Hybrid Senior Specialist, Communications, Content Strategy – Asset Management

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About the role

  • Senior Specialist creating insight-led content for financial advisors at Northern Trust Asset Management. Leading collaboration with investment teams to drive digital engagement across various channels.

Responsibilities

  • Write advisor-centric thought leadership • Market commentary, investment explainers, portfolio construction content, client-ready guides, emails, infographics, and video/podcast scripts.
  • Translate complex ideas into plain English • Turn investment views, data, and product mechanics into clear, client-friendly narratives advisors can share.
  • Support lead-generation campaigns • Create content for email, social, paid media, landing pages, gated assets, and nurture flows—focused on engagement and qualified leads.
  • Lead rapid market-response content • Draft and coordinate time-sensitive market commentary in close partnership with Investment teams—often under tight deadlines.
  • Collaborate across teams • Work daily with Investments, Sales, Product Marketing, Digital, Design/Video, and Compliance to deliver high-quality, compliant content.
  • Measure and improve performance • Track engagement, SEO, MQLs, and sales adoption—and use insights to refine topics, formats, and distribution.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of writing/editing experience in asset or wealth management (or related financial services)
  • 3+ creating content for intermediary channels (wirehouse, IBD, RIA)
  • Strong understanding of markets, investment products (mutual funds, ETFs, SMAs, alternatives), and portfolio construction concepts
  • Proven ability to create digital-first content that drives engagement and leads
  • Comfort working in a regulated environment, including close partnership with Compliance
  • Strong interviewing, headline-writing, and fact-checking skills
  • Highly organized, deadline-driven, and comfortable operating during fast-moving market events
  • Familiarity with content performance metrics (e.g., analytics, UTMs, CRM/marketing automation)

Benefits

  • retirement benefits (401k and pension)
  • health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability)
  • paid time off
  • parental and caregiver leave
  • life & accident insurance
  • other voluntary and well-being benefits
  • discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component

Job title

Senior Specialist, Communications, Content Strategy – Asset Management

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$95,600 - $162,400 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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