This is a unique opportunity to join the editorial team at RED, Vanguard's in-house agency that sits within Personal Wealth Marketing. Our mission is to connect with individual investors through clear, compelling, and compliant communications that reinforce Vanguard’s brand and values. As an in-house creative group, RED partners with business stakeholders to execute campaigns that balance creativity with regulatory rigor—ensuring every message is accurate, engaging, and aligned with strategic goals.
As an editor on this team, you’ll play a role in shaping content that informs and inspires investors. You’ll collaborate closely with writers, editors, designers, content strategists, and creative strategists to produce polished communications across multiple mediums, channels, and audiences. Your primary work will involve editing and proofreading, but you’ll also support writing projects as needed. This position requires excellent editing and writing skills, an eye for detail and tone, and the ability to translate complex topics into client-friendly communications.
Core Responsibilities
Provide developmental editing, copyediting, and proofreading for marketing materials and client communications.
Evaluate content for clarity, accuracy, tone, flow, and Vanguard style. Organize and format content to ensure logical structure and smooth flow. Ensure proper grammar, punctuation, spelling, and formatting.
Write polished marketing materials and client communications that meet the creative brief and comply with legal, regulatory, and corporate standards. Respond to edits with flexibility while preserving quality and accuracy.
Oversee content creation from the planning or draft stage to completion. Assist with evaluating and fine-tuning project scope, content strategy, requirements, and deadlines.
Ensure required regulatory hedge language, disclosures, and copyright marks are included; may review for FINRA and intellectual property compliance. Fact-check content and verify that all edits and corrections are implemented in final versions.
Maintain in-depth knowledge of Vanguard funds, products, services, financial markets, and investing concepts.
Qualifications
Excellent editing and writing skills, with a keen eye for detail and tone. Ability to translate complex topics or legalese into client-friendly communications.
Minimum of five years related work experience. Proven experience editing and writing communications, preferably within the financial services field.
Ability to craft or refine concise, engaging copy tailored to different mediums and audiences.
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment and drive outcomes proactively.
Special Factors
Sponsorship
Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.About Vanguard
At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we're on a mission.
To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.
How We Work
Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.
Skills Required
- Minimum of five years related work experience
- Proven experience editing and writing communications, preferably within the financial services field
- Excellent editing and writing skills
- Ability to craft concise, engaging copy tailored to different mediums and audiences
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
Vanguard Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Vanguard and has not been reviewed or approved by Vanguard.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support appears unusually strong through a 401(k) design that includes a match plus an additional employer contribution, which can materially lift long-term total rewards. HSA seeding and an enhanced employer match further strengthen the savings-and-benefits value of the package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing and lifestyle support is reinforced by a sizable annual FlexFund stipend that can be applied across many day-to-day categories such as fitness, childcare, and other personal expenses. On-site or virtual clinics and fitness options add practical health and wellness convenience.
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Affordable Benefits — Healthcare and related benefits are positioned as comparatively affordable via heavily subsidized medical plans and broad coverage options. This affordability can offset moderate base pay for employees who place higher value on out-of-pocket cost reductions.
Vanguard Insights
What We Do
We are a community of 30 million who think – and feel – differently about investing. Together, we’re changing the way the world invests. Since our founding in 1975, helping our investors achieve their goals is our sole reason for existence. With no other parties to answer to and therefore no conflicting loyalties, we make every decision—like keeping investing costs as low as possible—with only your needs in mind. Vanguard is one of the world's largest investment companies, offering a large selection of high-quality low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, advice, and related services. Individual and institutional investors, financial professionals, and plan sponsors can benefit from the size, stability, and experience Vanguard offers. As of April 30, 2019, we managed more than $5.6 trillion in global assets. In addition, we have 189 funds in the United States and 225 funds in global markets. For Commenting Guidelines & Important information, visit here: http://vanguard.com/linkedin Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor.
