Senior Editor, Research & Thought Leadership

Wwshemi; United States; On-site; USD 116,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

AlphaSense is seeking a versatile Senior Editor to shape the content behind marketing, thought leadership, and research goals. Reporting to the Editorial Director, you edit and lumineux across formats, guiding writers with clear feedback and maintaining rigorous standards.

You’ll ensure accuracy, craft engaging material, and drive content that resonates with institutional audiences. You will also manage editorial calendars, align content with campaigns, and collaborate with events, brand, and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience editing content for an institutional finance audience.
• Exceptional editing and writing skills, with strong grammar.
• Ability to distill complex topics into digestible content for professional audiences.
• Experience editing across formats including web, email, and social media.
• Solid understanding of financial markets, industries, companies, and investing concepts.
• Ability to research and interpret financial data, reports, and market trends.
• Comfortable working with writers, editors, marketers, designers, engineers, and subject matter experts.
• Proficiency with content management systems (CMS), Google Suite, Tableau, and Asana.
• Familiarity with SEO principles and content marketing best practices.
• Experience with data visualization and incorporating charts/graphs into content.

Responsibilities

• Edit content for clarity, tone, voice, grammar, and style, ensuring materials are polished and professional.
• Refine and rework existing content to improve readability, flow, and engagement.
• Proofread for errors in grammar, punctuation, and formatting, maintaining a high quality standard.
• Write copy, briefs, abstracts, headlines, summaries and other short-form material for content promotion.
• Partner with writers to develop thought leadership content, occasionally contributing as a ghostwriter.
• Coach writers to improve pieces and apply feedback to future work.
• Apply editorial judgment on what meets standards and what needs another pass.
• Ensure content aligns with AlphaSense’s brand voice and messaging guidelines.
• Collaborate with marketing, product, and sales to convey product value through content.
• Liaise with cross-functional stakeholders to align on priorities and goals.
• Work with the design team to integrate visuals and data into content.
• Stay current on market trends to improve content relevance.
• Ensure all content is optimized for SEO.

Job description

About AlphaSense:

AlphaSense is the AI platform redefining market intelligence and workflow orchestration, trusted by thousands of leading organizations to drive faster, more confident decisions in business and finance. The platform combines domain-specific AI with a vast content universe of over 500 million premium business documents - including equity research, earnings calls, expert interviews, filings, news, and internal proprietary content. Purpose-built for speed, accuracy, and enterprise-grade security, AlphaSense helps teams extract critical insights, uncover market-moving trends, and automate complex workflows with high-quality outputs. With AI solutions like Generative Search, Generative Grid, and Deep Research, AlphaSense delivers the clarity and depth professionals need to navigate complexity and obtain accurate, real-time information quickly. For more information, visit www.alpha-sense.com (http://www.alpha-sense.com). Come join us.

About the Team:

The Research and Thought Leadership team within the broader Marketing team at AlphaSense plays a pivotal role in positioning the company as a trusted leader in the financial data and business intelligence space. This team combines industry expertise with cutting‑edge business and financial insights to produce high-quality research, market commentary, and thought‑leadership content. The team's work not only informs clients and prospects but also shapes broader financial industry conversations, driving deeper engagement within key sectors such as technology, energy, and healthcare, as well as overall macroeconomic trends. Through these efforts, the team helps solidify AlphaSense's reputation as an indispensable resource for business and financial information.

About the Role:

We are seeking a versatile Senior Editor to shape the content behind AlphaSense's marketing, thought leadership, and research goals.

Reporting to the Editorial Director, you will be the primary editor for our Research & Thought Leadership content, handling line editing, substantive revisions, copy editing, and occasionally writing across formats: research reports, product and research articles, technical content, executive thought leadership pieces, SEO articles, case studies, emails, newsletters and more. You will work directly with writers, giving clear feedback and adapting to a range of working styles to keep projects moving. Strong knowledge of financial markets and how to position content for an institutional audience is essential.

You will also contribute to editorial project management, from the editorial calendar to alignment between content and campaigns, working across events, brand, and revenue marketing. This side of the role suits someone organized, sharp, self‑directed, and comfortable taking ownership of process.

This role is ideal for someone with strong editorial judgement and editing experience in financial services who thrives in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment.

Who You Are:

• 7+ years of experience editing content for an institutional finance audience.

• Exceptional editing and writing skills, with an eye for detail and a strong command of grammar, syntax, and style.

• Ability to distill complex, technical topics into digestible, engaging content for professional audiences.

• Experience editing across formats and channels, including web, email, and social media.

• Solid understanding of financial markets, industries, companies, and investing concepts is essential.

• Ability to research and interpret financial data, reports, and market trends to create accurate and compelling content.

• Comfortable working in a collaborative environment with writers, editors, marketers, designers, engineers, and subject matter experts.

• Ability to take feedback constructively and make improvements to content based on editorial direction.

• Proficiency with content management systems (CMS), Google Suite, Tableau, and project management tools (e.g., Asana).

• Familiarity with SEO principles and content marketing best practices.

• Experience with data visualization and how to incorporate charts, graphs, and infographics into written content.

What You’ll Do:

• Edit content for clarity, tone, voice, grammar, and style, ensuring all materials are polished and professional

• Refine and rework existing content to improve readability, flow, and engagement.

• Proofread for errors in grammar, punctuation, and formatting, maintaining a high level of quality and consistency

• Write copy, briefs, abstracts, headlines, summaries and other short form material for content promotion internally and externally

• Partner with writers to develop thought leadership content, occasionally contributing as a ghostwriter

• Work closely with and coach writers to improve written pieces and provide feedback they can apply in the future

• Apply sound editorial judgment on what meets our standards and what needs another pass

• Ensure all content aligns with AlphaSense’s brand voice, tone, and messaging guidelines

• Partner with marketing teams, product, and sales teams to understand AlphaSense’s products and services and convey their value through effective content

• Liaise with cross‑functional stakeholders across marketing and the broader company to gather inputs, align on priorities, and ensure research content supports our business goals

• Work with the design team to ensure content is visually appealing and engaging, and integrate insights and data visualizations into content, enhancing its value and credibility

• Stay current on market and industry trends and competitor content to continually improve the quality and relevance of AlphaSense’s materials

• Ensure all content is optimized for SEO, and apply SEO considerations to ideation

• Monitor the performance of published content and make recommendations for improvement based on data‑driven insights

Editorial Project Management

• Assist with managing the Research & Thought Leadership editorial calendar, ensuring visibility across planned reports, articles, webinars, events, newsletters and campaign assets.

• Maintain team process documentation, including style guides, intake processes and workflow guides.

For base compensation, we set standard ranges for all roles based on function and level benchmarked against similar stage growth companies and internal comparables. In order to be compliant with local legislation, as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, we share salary ranges on all job postings regardless of desired hiring location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience/expertise and may vary from the amounts listed below.

You may also be offered a performance‑based bonus, equity, and a generous benefits program.

Base Compensation Range

$116,000-$140,000 USD

AlphaSense is an equal‑opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals. All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling AlphaSense’s commitment to equal employment opportunity. AlphaSense does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status, disability, or any other non‑merit factor. This policy applies to every aspect of employment at AlphaSense, including recruitment, hiring, training, advancement, and termination.

In addition, it is the policy of AlphaSense to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances where a particular employee works.

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