Sr. Editorial Manager - Strategy & Governance

Key Responsibilities

Editorial strategy and content development

• Partner with editorial strategy leaders to develop and execute content agendas aligned with business priorities.
• Identify emerging trends, timely issues, and high-impact storytelling opportunities relevant to financial advisors.
• Shape narratives, content frameworks, and thought leadership platforms across priority topics.
• Translate research, data, and subject-matter expertise into audience-centered editorial concepts.
• Recommend content formats, distribution approaches, and editorial treatments that maximize audience value.

 

Reporting and subject matter expertise

• Conduct interviews with internal and external subject-matter experts, researchers, portfolio managers, executives, and financial advisors.
• Synthesize insights from interviews, proprietary research, industry reports, surveys, academic studies, and market developments.
• Develop a deep understanding of advisor needs, industry challenges, investment trends, and practice management opportunities.
• Ensure content reflects current industry developments and evolving advisor expectations.

 

Writing and editing

• Write and edit articles, research-based thought leadership, executive bylines, presentations, scripts, reports, web content, and other advisor-facing materials.
• Elevate content through rigorous editing, ensuring clarity, sophistication, consistency, and editorial excellence.
• Translate complex concepts into persuasive, engaging narratives without sacrificing accuracy or nuance.
• Ensure Vanguard's voice, perspective, and standards are consistently reflected across content.

 

Research and thought leadership

• Partner with research teams to identify opportunities for proprietary studies, surveys, benchmarks, and advisor-focused insights.
• Help shape research questions, storytelling approaches, and editorial implications of research findings.
• Develop narratives that turn research findings into compelling thought leadership.
• Identify opportunities to repurpose research across multiple channels and audiences.

 

Stakeholder partnership

• Build strong relationships with researchers, product teams, investment experts, practice management consultants, marketing partners, communications teams, and senior leaders.
• Facilitate productive content development and review processes across diverse stakeholders.
• Balance multiple priorities while maintaining high editorial standards and meeting deadlines.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on content quality, storytelling, and audience relevance.

 What You Will Need

• 8+ years of experience in editorial strategy, financial journalism, content development, thought leadership, financial communications, or related fields.
• Experience working in wealth management, asset management, or investment research.
• Exceptional writing, editing, interviewing, and storytelling skills.
• Proven ability to translate complex subject matter into compelling content for professional audiences.
• Experience working closely with senior stakeholders and subject-matter experts.
• Strong editorial judgment and ability to identify meaningful stories, trends, and opportunities.
• Experience managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

 

Preferred

• Knowledge of wealth management and financial planning trends and the business of delivering financial advice, including a wide range of practice management topics
• Knowledge of markets, investment strategy and products, portfolio construction, and capital markets.
• Experience developing proprietary research, surveys, benchmarking studies, or research-driven thought leadership.
• Experience writing for executive audiences or external media-quality publications.
• Familiarity with advisor-facing content platforms, thought leadership programs, and integrated content ecosystems.
• Experience developing editorial governance, content planning, editorial calendar management, content rationalization, and enterprise alignment.

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.