Senior Investment Writer 12m FTC

Position Summary:

The Senior Investment Writer role is a position within the firms Global Marketing team responsible for producing the Man Groups corporate investment marketing and branding content.

The writer will work alongside the Head of Content to support and deliver the firms branding and sales objectives through the production of regular investment commentary across the firms 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 Groups 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