Wealthfront

Market Commentary Writer (Temp-to-Fulltime Role)

Wealthfront$160K — $180K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Palo Alto, CA
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience in financial writing and editing at top-tier news outlets.
  • Proven ability to create diverse financial content including newsletters, video scripts, and social media posts.
  • Strong understanding of investing, personal finance strategies, and their relevance to young professionals.
  • Creative storytelling skills to simplify complex financial news and data.
  • Familiarity with video and audio content creation is a plus.
  • Bachelor's degree required.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor daily market and macroeconomic news to generate timely Vested Interest newsletter content ideas.
  • Build and manage a team of freelancers for content creation across various platforms.
  • Collaborate with teams to effectively distribute content to clients and prospects.
  • Assess new content formats and distribution channels, making strategic recommendations.
  • Measure content impact and develop strategies for improvement.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to transition to a permanent position after 6 months.
  • Work within a dynamic content team focused on financial education for young professionals.
Full Job Description
Opportunity:

Wealthfront is looking for an experienced financial writer and editor to support our growing market commentary vertical and newsletter, Vested Interest. The goal of this growing vertical is to empower digital natives to make informed financial decisions through timely, unique content that connects the prevailing macroeconomic news with their personal finance goals.

This role will be responsible for ideating and writing engaging, sharable stories for the Vested Interest newsletter. This will include creating a mixture of short and long-form content in both written and video formats, as well as translating topics into social media content. To support Wealthfront's editorial strategy, this role will help build and manage a team of experienced content creators, and will work closely with multiple teams across the company including Social Media, Editorial, Investment Research, Creative, Compliance, and more.

Content Team at Wealthfront:

The purpose of the Content Team at Wealthfront is to inspire and empower smart financial decisions through original and relevant content. We aim to make Wealthfront the trusted partner for young professionals managing and growing wealth. Successful writers at Wealthfront think creatively about how to develop unique content that delivers value for our target audience, and are experienced at testing and iterating within a variety of topics, formats, and distribution channels.

This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced financial journalist and editor who wants to help expand a trusted editorial operation. Through this growing content strategy, this role will help Wealthfront's target audience expand their financial knowledge and deepen their relationship with our products.

Responsibilities:

  • Monitor market and macroeconomic news daily and generate high-quality, timely content ideas for the Vested Interest newsletter (and potentially other platforms including social media, short- and long-form video, and audio) that help young professionals navigate market trends and build their financial confidence.
  • Help build and manage a team of freelancers to bring these ideas to life across different platforms, with a focus on developing unique content that delivers value to Wealthfront's audience.
  • Partner with Lifecycle, Social Media and Creative teams to distribute content to clients and prospects across our channels.
  • Evaluate new content formats and distribution channels and make recommendations on which to pursue.
  • Partner with internal teams to measure the impact of content and develop strategies to improve outcomes.


Qualifications:

  • 6+ years experience writing and editing timely and engaging financial market and macroeconomic stories at top-tier news outlets.
  • Demonstrated experience writing and editing a variety of timely financial content, from newsletters to video scripts to social media posts, and more.
  • Familiarity with investing and personal finance strategies, macroeconomic data, and how overarching financial trends impact young professionals.
  • Storytelling creativity and expertise in translating financial news and data into unique, digestible content.
  • Experience developing and/or producing video and audio content is preferred, but not required.
  • Bachelor's degree required.


This will be a 6-month, full-time temporary role, with the opportunity to transition to a permanent position at the end of the 6-month period. Estimated annual salary range: $160,000 - $180,000 USD. This position is not eligible to receive equity or bonus compensation during the initial 6-month period.

About Wealthfront

Wealthfront is a robo-advisor that provides automated investment management services. The company was founded in 2008 by Andy Rachleff and Dan Carroll. Wealthfront's platform uses algorithms to create and manage investment portfolios for clients based on their risk tolerance and financial goals. The company is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has over $20 billion in assets under management. Wealthfront has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing companies in North America by Deloitte's Technology Fast 500.
Learn more about Wealthfront
Size
500 employees
Industry
Founded
2008

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