Market Commentary Writer + Social Editor

Opportunity:

Wealthfront is looking for an experienced financial writer and/or editor (or audio reporter/producer with writing experience) to support our growing market commentary vertical and newsletter, Vested Interest. The goal of this 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 and associated distribution channels. 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 on platforms ranging from Substack to TikTok to YouTube, among others. This role will work closely with multiple teams across the company including Social Media, Editorial, Investment Research, Creative, Compliance, and more.

The purpose of timely editorial content at Wealthfront is to inspire and empower smart financial decisions. 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 a 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.