Content & Experience Lead APS
Minneapolis, MN - USA
Job Summary
The Content & Experience Lead - APS is responsible for bringing Advisor Practice Strategies & Programs (APS) priorities to life through the planning production and delivery of advisor-facing content and experiences. This role serves as a central connector across APS translating strategic initiatives into engaging scalable resources that drive advisor awareness adoption and practice growth.
By integrating content management experience design and operational execution this role ensures a consistent high-quality APS presence across podcasts workshops digital content and advisor events. The consultant plays a critical role in improving how advisors access engage with and apply APS capabilities in their practices.
This can be a remote position within the US.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Partner with APS leaders consultants and PGDs to operationalize initiatives translating strategy into clear implementation plans communications and field-ready resources.
Own and manage APS content planning and distribution ensuring a consistent high-quality flow of advisor-facing content across podcasts blogs video and digital platforms.
Lead end-to-end content production efforts coordinating subject matter experts managing timelines and ensuring delivery aligns to APS priorities and advisor needs.
Design and deliver advisor experiences and learning events including workshops training sessions and large-scale APS-sponsored events that drive engagement and adoption.
Establish and maintain content and experience workflows creating scalable processes templates and systems that improve efficiency consistency and quality.
Coordinate across multiple APS programs and workstreams ensuring alignment timing and execution consistency across content and advisor experiences.
Manage content repositories and advisor resource hubs ensuring materials are current organized and easily accessible to the field.
Leverage advisor engagement data and feedback to enhance impact identifying opportunities to improve content relevance experience quality and field adoption.
Serve as a cross-functional connector across APS and partner teams driving collaboration and ensuring seamless execution from concept through delivery
Describe below the audience this role will interact with and level of influence they will have on those roles.
This role operates at the center of APS execution interacting with a broad set of stakeholders to ensure content and experiences are aligned coordinated and impactful.
Key stakeholders include:
APS Consultants Strategists and Program Managers (e.g. Teaming Transition Planning NPA)
Practice Growth Directors (PGDs) and Field Leaders
Financial Advisors and advisor teams (end users of content and experiences)
Training Coaching and Practice Efficiency teams
Learning design communications and content production partners
Level of Influence:
Drives alignment and execution without direct authority
Shapes how APS initiatives are experienced by the field
Influences adoption through quality of content clarity of delivery and experience design
Acts as a central coordinator ensuring consistency across APS priorities and channel
QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:
Required:
Bachelors degree or equivalent experience required in business communications marketing or a related field
58 years of experience in content development program management event planning or advisor-leadership roles within financial services
Proven ability to manage end-to-end content production and multi-channel delivery (digital live and hybrid experiences)
Strong program and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities timelines and stakeholders simultaneously
Experience designing and delivering engaging learning experiences workshops or field events
Ability to translate strategy into clear actionable and advisor-ready content and resources
Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence without direct authority
High attention to detail and commitment to quality consistency and brand alignment
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Preferred:
Experience supporting advisor development practice management or field enablement programs
Familiarity with financial advisor business models practice growth strategies and teaming or succession concepts
Experience working with multimedia content (podcasts video production digital platforms)
Background in learning design communications strategy or experience design
Experience building scalable processes playbooks and operational frameworks
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