Northern Trust

Senior Digital Content and Multimedia Strategist

Northern Trust$95K — $162K *
Media
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8-10+ years of experience in digital content strategy or multimedia production, preferably in financial services
  • Strong portfolio showcasing digital storytelling across multiple formats
  • Ability to translate complex financial concepts into engaging content
  • Proficient with content management systems and analytics tools
  • Experience managing cross-departmental projects and stakeholders
  • Familiarity with AI tools for content workflows
  • Ability to analyze content performance data and make adjustments

Responsibilities

  • Plan and develop digital content tailored for audience engagement and journey pathways
  • Recommend multimedia formats for storytelling, including articles, videos, and podcasts
  • Adapt long-form content into audience-specific digital experiences
  • Design and govern AI-assisted workflows for producing varied content
  • Build knowledge of investment products and audience needs to inform content creation
  • Ensure compliance and brand standards in all digital outputs
  • Monitor and improve the performance of digital content across various formats

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and welfare benefits including medical, dental, and vision
  • Retirement benefits including 401k and pension plans
  • Generous paid time off and parental leave
  • Life and accident insurance coverage
  • Access to voluntary well-being programs
  • Discretionary bonus program with potential equity component
Full Job Description
The Senior Digital Content and Multimedia Strategist will help Northern Trust Asset Management evolve from a written- and PDF-centric content model to a digital-first, multiformat content and insights system. The role will turn editorial strategies, investment expertise and approved source material into compelling web, video, infographic, audio, presentation and interactive experiences that improve reach, relevance, reuse and performance. This strategist will combine editorial judgment, digital-content strategy, multimedia storytelling, project management and an AI-enabled production mindset. The role will serve as the content-side owner of digital and multimedia experiences, helping determine the best format for each priority idea and preparing stronger inputs for Digital, Design, Multimedia, Marketing Operations, Campaign Marketing, Product Marketing, Client Marketing and Compliance. The role will support our longer-term ambition to make our expertise more individualized, discoverable and useful throughout the client decision journey. Key Responsibilities • Digital publishing and content operations: Plan content for web behavior and audience journeys from the start. Develop page structures, modules, headlines, summaries, calls to action, related-content paths and publication-ready packages. Coordinate briefs, owners, inputs, dependencies, reviews and publication dates through Workfront or other approved tools. Maintain metadata, taxonomy, accessibility inputs, version control and refresh, expiration and retirement requirements. • Multimedia and visual storytelling: Recommend the right mix of articles, video, infographics, interactive charts, webinars, podcasts, presentations and social content. Develop concepts, creative briefs, scripts, interview questions, storyboards and production plans, and coordinate lightweight rapid-turn content using approved tools and templates. • Content adaptation and activation: Transform long-form research, presentations, webinars, charts and expert interviews into audience- and channel-specific experiences. Build modular content that can be reused across institutional, intermediary and other priority audience journeys without weakening the original investment thinking. • AI and content innovation: Help design, test and govern AI-assisted workflows that turn approved source material into web-ready and multiformat content. Use approved tools for first-pass metadata, summaries, headlines, page modules, scripts, derivative concepts, transcription, video clipping and publishing packages while maintaining source grounding and human review. • Investment, product and audience fluency: Build working knowledge of investment capabilities, products and priority audiences. Partner with institutional, intermediary and product-area writers to translate complex ideas into clear digital experiences without oversimplifying the substance. • Compliance, brand and accessibility: Navigate Compliance and Legal review with rigorous source support, disclosures and version control. Uphold house voice, editorial standards, brand requirements, accessibility and digital-content standards, and ensure AI-assisted outputs receive appropriate human review. • Measurement and continuous improvement: Monitor performance across web, video, visual, audio and interactive formats. Recommend tests involving headlines, formats, calls to action, page structures and packaging, and use performance, Sales and stakeholder feedback to improve future briefs and investment decisions. Required Qualifications • 8-10+ years of experience in digital content strategy, digital publishing, multimedia production or a related field; financial-services or other regulated-industry experience strongly preferred. • Portfolio or work samples showing strong digital storytelling across several formats, such as web, video, infographics, presentations, podcasts, webinars or interactive experiences. • Strong editorial judgment and demonstrated ability to translate complex financial, investment or business concepts into clear, engaging content without losing substance. • Working knowledge of content management systems, digital asset management, workflow platforms, analytics tools and marketing automation environments. • Experience working across Digital, Design, Multimedia, Marketing Operations and Compliance, with strong project-management skills and comfort managing multiple stakeholders, dependencies and deadlines. • Practical experience using approved artificial intelligence tools in content workflows, including source validation, human review, governance and risk controls. • Ability to interpret digital and content-performance data and turn findings into practical recommendations. Preferred Experience • Hands-on experience with lightweight video capture and editing, visual-content tools, webinar repurposing, presentation development or infographic production. • Familiarity with search optimization, structured and modular content, AI discoverability, digital accessibility and content taxonomy. • Experience supporting investment, market, advisor, client or product content across different audience needs and stages of the decision journey. Core Competencies • Digital Content Strategy: Designs content for web behavior, audience journeys, discoverability, engagement and reuse. • Multiformat Storytelling: Selects and develops the right combination of written, visual, video, audio, presentation and interactive formats. • Editorial Excellence: Protects clarity, accuracy, audience value and the original meaning of expert content. • AI Fluency and Innovation: Applies artificial intelligence to real workflows while maintaining governance, source integrity and human accountability. • Content Operations: Builds repeatable processes, briefs, templates, standards and publication-ready packages. • Performance Mindset: Uses evidence to improve formats, experiences, reuse and content investment decisions. • Cross-Functional Partnership: Works effectively across Content, Digital, Design, Multimedia, Product, Client, Campaign, Operations and Compliance. • Ownership: Is proactive, organized and accountable from concept through publication, maintenance and optimization. Role Impact Success will be reflected in stronger digital and multimedia experiences, more efficient publication, greater reuse of approved thinking and improved audience engagement. The role will help our people stay focused on judgment, originality and accountability while artificial intelligence and repeatable workflows support routine adaptation and production. Salary Range: $95,600 - 162,400 USD Salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Northern Trust provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits (401k and pension), health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability), paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, life & accident insurance, and other voluntary and well-being benefits. Northern Trust also provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.

About Northern Trust

Northern Trust is a global leader in delivering innovative investment management, asset and fund administration, and fiduciary and banking solutions to corporations, institutions, and affluent individuals. They have evolved with the changing needs of their clients and their world.

Northern Trust Careers

Joining Northern Trust means becoming part of a global financial services institution that is dedicated to providing expert guidance and innovative solutions to its clients. At Northern Trust, we pride ourselves on fostering a culture of leadership, diversity, and innovation, which makes us a premier destination for career growth in the financial industry.

Work You’ll Do

At Northern Trust, you will collaborate with some of the most talented professionals in the financial sector. Our team is committed to excellence and equipped with a diverse range of skills that contribute to our dynamic environment. Here, you will have the opportunity to lead projects that transform our services and drive significant value for our clients across the globe.

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Northern Trust is at the forefront of financial innovation. Our employees are encouraged to think creatively and leverage cutting-edge technologies to solve complex problems. By joining our team, you will work on pioneering solutions that redefine the standards of financial services.

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Our team at Northern Trust is more than just a group of employees – we are a community. We value collaboration, and our culture is built on mutual respect and a commitment to diversity and inclusion. Working with us, you will experience a supportive network that is passionate about sharing knowledge and ideas.

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Learn more about Northern Trust
Size
21,100 employees
Market Cap
$18.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.2 billion
Founded
1889
5 Year Trend
+4.9%
Revenue
$6.1 billion
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