Senior Financial Content Writer - Commerce Trust

About Working at Commerce 

Building a career here is more than just steps on a ladder. It’s about helping people find financial safety and success, helping businesses thrive, and making sure people and their money are taken care of. And our commitment doesn’t stop there. Our culture is about our people, the ones in our communities and the ones that work with us.  

Here, you’ll find opportunities to grow and learn, to connect with others, and build relationships with the people around you. You’ll have the space and resources to grow into the best version of yourself. Because our number one investment is you.

Creating an award-winning culture doesn't come easy. And after 160 years, we know Commerce Bank is only at its best when our people are. If this sounds interesting to you, keep reading and let’s talk. 

Compensation Range

Hourly: $39.40 - $46.40 (Amount based on relevant experience, skills, and competencies.)

For more than a century, Commerce Trust has been a leading provider of wealth management services including financial planning, estate and tax planning, investment management, private banking and trust administration services. Our approach to wealth management means assembling a team of seasoned wealth management professionals across disciplines who collaborate to ensure each client’s financial journey is uniquely crafted for their goals. Commerce Trust is a division of Commerce Bank.

About This Job

The main purpose of this role is to work with the Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Investment Officer to develop informative, influential, differentiating investment management content for a range of strategic initiatives in alignment with the wealth brand. This job requires collaboration with largely internal investment subject matter experts to ensure high editorial standards and copy that reflect our client and investment philosophy, and that resonate with our target audiences in the high-net-worth and institutional wealth management space.

Essential Functions

• Serve as a subject matter expert for investment content writing and take the lead to develop, write, and edit a variety of investment content pieces, with a constant eye toward accuracy, quality, brand and consistency, delivering content that promotes the Commerce Trust wealth management brand with professional authority

• Collaborate with and build strong working relationships with subject matter experts, including investment managers and analysts and portfolio managers

• Take ownership of the investment content calendar, attend internal investment team meetings to inform recommendations for new content ideas for the calendar which must be presented to leadership, aligned with the company's current perspective on the economy and markets

• Keep abreast of current developments in delivering financial content and use those insights to inform ideas

• Drive engagement with target audience by presenting thought leadership in a compelling, authoritative, high impact way on a variety of topics ranging from the flagship market and economic outlooks, to quarterly chart driven narratives, to monthly topic-specific written commentaries, must execute with a narrative writing style

• Apply research, writing and editing skills to the entire editorial process to conceive, research, interview and extract insights from subject matter experts, develop and create thought leadership pieces in multiple formats and across a variety of media, including video and podcast content, investment reports, newsletter and website articles, social media posts, promotional headlines and text, you will be your own project manager

• Partner with internal and external marketing and media production colleagues to produce the content in go-to-market form on time and error free, with appropriate sources

• Guide the timely review of content through the Legal and Compliance review process with thoughtfully prepared submissions that align with the overall marketing content calendar, able to appropriately reconcile and address Legal and Compliance feedback with the CIO and CMO for approval

• Contribute to the content strategy and planning process based on the insights brought from collaborating with subject matter expert colleagues and through content development responsibilities

• Perform other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Strong knowledge of the investment management field

• Tenacious with a passion for sharing investment industry insights through content in an approachable, non-jargony tone and narrative style to connect with the audience

• Able to adjust tone and message to tailor the message for specific audiences and diverse formats

• Ability to engage with and understand professional subject matter experts at all levels to articulate their story in a compelling and interesting, understandable way and follow up with them for content review

• Open to other viewpoints, feedback, collaboration and be versatile enough to work with different types of people and personalities whose subject matter input is necessary to the process

• Strong project management skills and sense of urgency with ability to adjust approach or timelines with comfort, driving to timely delivery of quality content

• Overall driven to deliver high quality, engaging content in representation of the Commerce Trust Company brand and investment philosophy

• Motivated and organized self-starter with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines

• Inquisitive, agile, and strong team player with excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills

• Ability to remain adaptable and resilient to all situations with an optimistic outlook and cast a positive shadow that is aligned with our culture and Core Values

• Intermediate level proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Teams, and Outlook  

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required

• 6+ years investment writing experience required

***For individuals applying, assigned and/or hired to work in areas with pay transparency requirements, Commerce is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for some roles.  This compensation range is for the Senior Financial Content Writer - CTC job and contemplates a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to location, skill sets, education, relevant experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for any applicable differentials (geographic, bilingual, or shift) that could be associated with the position or where it is filled. At Commerce, compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each situation. A reasonable estimate of the current base pay is $39.40 to $46.40 per hour.

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The candidate selected for this position may be eligible for the following employment benefits: employer sponsored health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), life insurance, paid vacation, and paid personal time. In addition, we offer career development, education assistance, and voluntary supplemental benefits.  Click here to learn more.

Location: 8000 Forsyth Blvd, Clayton, Missouri 63105

Time Type:

Full time