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The Daily Upside

The Daily Upside is hiring: Wealth Management Reporter in New York

The Daily Upside, New York, NY, United States, 10261


About the Company

The Daily Upside is a fast-growing digital media company covering business, finance, economics, and investing. Our team of career journalists covers the events and forces shaping the global business climate with a passion for peeling back the layers of market-moving stories. Across our suite of properties we have over 1 million engaged subscribers.


Our flagship newsletter covers business, finance and economics for global business leaders and decision makers. We also have a suite of B2B properties: CIO Upside, focused on chief information officers and the IT community, Advisor Upside, focused on the wealth management community, and Power Corridor, focused on the intersection of Wall Street and DC.


Our mission is to empower forward-thinking business leaders with a nuanced understanding of the subtext and underlying drivers shaping the economic outlook. We write in a manner that’s equal parts engaging and insightful, with a mission to be a “must read” for global business leaders looking to stay sharp on important trends.


About the Role

We are looking for an experienced journalist to join our team to spearhead the editorial vision and ongoing execution of Advisor Upside and help launch a new vertical focused on ETFs. The ideal candidate will have experience in B2B publishing and familiarity with the financial advisor ecosystem.


You will be responsible for creating compelling coverage of the financial advisor industry, including client-management best practices, investment trends, and unique and important industry news. Our value proposition will be unveiling interesting and important narratives instead of the rote commodity news that typically defines B2B publishing. The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to write with clarity, technical accuracy, and creativity.


Responsibilities:

  • Create daily content focused on the wealth management industry. Work closely with leadership to refine the editorial vision for the product to differentiate us from existing editorial products.
  • Build and maintain a robust network of industry sources to create high-impact, enterprise journalism.
  • Own the ideation and execution of the 3x per week newsletter with high-quality editorial spanning industry news, practice management insights, and investing commentary.
  • Work with our growth team to implement SEO strategies to drive traffic and reader engagement.
  • Conduct interviews with industry thought leaders.
  • Participate in industry conferences and podcasts and elevate the awareness of our editorial in the wealth management ecosystem.


Requirements:

  • 5-plus years of professional experience preferably in wealth management, financial advisory, and RIA publications with clear understanding of the ETF marketplace.
  • Well versed in a wide range of financial products, like ETFs and mutual funds, and accustomed to describing financial markets, products, and economic activity in clear, direct language.
  • Strong reporting skills and comfort working in a fast-paced news environment and on deadline.
  • High attention to detail, strong writing skills, excellent time management, and multitasking abilities.
  • Ability to tell data-driven stories.
  • Experience applying brand voice and tone across assets while distilling technical information in a concise and effective manner.
  • Proficiency in project management tools, communication platforms, and creative production suites.


Preferred Skills

  • Demonstrable experience or interest in creating videos, webinars and podcasts is a major plus.


Benefits:

  • Competitive salary and commission structure. Salary for the role is commensurate with experience and depends on several factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401k
  • Unlimited PTO, paid holidays
  • Work from anywhere with a good internet connection
  • Opportunity to work with a fun and passionate team and be a stakeholder in building something truly special in the media industry
  • Regular team outings (virtual or in-person)