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About the Role

William Blair Investment Management is seeking an experienced Investment Content Strategist to help shape our market outlook and bring insight across macro trends, geopolitics, and portfolio positioning to colleagues, clients, prospects and other industry audiences. This individual will collaborate with the broader Investment Management team to develop clear, timely and compelling content to further differentiate our value proposition across the industry.

Responsibilities

Present cohesive perspectives that differentiate us from market and help organize our internal thinking across investment teams to more effectively communicate to clients and prospects.
Write persuasive content that elevates our voice in the marketplace and ensures that our investment insights are communicated consistently, thoughtfully, and with the depth that clients expect; see pieces through from creation to completion and ensure are both clear and timely.
Collaborate with investment teams, sales and client service teams, and marketing colleagues to help bring together the best thinking from across the firm and present cohesive perspective on the issues that matter most to our clients and drive engagement.
Understand, analyze, and articulate the forces shaping the investment landscape and the implications for client portfolios and long-term objectives.
Contribute ideas and ask questions to help make content relevant, accessible, and actionable.
Participate in client and prospect meetings and other investment-related forums to provide expertise on macro-economic trends and overall landscape.
Handle other ad-hoc content related tasks and projects.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
Master’s degree in economics, political science or related degree is highly preferred.
5+ years of financial journalism experience, preferably within a highly regarded financial publication such as FT, WSJ, the Economist or Bloomberg.
Ability to communicate with various levels of seniority in the organization.
Must be detail oriented with the ability to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines.
In-depth knowledge of investment concepts and macroeconomic topics.
Exceptional writing and editing skills with a range of complexity and ability to adjust tone and message for specific audiences and diverse formats.
Highly effective speaker and willingness to present in-person to various audiences.
Execution oriented with ability to problem solve and navigate within an organization.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

Skills

Investment concepts
Macroeconomic topics
Writing
Editing
Public speaking
Problem solving
Microsoft Office Suite

Location

Chicago
NY

Work Type

Travel ~30%

Experience Level

5+ years

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree
Master’s degree in economics, political science or related degree

Salary/Compensations

$125,000—$145,000 USD

Benefits

Medical coverage
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
Employer paid short-term disability
Employer paid long-term disability
Life insurance
401(k)
Profit sharing
Paid time off
Maven family & fertility benefit
Parental leave (including adoption, surrogacy, and foster placement)
Other voluntary benefits
Discretionary annual bonus
Commission-based incentives

About the Company

William Blair strives to attract qualified candidates who specialize in investment banking, investment management, private wealth management, and other strategic resource groups.
We are committed to empowering our colleagues to deliver client success and engage in our communities.
Our firm has delivered trusted advice for nine decades, continuing to deepen our expertise and relationships across asset classes and markets throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.
We provide advisory services, strategies, and solutions to meet clients’ evolving needs amid dynamic market conditions and varying industries.
What sets us apart is that we are an independent partnership, with colleagues who have unique experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds.
We empower our people to bring their best thinking so we can deliver the tailored, thoughtful work and problem-solving abilities that our clients expect.
Learn more about us by visiting williamblair.com.

Equal Opportunity

William Blair is an equal opportunity employer.
It complies with all laws and regulations that prohibit discrimination in employment practice because of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, marital status, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, unfavorable discharge from the military service or on the basis of a physical or mental disability that is unrelated to the employee's ability to perform the duties of the job applied for.
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