Senior Writer – Gatekeeper

Capital Group•Los Angeles, CA

3d•$159,354 - $254,966

About The Position

As a Senior Writer, you join our broader Marketing team as part of the Value Beyond Investing organization to produce creative, customized thought leadership content for the gatekeeper and institutional audiences. You will collaborate with various internal stakeholders, such as portfolio managers, industry analysts and other subject matter experts to create and curate institutional caliber thought leadership content. You are comfortable writing about global equity and debt markets, alternatives, portfolio construction, asset allocation, risk management, and related subjects for a sophisticated audience. You are ready to use your experience writing about these topics to create white papers, articles, presentations, and promotional content that showcase the depth of Capital Group’s capabilities for institutional investors, plan sponsors, consultants and gatekeepers. You are a highly experienced financial/investment writer and can manage projects from end-to-end: understanding the audience, working with stakeholders to develop the story, and managing all editorial, legal, or quantitative issues that arise in the production process. You have demonstrated experience in managing and balancing stakeholders to clarify priorities, anticipate needs, and ensure alignment between team efforts and executive expectations.

Requirements

You have a minimum of 10 years of experience as a writer and editor.
You have solid foundational knowledge of the investment industry and retirement plans.
You have built a portfolio of financial-services or investment-asset management related editorial content that showcases superb writing skills and the ability to distill and synthesize complex ideas into clear prose.
You work quickly and are used to turning out high-quality content on a daily basis.
You have demonstrated an interest in being part of a marketing and sales organization.
You are eager to learn about our products, marketing strategy and the needs of our audiences, and will use that information to develop and shape your content.
You thrive in team settings.
You have worked previously with stakeholders to develop content on products and trends in the financial services industry.
You are digitally savvy. You have a good understanding of digital tools, best practices, and channels, such as social media, podcasts, YouTube, search and content marketing.
You are an omnichannel content creator. You have experience appearing on podcasts and YouTube, and you are a skilled interviewer of podcast guests.
You have a voracious appetite for reading competitor’s content and can develop the thought leading articles that differentiate us.
You have a bachelor’s degree or higher, with an emphasis on marketing, economics, finance, journalism, or a related field.