Lead Economist, Editorial

The role

You will produce public-facing economic research, data sets and written content using first- and third-party data. You will track daily market and macro news and turn it into analyses that help young professionals connect economic trends to their personal finance goals.

What you will do

• Monitor market and macroeconomic news daily and produce timely, unique economic analyses
• Turn analyses into public-facing written content, visualizations and interactive tools
• Partner with Comms, Social Media and Creative teams to distribute your work across channels
• Conduct media, podcast and video interviews to publicize your analyses
• Support additional Research and Data Science initiatives as needed

Required qualifications

• 4-6+ years experience running quantitative economic data analyses and writing accessible, high-quality content
• Experience analyzing third- and first-party economic data and connecting it to consumer finance trends
• Storytelling creativity and ability to translate data into digestible content
• Willingness to participate in public-facing media and/or video interviews
• Bachelor's degree in economics or another quantitative field
• Proficiency in Python or R

Nice to have

• Experience with data visualization
• Previous experience in media interviews
• Master's or PhD

Benefits

• Medical, vision and dental insurance
• 401K plan
• Generous time off
• Parental leave
• Wellness reimbursements
• Professional development
• Employee investing discount

Before you apply

• Willingness to take part in public-facing media and/or video interviews is required

About the company

Wealthfront builds low-cost, easy-to-use financial products, including automated investing, a cash account, a zero-commission brokerage account and a digital mortgage experience. The company states it has over 1.5 million funded clients.