Senior Fund Content Specialist

Who we are:

interactive investor is an award-winning investment platform that puts its customers in control of their financial future.

We’ve been helping investors for nearly 30 years. We’ve seen market highs and lows and been resilient throughout. We’re now the UK’s number one flat-fee investment platform, with assets under administration approaching £75 billion and over 450,000 customers.

For a simple, flat monthly fee we provide a secure home for your pensions, ISAs and investments. We offer a wide choice of over 20,000 UK and international investment options, including shares, funds, trusts and ETFs.

We also bring impartial, expert content from our award-winning financial journalists, highly engaged community of investors, and daily newsletters and insights.

What we stand for:

It’s simple … we want to help people confidently take control of their financial future, for interactive investor to go from strength to strength and be a workplace where we can all thrive. Our customer-driven approach and bold values sit at the heart of this. We are honest, straight talking and transparent with our customers and our colleagues. We are decisive and take ownership of what we say and deliver. We are ambitious and passionate and encouraged to fight for what we believe is right for our customers, our teams, ourselves and interactive investor.

Purpose of the role:

We are recruiting for a Senior Funds Content Specialist to support our editorial coverage of the fund management industry. The experienced financial journalist will assist the Funds and Investment Education Editor in editing, commissioning, writing and recording independent high-quality editorial and multi-media content about funds, investment trusts and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for the ii website. They are also a public-facing brand champion for ii, representing interactive investor at customer and external events.

This high-profile role would suit an experienced and ambitious staff writer or deputy editor on a consumer or trade title with good knowledge of the investment industry looking for their next role in a large, established editorial team. Creativity, multi-media skills and an eye for detail are a must, as is a proven track record in covering investing.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities:

• Write and pitch original fund, investment trust and ETF news and features for the ii website that is relevant for our retail investor audience.
• Script, host, commission and record engaging video content and podcasts with fund managers and relevant industry figures.
• Work with the Funds and Investment Education Editor to edit high-quality independent editorial content.
• Ensure all content is delivered on time, free of errors, and in ii tone of voice.
• Appear on our On The Money podcast (recorded weekly) with the Funds and Investment Education Editor.
• Work with Funds and Investment Education Editor to produce investment education content in written and video form, including for a new customer and acquisition tool called Investment Coach.
• To be a verified user on ii Community, our social trading network.
• Contribute to external customer monthly webinars – such as hosting a panel or being a panellist.
• Contribute to internal educational initiatives, such as webinars or presentation.
• Help support the PR team as a specialist in your field.
• Work to increase SEO visibility and editorial engagement with content (metrics to include: repeat visits and page views).
• Stay on top of wider industry trends.
• Represent ii externally at events.
• Work closely with analysts in the fund research team.
• Maintain the first line of Risk/Compliance defence by ensuring individual adherence to business processes and procedures that are designed to meet the regulatory standards set out in the relevant FCA rules and guidance.
• Make informed risk decisions and effectively and credibly debate and challenge management recommendations within your role in line with the approved Risk Management Framework. Maintain the first line of defence by reviewing/supporting the risks and controls assigned to the department. Promote change through Root Cause Analyse from Risk events completed.

Skills & Experience Required:

• A thorough understanding of all collectives products: funds, investment trusts and exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
• Strong multi-media skillset – including ability to script, and host podcasts and video.
• Ability to drive thought leadership and opinionated content.
• Creativity when writing/recording content.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation and communication skills.
• Proven ability to build and maintain working relationships with internal (all members of the editorial team) and external stakeholders (industry PRs / wider media).
• A network of existing PR, industry and media contacts.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy level.
• Drive for results and commitment towards deadlines.
• Strong proofreading and editing skills.
• Knowledge of content management systems and SEO.
• Knowledge of the regulatory environment and associated risks that require managing.
• Proven and up to date social media skills.

Personal Attributes:

STRAIGHT TALKING | MOVING WITH SPEED | OWNING THE OUTCOME

• Clear communicator
• Strong team player
• Demonstrated passion and drive for delivering the best outcome
• Moving with speed – delivering faster and better
• Decisive and take ownership of outcomes
• Not afraid to challenge and be open to challenges

Please Note: We will do our utmost efforts to respond to all applicants. However, due to the high volume of applications we're currently receiving, if you haven't been contacted within 30 days of application, please consider unsuccessful.

interactive investor operates in accordance with the UK Equality Act 2010. We welcome applications from individuals of all ages, disabilities, gender identities, marital status, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and making reasonable adjustments where needed to support disabled applicants. We actively prevent all forms of discrimination, harassment, and victimisation—whether direct, indirect, associative, or perceptive