Pensions Writer
Job Summary
As our Pensions Writer youll combine genuine pensions expertise with strong editorial judgement to turn complex rules choices and industry changes into clear useful content for our customers. Youll have pensions and retirement planning at the heart of your work while also covering the investment personal finance and economic issues that shape peoples financial futures. Across articles guides newsletters podcasts and video youll help people understand their options make informed decisions and build the confidence thats at the heart of Feel Good Investing.
What youll do
- Research write and edit engaging pensions and retirement content for our website app newsletters guides and other customer communications.
- Turn complex subjects such as pension tax rules retirement income drawdown annuities the State Pension auto-enrolment contribution allowances and pension transfers into clear accessible content.
- Stay on top of pensions legislation regulation government policy and industry developments identifying the changes and topics that matter to customers.
- Write across related personal finance and investment subjects including ISAs tax savings markets inflation and interest rates.
- Bring your pensions expertise to different formats developing ideas and content for articles campaigns podcasts videos and webinars.
- Work closely with editorial marketing PR product technical and compliance colleagues to make sure our content is accurate balanced and engaging.
- Use audience insight search trends and performance data to understand what works and continually improve our content.
What youll bring
- Proven experience writing about pensions retirement planning or long-term savings with the pensions knowledge to write confidently and authoritatively for a broad audience.
- Strong knowledge of the UK pensions landscape including defined contribution pensions SIPPs workplace pensions pension tax rules and retirement options.
- The ability to make complex or technical subjects clear accurate and engaging supported by excellent writing editing and proofreading skills.
- Sound editorial judgement and an understanding of how accessible financial content needs to work within regulatory and compliance requirements.
- An interest in personal finance investing and the wider economy and the confidence to work with subject matter experts to question and clarify technical detail where needed.
- Your pensions writing experience could have been gained in journalism financial services a pension provider or investment platform consultancy an agency or another content-focused environment. Whats important is your ability to write clearly and authoritatively about pensions for a broad audience.
- Experience writing for retail investors or consumer finance audiences would be useful as would knowledge of financial promotions and Consumer Duty.
- Familiarity with SEO digital publishing or content performance tools or experience creating newsletters guides scripts podcasts or video content would be an advantage.
About AJ Bell
At AJ Bell we believe investing should feel good. Whether youre looking for an ISA pension or dealing account whether you want to invest with the help of a financial adviser or do it yourself we have easy-to-use solutions to suit people from all walks of life.
Were one of the UKs fastest-growing investment platform businesses trusted by everyone from professional financial advisers to first-time investors.
Today over 762000 customers trust us to manage more than 121.5 billion of assets. By continually striving to make investing simpler and more accessible were helping more people take control of their financial futures.
Were proud to be recognised as a Great Place to Work for the past two years building on six consecutive years as one of the UKs Best 100 Companies to Work For. Its recognition were proud of and a reflection of the supportive and collaborative culture we strive to create for our people.
What we offer
- Competitive starting salary depending on experience
- 25 days holiday increasing with service buy/sell scheme bank holidays
- 6% Pension with matched contributions
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Share schemes (including free shares and BAYE)
- Health Cash Plan and discounted private healthcare
- Free gymmembership
- Enhanced family leave (subject to qualifying criteria)
- Travel and bike loan schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme
Life at AJ Bell
- Regular social events including summer and Christmas parties
- Learning and development opportunities tailored to you
- Casual dress code
- Friendly supportive team environment
Our ways of working
We offer hybrid working with a minimum of50% of your working time per monthspent in the office.
For new starterstheresan initialperiod of full-time office working to help you settle in and build relationships.
Inclusion & diversity
Werecommitted to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected and able to be themselves at work.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds and make hiring decisions based on skillsexperienceand potential.
Your application reviewed by people
We believe great hiring starts with people. Thats why every application is reviewed by a member of our Recruitment team rather than screened by AI. It may take us a few days to get back to you but please be assured that your application will be given the time and attention it deserves.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
About Company
AJ Bell is one of the fastest-growing investment platform businesses in the UK offering an award-winning range of solutions that caters for everyone, from professional financial advisers, to DIY investors with little to no experience. We have over 542,000 customers using our award-win ... View more