Wealthfront

Wealthfront

Market Commentary Writer

Palo Alto, CA (Open to US-based Remote) · Principal · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$160k-$180kDetected 105 days ago
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About the role

  • 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.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor market and macroeconomic news daily and generate high-quality, timely content ideas for the Vested Interest newsletter (and 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.
  • Partner with internal teams to measure the impact of content and develop strategies to improve outcomes.
  • Opportunity: Wealthfront is looking for an experienced financial writer and editor (or audio reporter/producer with writing experience) to support our growing market commentary vertical and newsletter, Vested Interest.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • We convey funds to partner banks who accept and maintain deposits, provide the variable interest rate, and provide access to FDIC pass-through insurance.

Requirements

  • 6+ years experience writing and editing timely and engaging financial market and macroeconomic stories at top-tier news outlets.
  • 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.
  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • Demonstrated experience writing and editing a variety of timely financial content, from newsletters to video scripts to social media posts, and more.

Nice to have

  • Experience developing and/or producing video and audio content is preferred, but not required.

Compensation

  • A Cash Account that, through our partner banks, offers one of the highest annual percentage yields on uninvested cash in the industry, while providing instant and secure access to your money with no account fees and a full suite of checking features.
  • $160,000 - $180,000 USD plus Equity.
  • About Wealthfront Here at Wealthfront, our mission is to create a financial system that favors people, not institutions.
  • We do this by leveraging technology to build powerful, low-cost, and easy-to-use financial products that help modern investors grow and manage their money.
  • We started with the ambition to transform the investment advisory business.
  • By automating strategies typically reserved for the wealthy, we unlocked access to high quality investment advice for a digitally-native generation that was underserved by traditional institutions.

Benefits

  • Tax-Loss Harvesting benefits vary depending on the client's entire tax and investment profile.
  • A zero-commission Stock Investing Account with 50+ handpicked collections that help DIY investors discover new companies and make smarter investing decisions.
  • Plus benefits include medical, vision, dental, 401K plan, generous time off, parental leave, wellness reimbursements, professional development, employee investing discount, and more!
  • We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Equal opportunity

  • For more information please visit www.wealthfront.com.We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.
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