Sr. Editorial Manager - Financial Advisor Practice Management

Vanguard; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard is seeking a senior editor to transform expertise and research into compelling thought leadership for financial advisors. You will partner with editorial strategy leaders, researchers, portfolio managers, and marketing to identify priority stories, shape narratives, and produce advisor-focused content.

You will write, edit, and curate articles, studies, and presentations, translating complex topics into clear, differentiated insights while upholding Vanguard's voice and standards.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in editorial strategy, financial journalism, content development or related fields.
• Experience writing and editing for Financial Advisory markets.
• Experience in wealth management, asset management, or investment research.
• Exceptional writing, editing, interviewing, and storytelling skills.
• Ability to translate complex topics into clear, actionable content for professionals.

Responsibilities

• Partner with editorial strategy leaders to develop content agendas.
• Identify trends and high-impact storytelling opportunities for financial advisors.
• Shape narratives and platforms across priority topics for advisor audiences.
• Translate research, data, and subject-matter expertise into editorial concepts.
• Write and edit advisor-facing articles, research, presentations, and scripts.
• Collaborate with researchers, PMs, executives, and marketing to ensure quality.
• Balance multiple priorities while maintaining high editorial standards and deadlines.

Skills

Editorial strategy

Financial journalism

Content development

Thought leadership

Financial communications

Interviewing skills

Storytelling

Stakeholder management

Editing

Research collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

This role is responsible for transforming Vanguard's expertise, research, and intellectual capital into compelling thought leadership and advisor-facing content that advances business priorities and delivers value to financial advisors. Serving as a key partner to editorial strategy leaders, researchers, portfolio managers, subject-matter experts, and marketing teams, this role helps identify the most important stories, shape editorial priorities, develop distinctive points of view, and create content that informs, engages, and influences advisor audiences. The role combines editorial strategy, reporting, writing, editing, and content development. Successful candidates bring deep familiarity with the advisory industry and the ability to translate complex topics into clear, differentiated, and actionable insights.

This role is responsible for transforming Vanguard's expertise, research, and intellectual capital into compelling thought leadership and advisor-facing content that advances business priorities and delivers value to financial advisors.

Key Responsibilities

Editorial strategy and content development

• Partner with editorial strategy leaders to develop and execute content agendas aligned with business priorities.
• Identify emerging trends, timely issues, and high-impact storytelling opportunities relevant to financial advisors.
• Shape narratives, content frameworks, and thought leadership platforms across priority topics.
• Translate research, data, and subject-matter expertise into audience-centered editorial concepts.
• Recommend content formats, distribution approaches, and editorial treatments that maximize audience value.

Reporting and subject matter expertise

• Conduct interviews with internal and external subject-matter experts, researchers, portfolio managers, executives, and financial advisors.
• Synthesize insights from interviews, proprietary research, industry reports, surveys, academic studies, and market developments.
• Develop a deep understanding of advisor needs, industry challenges, investment trends, and practice management opportunities.
• Ensure content reflects current industry developments and evolving advisor expectations.

Writing and editing

• Write and edit articles, research-based thought leadership, executive bylines, presentations, scripts, reports, web content, and other advisor-facing materials.
• Elevate content through rigorous editing, ensuring clarity, sophistication, consistency, and editorial excellence.
• Translate complex concepts into persuasive, engaging narratives without sacrificing accuracy or nuance.
• Ensure Vanguard's voice, perspective, and standards are consistently reflected across content.

Research and thought leadership

• Partner with research teams to identify opportunities for proprietary studies, surveys, benchmarks, and advisor-focused insights.
• Help shape research questions, storytelling approaches, and editorial implications of research findings.
• Develop narratives that turn research findings into compelling thought leadership.
• Identify opportunities to repurpose research across multiple channels and audiences.

Stakeholder partnership

• Build strong relationships with researchers, product teams, investment experts, practice management consultants, marketing partners, communications teams, and senior leaders.
• Facilitate productive content development and review processes across diverse stakeholders.
• Balance multiple priorities while maintaining high editorial standards and meeting deadlines.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on content quality, storytelling, and audience relevance.

What You Will Need

• 8+ years of experience in editorial strategy, financial journalism, content development, thought leadership, financial communications, or related fields.
• Prior experience writing and editing for articles and communications for Financial Advisory markets.
• Experience working in wealth management, asset management, or investment research.
• Exceptional writing, editing, interviewing, and storytelling skills.
• Proven ability to translate complex subject matter into compelling content for professional audiences.
• Experience working closely with senior stakeholders and subject-matter experts.
• Strong editorial judgment and ability to identify meaningful stories, trends, and opportunities.
• Experience managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Preferred

• Knowledge of wealth management and financial planning trends and the business of delivering financial advice, including a wide range of practice management topics
• Knowledge of markets, investment strategy and products, portfolio construction, and capital markets.
• Experience developing proprietary research, surveys, benchmarking studies, or research-driven thought leadership.
• Experience writing for executive audiences or external media-quality publications.
• Familiarity with advisor-facing content platforms, thought leadership programs, and integrated content ecosystems.
• Experience developing editorial governance, content planning, editorial calendar management, content rationalization, and enterprise alignment.

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard

At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we’re on a mission. To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.