About Man Group
Man Group is a global alternative investment management firm focused on pursuing outperformance for sophisticated clients via our Systematic, Discretionary and Solutions offerings. Powered by talent and advanced technology, our single and multi-manager investment strategies are underpinned by deep research and span public and private markets, across all major asset classes, with a significant focus on alternatives. Man Group takes a partnership approach to working with clients, establishing deep connections and creating tailored solutions to meet their investment goals and those of the millions of retirees and savers they represent.
Headquartered in London, we manage $228.7 billion* and operate across multiple offices globally. Man Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker EMG.LN and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Further information can be found at www.man.com
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* As at 31 March 2026
Position Summary:
The Senior Investment Writer role is a position within the firm’s Global Marketing team, responsible for producing the Man Group's corporate, investment, marketing and branding content.
The writer will work alongside the Head of Content to support and deliver the firm’s branding and sales objectives through the production of regular investment commentary across the firm's investment engines, as well as assisting in the generation and editing of select written content for distribution in traditional, digital and social media.
The senior investment writer will work closely with multiple points of contact across the business, including portfolio managers, investment teams, Sales, Communications, Client Operations and Management, to develop and drive forward an ongoing pipeline of articles and publications.
*This is a 12-month fixed term contract*
Responsibilities:
- Edit, draft and produce thought leadership in long and short form, across multimedia (including articles, videos, infographics, market insights, press editorials and social-media posts)
- Manage the editing and publishing process: collaborate with business teams, including investments, compliance, design, digital and channel marketing colleagues
- Develop proficiency with Man Group’s content management, compliance and data visualisation/chart-design software
- Generate compelling ideas for content that highlights the value of our investment offering
- Ensure content reflects our brand voice and messaging
- Tailor content for our institutional, wealth and intermediary client segments, with a growing understanding of the sophistication level and nuances of each audience
- Provide insightful, data-informed recommendations to maximize impact of content across promotional channels
- Stay up to date on relevant financial news
Technical Competencies:
- At least two years of experience in content marketing and investment thought leadership writing for an investment manager or hedge fund
- A university degree at BA/BSc level or higher
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence stakeholders.
- Experience collaborating across marketing, investments, sales and product teams
- A current knowledge of, and keen interest in, financial markets, investing and economics
- Exceptional attention to detail, as a copy editor and when reviewing charts/numerical analysis
- Intellectual curiosity and creativity, with the skill to transform technical concepts into simple, clear and concise messages to deploy across different media types
- Superlative editorial judgment, to ensure Man Group speaks to its different audiences in their voice. The ability to write to garner press interest
- A commercial mindset, with deep experience with marketing equity, fixed income and alternative asset classes
- Driven, self-motivated, growth mindset, with strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative approach. A demonstrated ability to multi-task, effectively managing multiple projects, stakeholders and competing objectives
- Data proficiency: ability to use data to create data visualisations as well as increase usage/effectiveness of content and suggest strategy shifts
- Understand and implement regulatory and compliance requirements/regulations
Inclusion, Work-Life Balance and Benefits at Man Group
You'll thrive in our working environment that champions equality of opportunity. Your unique perspective will contribute to our success, joining a workplace where inclusion is fundamental and deeply embedded in our culture and values. Through our external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes, you'll find opportunities to grow, develop your talents, and help foster an inclusive environment for all across our firm and industry. Learn more at www.man.com/diversity.
You'll have opportunities to make a difference through our charitable and global initiatives, while advancing your career through professional development, and with flexible working arrangements available too. Like all our people, you'll receive two annual 'Mankind' days of paid leave for community volunteering.
Our comprehensive benefits package includes competitive holiday entitlements, pension/401k, life and long-term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced parental leave and long-service leave. Depending on your location, you may also enjoy additional benefits such as private medical coverage, discounted gym membership options and pet insurance.
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
Man Group provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and all employees without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, religion, disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, age or any other legally protected category or status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
Man Group is a Disability Confident Committed employer; if you require help or information on reasonable adjustments as you apply for roles with us, please contact [email protected].
Skills Required
- At least two years of experience in content marketing and investment thought leadership writing
- A university degree at BA/BSc level or higher
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence stakeholders
- Experience collaborating across marketing, investments, sales and product teams
- A current knowledge of, and keen interest in, financial markets, investing and economics
- Exceptional attention to detail as a copy editor
- Intellectual curiosity and creativity
- Superlative editorial judgment
- A commercial mindset with deep experience with marketing equity, fixed income and alternative asset classes
- Data proficiency to create data visualizations
- Understand and implement regulatory and compliance requirements
What We Do
Man Group is a global active investment management firm, which runs $127 billion* of client capital in liquid and private markets, managed by investment specialists based around the world. Headquartered in London, the firm has 15 international offices and operates across multiple jurisdictions. Our business has five specialist investment engines, which represent the range of our capabilities: Man AHL, Man Numeric, Man GLG, Man FRM and Man GPM. These engines house numerous investment teams, working collaboratively within the framework of Man Group, with a high degree of investment autonomy. Each team benefits from the strength and resources of the firm’s single operating platform, enabling their primary focus to be seeking to generate alpha for clients. The teams invest across a diverse range of strategies and asset classes with highly specialised approaches, with long only and alternative strategies run on a discretionary and quantitative basis in single and multi-manager formats. Our clients are at the heart of everything we do and we engage in close dialogue with our investors as strategic partners, to understand their particular needs and constraints. Man Group’s investment teams are empowered and supported by our institutional infrastructure and technology, which aims to facilitate the efficient exposure to markets and effective collaboration across the organisation.
