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Salary: USD 185,000 - 211,000 / annual
Wealthfront is seeking an experienced economist or data scientist with macroeconomic expertise to produce public-facing economic research, datasets, and written content. This role sits within the Investment Research and Data Science team and supports the Content Team by translating macroeconomic trends into insights relevant to young professionals managing personal finances.
You will be the primary driver of Wealthfront's market commentary vertical and newsletter, Vested Interest, while also contributing to the company blog, social media, and media outreach. Your work will involve daily monitoring of market and macroeconomic news, generating timely analyses that help audiences navigate market trends, and translating complex data into engaging written content, visualizations, and interactive tools.
Key responsibilities include: analyzing stock market data and economic indicators (CPI, PPI, FRED, etc.); producing accessible, high-quality written commentary; creating data visualizations; partnering with Communications, Social Media, and Creative teams to distribute content across channels; conducting media, podcast, and video interviews; and supporting broader Research and Data Science initiatives.
You should have 4-6+ years of experience running quantitative economic analyses and writing compelling content for broad audiences. A background in analyzing third-party and first-party economic data connected to consumer finance trends is essential. Strong storytelling ability, data visualization expertise, and comfort with public-facing media appearances are highly valued. A Bachelor's degree in economics or a quantitative field is required; advanced degrees are preferred. Proficiency in Python or R is necessary.
Wealthfront's mission is to create a financial system that favors people over institutions through technology-enabled, low-cost financial products. The company serves over 1 million clients managing $85+ billion in assets across automated investing, cash accounts, and stock investing platforms.
