Lead Economist, Editorial

Wealthfront is looking for an economist or data scientist with macro expertise to produce public-facing economic research, data sets, and written content using first- and third-party data. This role will sit within Wealthfront's Investment Research and Data Science team, and support the Wealthfront Content Team by providing insight into consumer, market, and business trends that helps young professionals connect macroeconomic news with their personal finance goals. This role will particularly support our growing market commentary vertical and newsletter, Vested Interest, in addition to Wealthfront's blog, social media channels, and media outreach.

Responsibilities

Monitor market and macroeconomic news daily and generate timely, unique economic analyses that help young professionals navigate market trends and build their financial confidence; Turn your analyses into public-facing written content, visualizations, and interactive tools that increase engagement with Wealthfront's audience; Partner with Comms, Social Media and Creative teams to distribute your work across a variety of content channels; Conduct media, podcast, and video interviews to further publicize your analyses; Support additional Research and Data Science initiatives as needed

Requirements

4-6+ years experience running quantitative economic data analyses and writing accessible, high-quality content summarizing your findings; Experience analyzing third and first-party economic data and connecting it to consumer finance trends; Storytelling creativity and expertise in translating data into unique, digestible content; Willingness to participate in public facing media and/or video interviews; Bachelor's degree in economics or another quantitative field; Proficiency in high-level programming languages such as Python or R

Nice to have

Experience with data visualization; Previous experience with public facing media and/or video interviews; Master's or PhD preferred

Benefits

Medical, vision, dental; 401K plan; Generous time off; Parental leave; Wellness reimbursements; Professional development; Employee investing discount; Equity; Discretionary bonus