Research Content Writer/Editor - Private Assets

MSCI • New York, NY

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Research Content Writer/Editor must be a strong, versatile writer capable of simplifying complex ideas into an easy-to-digest, engaging manner and repurposing them for multiple audiences and formats. This role involves collaborating with colleagues in product management, research, coverage, and the broader marketing team (design, digital, multi-media). With a client-centric, digital-first mindset, the individual will advise on content strategy, plan and maintain a content calendar, and build MSCI’s thought leadership brand. Experience in the financial services/investment industry is crucial, along with the ability to understand key media, marketplace, and content marketing trends. The role requires working with academically minded researchers to present complex information in an engaging and accessible way for various purposes, including company websites, blog posts, social media, video, and podcasts. The Content Writer/Editor is part of the Research Content team within the broader Communications team for efficient collaboration with External and Internal Communications.

Requirements

• Understanding how to write with a specific tone relevant to different target client segments and different media types.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Energy, enthusiasm, and creativity.
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to work on multiple projects/plans and work well under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Ability to collaborate with graphic designers, multi-media producers and digital experience teams, as well as Marketing, PR and academically-minded researchers.
• Confident self-starter able to navigate a matrix work environment and can remove roadblocks and to dig for information.
• Experience writing copy for websites, social media, and video.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word; comfort with Microsoft Power Point, Excel and Outlook, as well as AI tools, such as Claude.
• Ability to drive a task to completion, professionalism, and collegiality.
• 8-12 years of relevant writing experience.
• Experience working in a corporate environment; a financial services or investment institution is preferable, experience with private assets and real assets investing even more so.
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to work on multiple projects/plans and work well under pressure to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Writing and editing accurate, clear, clean, and highly readable content quickly and efficiently.
• Breaking down topics in institutional investing and risk management (including ESG and Climate, factors, and a broad spectrum of asset classes) into a series of materials that can be consumed easily across formats.
• Mapping out plans, in collaboration with a global team of subject-matter experts, for the creation and delivery of materials.
• Drawing on data from MSCI and others to render materials, charts, and other ways of expressing analysis.
• Enforcing and adhering to established style guides (e.g., MSCI's in-house style and brand guidelines, AP Stylebook) to ensure editorial clarity and quality.
• Managing one's own work, meeting deadlines, and collaborating proactively with stakeholders and subject-matter experts; knowing when to lead and when to heed others’ counsel.

Benefits

• Eligible for annual bonus.
• Transparent compensation schemes.
• Comprehensive employee benefits, tailored to your location, ensuring your financial security, health, and overall wellbeing.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Advanced technology.
• Collaborative workspaces.
• A culture of high performance and innovation where we experiment with new ideas and take responsibility for achieving results.
• A global network of talented colleagues, who inspire, support, and share their expertise to innovate and deliver for our clients.
• Global Orientation program to kickstart your journey.
• Access to our Learning@MSCI platform, AI Learning Center, LinkedIn Learning Pro and tailored learning opportunities for ongoing skills development.
• Multi-directional career paths that offer professional growth and development through new challenges, internal mobility and expanded roles.
• An environment that builds a sense of inclusion, belonging, and connection.
• Eight Employee Resource Groups (All Abilities, Asian Support Network, Black Leadership Network, Climate Action Network, Hola! MSCI, Pride & Allies, Women in Tech, and Women’s Leadership Forum).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed