Founding Editorial Lead
Help us make the looming retirement crisis a central storyline in the minds of Americans. It's dire but addressable. However, the only thing we can really do to solve it at scale is to get employers to invest in engaging their low/moderate workforce populations in behaviors that start to build non-welfare-based long term savings strategies.About Basic Capital
Basic Capital is a fintech company disrupting America’s $1T retirement industry by building the mortgage for retirement, unlocking market ownership, and making wealth accessible to every American. Our mission is to create products, platforms, and a credit marketplace that power a fundamentally new retirement system.
Our founding team includes leaders from Goldman Sachs, Uber, Block, and Robinhood, and we’re backed by top investors such as Lux, BoxGroup, SVAngel, Inspired Capital, and Henry Kravis. Based in SoHo, NYC, we’re assembling a lean, high-performance team committed to reducing wealth inequality.
About the Role
Prior to our upcoming launch in 2025, we are investing heavily in written content, and we're looking for a full or part-time editorial lead to join us to focus on writing short and long form content about lifecycle investing, capital markets, money movement, and more.
We're looking for someone who is comfortable proposing ideas, rapidly researching and producing written content, and who is interested in seeing their content reach large audiences through company-led distribution. This role comes with an opportunity for a singular focus on researching and writing with minimal bureaucratic reviews/approvals, and with maximum transparency into the business impact of the content from a waitlist and eventually revenue standpoint.
You will
+ Propose short and long-form ideas for industry-related content based on online forum research and keyword research
+ Write multiple pieces of content every week, with an eye towards speed and distinct hypotheses to test
+ Participate in UX copy review for various parts of our platform ensuring a consistent brand voice and style, supporting the product teams who are building and shipping our iOS and web apps
Qualifications
+ Proven experience in content development with an understanding of the impact of your work in a previous context
+ Clear understanding of various financial concepts that underpin our product
+ Ability to work quickly and independently within a multidisciplinary team handling various priorities and initiatives
+ Aptitude for complexity and curiosity for financial markets
+ Expert at using Google Docs, Notion, Airtable, Slack, Zoom, and AHREFs/Clearscope with a clear understanding of how to use and apply knowledge from SEMRush, SurferSEO, Asana, PostHog, and various ad reporting tools
Compensation
This role has a base salary range of $90,000-$120,000 and offers equity compensation.