Financial Copywriter

6+ month contract with strong potential to extend or convert. Hybrid onsite in Boston, MA (3 days/week).

About the role

The Copyeditor/Short-Form Writer role combines excellent editorial precision with creative, concise copywriting. You will focus on writing short-form content such as headlines, social media posts, email copy, web banners, and promotional blurbs, as well as longer-form sales ideas, event materials, and personal investing flyers. This role also supports copyediting and proofreading, providing backup to our full-time editorial standards manager and reviewing our full range of marketing and editorial content. You will help ensure our content is accurate, engaging, brand-consistent, and compliant while simplifying complex financial ideas into clear, audience-friendly messaging.

Responsibilities

• Writes and refines short-form copy, sales materials, client flyers, and event promotion for digital and print use, including headlines, emails, social media posts, video scripts, web pages, sales materials, and flyers (for investment professionals, their clients, and individual investors).
• Collaborates with writers, designers, and marketers to craft compelling copy that aligns with the organization's business objectives, brand, and style standards.
• Copyedits and proofreads a wide variety of marketing, client-facing, and internal content to ensure clarity, consistency, grammar, and adherence to the organization's voice and brand positioning.
• Reviews and edits investment content to align with both brand and industry standards without compromising technical accuracy.
• Prioritizes and manages multiple deliverables on tight timelines while maintaining attention to detail.
• Communicates all edits and comments in a timely and effective manner.
• Maintains thorough knowledge of all company product lines, business channel communications needs, and major legal and compliance guidelines.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience, in English, Journalism, Communications, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum 5-6+ years of professional experience in financial copyediting and copywriting.
• Experience in asset or wealth management, financial publishing, or institutional investment communications preferred.
• Excellent command of grammar, syntax, punctuation, and style.
• Expert editing, proofreading, and organizational skills.
• Proven ability to work well under pressure, meet deadlines, and manage a high volume of projects simultaneously.
• Strong portfolio of short-form content and evidence of editorial rigor in a regulated industry.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; familiarity with Adobe Acrobat and project management tools a plus.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively across functions and geographies.

Pay

$48-52/hour.

Schedule

Hybrid onsite in Boston, MA (3 days/week).