Responsibilities

• Develop social media graphics, carousels, charts, and other visual storytelling formats using Canva and Morningstar’s design systems.
• Collaborate with Morningstar designers on more elaborate graphics, templates, and visual storytelling projects.
• Write concise, engaging scripts for short-form social and editorial videos.
• Appear in videos when appropriate, helping explain investing news and concepts in an accessible way.
• Identify stories, data points, charts, and investing concepts with strong potential for visual, social, video, or newsletter treatment.
• Translate complex financial topics into content that is clear, accurate, useful, and engaging for individual investors.
• Help manage Morningstar’s editorial presence across key social platforms, including planning, publishing, and optimizing content for each audience.
• Write and edit newsletter introductions and other original newsletter content that helps readers understand the day’s most important investing stories.
• Contribute ideas for new recurring franchises, video concepts, visual explainers, newsletter features, and platform-specific storytelling formats.
• Use audience data and platform insights to evaluate performance, identify opportunities, and improve future content.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in digital journalism, editorial content, social media, audience development, content marketing, or a related field.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills, with the ability to make complex ideas approachable.
• Demonstrated experience creating content for multiple digital formats, such as social posts, graphics, newsletters, or social media video.
• Strong visual instincts and experience using Canva or a comparable design platform.
• Experience developing short-form video content and appearing on camera
• Strong editorial judgment and the ability to identify the most interesting, useful, or surprising angle within a larger story.
• Ability to use performance data from platforms like Parse.ly, Sprinklr and Google Analytics to make content decisions as well as report out content performance to stakeholders
• Genuine interest in investing, markets, and personal finance. Previous financial journalism or investing-content experience is strongly preferred but not required.
• A collaborative working style and experience partnering with writers, editors, designers, and other creative colleagues.
• The ability to manage multiple assignments, and balance daily production with longer-term creative projects.

Benefits

• Financial Health
• 100% 401k match up to 6% of salary
• Stock Ownership Potential
• Company provided life insurance - 1x salary + commission
• Physical Health
• Comprehensive health benefits (medical/dental/vision) including potential premium discounts and company-provided HSA contributions (up to $500-$2,000 annually) for specific plans and coverages
• Additional medical Wellness Incentives - up to $300-$600 annual
• Company-provided long- and short-term disability insurance
• Emotional Health
• Trust-Based Time Off