Job Description:

Our client, a global investment management organisation, is looking for a Content Writer/ Product Specialist based in the UK. The Team is a global group of asset class specialists and writers with responsibility for driving quality of content. The job holder will act as internal Subject Matter Expert for assigned investment products and lead the process of sourcing, writing, editing, and maintaining standard responses held in the content library.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Significant experience/interest in investment/financial writing.
• Significant knowledge and experience in asset management, specifically with equity strategies.
• Deep experience in sourcing and managing written content, and especially in building relationships with information providers.
• Team player capable of building and maintaining strong working relationships.
• Well established people management experience.
• Degree in a finance or writing discipline preferred or equivalent work experience.
• Understanding and experience of the formal RFP and DDQ processes.
• Strong knowledge of Investment/Asset management product range, across equity, fixed income, real estate, and alternatives.
• Meticulous attention to detail and keen eye for consistency and accuracy.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent project management and organisation skills.
• Familiarity with proposal software (or ability to master quickly), advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly MS Word and PowerPoint.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Demonstrable experience in researching and writing product and corporate-level material in a global asset management environment.
• Significant asset management experience, preferably in a multi-site or global environment.
• General financial services experience

Core Responsibilities:

• Provide product expertise and customisation for fixed income strategies in support of RFP, DDQ and Consultant Database Services asset gathering/retention efforts, and other corporate announcements by assessing impact to existing content, and implementing changes in an efficient and timely manner, communicating key content additions and updates to the broader group.
• Lead content creation and maintenance for equity sections of the content library when required.
• Partner with experts across the firm on new language development, for example new product launches, marketing refreshes and platform evolution.
• Conduct periodic content reviews, including analysing, editing, and proofreading content in accordance with review schedules, ensuring accuracy and consistency with product marketing initiatives, investment strategy team input, and house styles.
• Collaborate with RFP/DDQ, Consultant Data Services and Marketing teams to ensure significant edits to library content are captured.
• Assume responsibility for database administration on assigned content sections, ensuring accuracy and reasonableness of meta data and consistency of approach.

Benefits:

• A highly competitive salary
• Wider Benefits package

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.

Job reference: 14782

To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

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