About the role

Simply Wall St investing writer covering US markets, earnings, and financial news. Creating research-driven editorial, B2B, SEO, and conversion-focused content for everyday investors.

Responsibilities

Gather information on newsworthy US and global topics for coverage across the Editorial team
Craft original, often contrarian ideas that distinguish Simply Wall St from mainstream financial news
Respond quickly to US market events, earnings, and time-sensitive matters during US hours
Act as the on-hours US voice for stories important to a US audience
Write articles for Editorial or B2B covering investing insights, company and economic news, financial products, and more
Contribute to The Foxhole, Market Insights, bespoke articles, and emails
Publish an average of one Market Insights article every three weeks alongside other timely pieces
Weave Simply Wall St community assets, including Narratives and Company Reports, into content
Optimize content using SEO and GEO practices to maximize impressions, clicks, click-through rate, and registrations
Produce creative, high-converting campaign, product, partner, and brand copy
Support the Senior Investment Editor with content initiatives and production
Work flexibly with teams across the business as needed

3 to 5+ years writing about markets, investing, or finance, ideally for a consumer or investor audience
Deep US market fluency, including the US news cycle, earnings season, and factors moving US stocks
Experienced stock investor with knowledge of fundamental analysis, portfolio management, and long-term investing
Broad knowledge across industries and markets
Excellent written English with a human, personal voice
Comfortable adopting AI tools for research and content production
Strong, fast writing ability under deadlines
Ability to find original, often contrarian angles
Ability to translate complex investing ideas into accessible, engaging prose
Solid SEO and GEO literacy
Self-editing ability and reliability with light oversight
Conversion copywriting skills
Proactive, self-directed, and motivated work style
Comfortable working remotely and mostly asynchronously as part of a globally distributed team
US-aligned time zone and availability during US hours
Independent-contractor engagement

Flexible remote work: work where you're most productive
Share Club: cash to invest, a free SWS subscription, and regular sessions to talk stocks with the team
L&D fund: we invest in your growth
Team events & hackathons: come together and push what's possible