Junior Writer
Chicago, IL 
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Job Description

Morningstar's mission is to create products and services that help investors reach their financial goals. For the Retirement group, that means creating services that both help individuals achieve better retirement outcomes as well as help employers maximize the value of their workplace retirement plans.

We are looking for a copywriter to support the creation of authentic and differentiated content that reaffirms our purpose, promotes the high standards we value, and drives rich customer experiences that cohesively express the Morningstar brand and mission.

The Role

In this role, you will be required to write and edit content for a range of audiences, from individuals with little investment experience to advisors with a wealth of knowledge. In partnership with our marketing, product management, and content strategy teams, the copywriter will be responsible for crafting one-sheets, emails, whitepapers, social media posts, participant-engagement and adoption materials, event-specific content, sales-enablement materials, and webinar communication assets to facilitate the business' product goals. This role reports to the head of the content team and collaborates closely with our design, marketing, sales, product, and business teams.

We're looking for someone who will:

  • Write and edit compelling content for digital experiences (web, social media, email, etc.), as well as sales/product collateral and other materials as assigned
  • Support the content team in creating product narratives, messaging, and overall architecture of Morningstar Retirement content
  • Champion a natural language approach to brand voice and style
  • Create content that aligns with compliance and regulatory requirements
  • Distill dense retirement research into more digestible user-friendly pieces, blog posts, one sheets, infographics, etc.
  • Proofread content developed by marketing, design, and business teams
  • Assist, when needed, in the development of user interface content for our retirement products
  • Discover new ways to engage with customers to help them throughout their retirement journey
  • Evolve our strategic narrative to promote key differentiators and why we are experts in the retirement space
  • Show enthusiasm for tackling new challenges, learning new skills, and pitching in where you're needed
  • Keep up with digital trends and think about how we can apply them to our work
  • Build a deep understanding of Morningstar's value, our capabilities, and how we serve our audiences


Experience we'd like to see:

  • Minimum of 2-3 years of work experience in content strategy, writing, or editing in an agency or corporate environment
  • A degree in Journalism or English
  • Experience with AP Style and writing for B2B products
  • Confidence in ability to write creative copy for multi-channel marketing campaigns
  • Demonstrated ability to work with marketers, content strategists, and subject-matter experts
  • A solid understanding of how to maintain consistent style and voice
  • Experience with investment data or the retirement industry is a plus
  • Ability to produce work quickly, with strength in observing and managing deadlines
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If you receive and accept an offer from us, we require that personal and any related investments be disclosed confidentiality to our Compliance team (days vary by region). These investments will be reviewed to ensure they meet Code of Ethics requirements. If any conflicts of interest are identified, then you will be required to liquidate those holdings immediately. In addition, dependent on your department and location of work certain employee accounts must be held with an approved broker (for example all, U.S. employee accounts). If this applies and your account(s) are not with an approved broker, you will be required to move your holdings to an approved broker.

Morningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to work remotely and collaborate in-person each week. While some positions are available as fully remote, we've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis, typically three days each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you'll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.


Morningstar and its subsidiaries are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship, gender identity, parental status, or other legally protected characteristics or conduct.

 

Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Experience
2 to 3 years
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