Lead Economist, EditorialNew$185K–$211K
The opportunity
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…
What you'll do
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.
What they're looking for
- + 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.
- Experience with data visualization is highly preferred.
- Willingness to participate in public facing media and/or video interviews: required, previous experience preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in economics or another quantitative field required, Masters or PhD preferred.
- Proficiency in high-level programming languages such as Python or R.
