel in June 2021)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Accel (lead investor), partnerships with organizations like Healthy Homes, local community events.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount grew **+24.3% YoY** (541 employees as of 2026, up from ~432)
  - Acquired **Neat Capital** (2025), **Thrive Mortgage** (2023), and **Acopia Home Loans**
  - Named to **Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies** list
  - Ranked #31 Top Mortgage Lender on Scotsman Guide
  - 4.8/5.0 on Trustpilot, 4.9 on Google, 4.9 on Zillow

## Competitive Advantages
- **End-to-end homeownership platform**: Combines mortgage, real estate (Movoto), and insurance under one roof, reducing friction for customers.
- **Digital + human hybrid model**: All-digital application process with dedicated loan officers for personalized guidance.
- **Strong brand recognition**: Multiple "Best Place to Work" awards (Fortune, Glassdoor, Fast Company) and high customer satisfaction scores.
- **National footprint**: Branch locations across the US with hundreds of loan officers, enabling local expertise at scale.

## Strategic Focus
- **One-stop shop for homeownership**: Integrating Movoto deeper to create a seamless homebuying journey from search to closing.
- **Technology-driven efficiency**: Continued investment in LowerOS and engineering talent to automate and streamline lending operations.
- **Expansion through acquisitions**: Absorbing smaller lenders to grow market share and talent pool.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Fast-paced, collaborative, and mission-driven environment focused on making homeownership accessible. 92% of employees say it’s a great place to work (Great Place to Work® certified).
- **Remote/Hybrid/Office**: Hybrid model with offices in New Albany (OH), Columbia (MD), and Austin (TX); many roles offer remote flexibility.
- **Perks & Benefits**:
  - Competitive pay and PTO
  - Wellness and financial planning resources
  - **HomePerks**: Employee loan discount (nearly half of team members have bought/refinanced homes through Lower)
  - Low-cost healthcare
  - 401(k) with match
  - Paid maternity & paternity leave
  - Performance bonuses
  - Family medical leave
- **Engineering culture**: Emphasis on cross-team collaboration, building customer-friendly features, and solving real problems in homeownership.

## Sources
1. [careers.lower.com](https://careers.lower.com)
2. [lower.com/about-us](https://www.lower.com/about-us)
3. [LinkedIn – Lower](https://www.linkedin.com/company/lower)
4. [Built In – Lower Careers](https://builtin.com/company/lower)
5. [Great Place To Work – Lower.com](https://www.greatplacetowork.com/en/certified-company/7021996)

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