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. 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, or a producer/factchecker with an economic background, 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 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.
Skills Required
- 6+ years writing and editing timely financial market and macroeconomic stories at top-tier news outlets.
- Demonstrated experience writing and editing a variety of timely financial content (newsletters, video scripts, social posts).
- Familiarity with investing and personal finance strategies, macroeconomic data, and how financial trends impact young professionals.
- Storytelling creativity and ability to translate financial news and data into digestible content.
- Experience developing and/or producing video and audio content.
- Bachelor's degree.
- Experience building and managing a team of freelancers or content creators.
What We Do
Wealthfront is a nextgen banking service. We help you manage your money for both your short-term and long-term goals by providing a Cash Account with checking features and high interest, best-in-class automated investment management, and free financial advice, anytime you want it. We entered into the banking space in a big way this year with the launch of our cash account that offers an interest rate 5x greater than the national average. We’ve been overwhelmed by the response and have grown nearly 100% this year already to manage nearly $20 billion in total client assets. Our ultimate vision is to optimize and automate all of our clients’ finances and build what we call Self-Driving Money™️. We want clients to be able to automatically deposit their paycheck into their Wealthfront account, and let us take care of the rest — paying their bills, topping off their emergency fund or 401(k), and investing the rest based on their specific goals and lifestyle. Join us so you can help us turn this industry on its head and build a service that our clients don't just like, they love. Wealthfront integrates investing and banking services to make it delightfully easy to build long-term wealth. We're on a mission to build a financial system that favors people over institutions and we're just getting started. Through the power of automation, we deliver personalized, powerful products to help both sophisticated investors and those just starting out learn, lower their costs, and grow their wealth. We're one of the highest rated financial app in the Apple App Store and have been recently named the best robo-advisor and cash management accounts by Nerd Wallet and Investopedia. Want to help us re-architect the financial industry?
