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Senior Writer – Investment Content

Senior Writer – Investment Content

CompanyFranklin Resources
LocationLondon, UK, Edinburgh, UK, Toronto, ON, Canada
Salary$Not Provided – $Not Provided
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s, MBA
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • BA in communications or MBA
  • 10+ years of communications experience in asset management essential
  • Proven writing, editing and communication skills
  • Experience collaborating with seasoned portfolio managers
  • Advanced financial markets and trends knowledge, and an understanding of the products and vehicles
  • Strong understanding of either the Canadian or UK asset management industry
  • Experience in editorial content creation (writing skills), video creation, infographics (understand process and best practices)
  • Fluent English – spoken and written is essential – French is an asset
  • Comfortable with using AI tools for copy, translation, and variations
  • Experience in client journey mapping and campaign analytics
  • Strong project management skills

Responsibilities

  • Partner with UK and Canadian channel marketers to build content strategy per market and per channel.
  • Create innovative content across formats to support new and ongoing campaigns – videos, blogs, long-form articles, topic papers, infographics, etc., and determine the best format for content that aligns with the distribution plan.
  • Aggregate content needs from key stakeholders and plan in line with current business priorities and marketing campaign plans.
  • Develop distribution plan in partnership with channel marketers for the planned content leveraging owned and paid channels.
  • Create new content as required by local markets ensuring it meets the business requirements and compliance rules of each market.
  • Responsible to route, translate, and produce as needed.
  • Curate and/or localize content acquired from global sources and distribute according to marketing plans.
  • Coordinate production and compliance reviews including translation(s) and social posts.
  • Ensure awareness of existing content among marketing and sales teams, and collect needs on regular basis.
  • Look for collaborative opportunities and efficiencies with other local marketing and global teams.
  • Actively participate in editorial planning calls with global teams representing the UK and Canada.
  • Report on key KPIs (which content is performing best and with which platforms and formats).
  • Provide general writing support for other marketing content including emails, landing pages, brochures, executive speaking notes, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

    No preferred qualifications provided.