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Mercury · 2 hours ago

Insights Editor

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$154K/yr - $192K/yr

7+ years exp

Mercury is a fintech company that is seeking an Insights Editor to enhance their data-driven storytelling efforts. The role involves creating compelling content based on data, developing partnerships, and helping internal teams understand the stories behind the numbers.

BankingFinancial ServicesFinTech

Responsibilities

Strategize and craft compelling, dynamic data-driven research, reports, articles, thought leadership, educational materials, and other data-driven stories across formats

Publish a regular stream of data-driven content, and contribute data story points to content across Marketing and Communications

Proactively identify and action opportunities for data storytelling to deliver the next level of intrigue, value, and/or differentiation to our content programs

Develop and engage in data-focused content partnerships inside and outside Mercury

Unlock systems, processes, and workflows that enable more Mercury marketers to engage with the data you use, explore, and illuminate

As needed, act as a public face for Mercury’s data-driven thought leadership

Qualification

Data analysisResearch skillsData storytellingSQL skillsFinance knowledgeCollaboration with designersAudience focusWriting skills

Required

Very well-honed research, data analysis, and writing skills

At least 7 years of experience telling stories with data

Deep knowledge of finance, fintech, banking, and/or economics, along with strong awareness of/interest in the founder landscape (think startups, entrepreneurship, whether bootstrapped or VC-backed, mom-and-pop or Silicon Valley, etc.)

Prior publications or a portfolio that demonstrates your ability to tell interesting stories effectively with data

Excitement around the visual elements of data storytelling, and experience collaborating with designers or agencies to bring data to life visually

Foundational SQL (or similar) skills — you can make simple queries independently and collaborate confidently with data scientists

Comfort working in a remote-first, distributed environment, using tools like Google suite, Asana, and Slack to make async communication seamless