Content Creator

AJ Bell are looking for an experienced financial services content creator to join our Marketing Team and help take our adviser-focused services to new heights.

As an ideal candidate, you will lead in the delivery of new and engaging content, defining our content strategy, and managing delivery in the most suitable format across written, video or podcast.

What does the job involve?

The key responsibilities of the role are as follows:

• Researching and writing new content independently, as well as working closely with various departments to generate regular and relevant content for the AJ Bell Investcentre (advised web platform) and AJ Bell Touch (new advised app platform) audiences.
• Coordinating with external sources, for example support service providers, consultancies and regulatory bodies, to commission papers, webinars, podcasts, and videos relevant to target firms and their clients.
• Innovate to find new channels and media to engage with users in our target market.
• Independently gather information from subject matter experts to develop, organise, and write material such as product information, procedure manuals, technical specifications, and process documentation as simple, polished, and engaging content.
• Research, create, and maintain information architecture templates that uphold brand and legal standards.
• Develop content in alternative media forms for maximum usability, with a consistent and cohesive voice across all content.
• Work with the Design, and Motion and Video Teams to deliver fresh content across our various channels.

Qualifications, knowledge, and skills

Reporting to the Marketing Communications Manager, the successful candidate will have:

• Financial services industry experience from a technical perspective.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a keen eye for detail.
• Be on the pulse with regulatory and technical news.
• Willingness to work hard, learn quickly and demonstrate high level of flexibility.
• Proven ability to quickly understand complex topics.
• Be accustomed to working to tight deadlines.
• Proven ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.

About us:

AJ Bell is one of the fastest-growing investment platform businesses in the UK offering an award-winning range of solutions that caters for everyone, from professional financial advisers, to DIY investors with little to no experience. We have over 449,000 customers using our award-winning platform propositions to manage assets totalling more than £71.5 billion. Our customers trust us with their investments, and by continuously striving to make investing easier, we aim to help even more people take control of their financial futures.

Having listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange in December 2018, AJ Bell is now a FTSE 250 company.

Headquartered in Manchester with offices in central London and Bristol, we now have over 1100 employees and have been named one of the Sunday Times ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’ for five consecutive years.

There are opportunities for growth and professional development for employees wanting to progress within their career including induction training and our study support scheme which is part of our benefits package.

At AJ Bell you can expect a friendly working environment with a strong sense of teamwork, we have a great sense of pride in what we do, and this is reflected in our guiding principles.

What we offer:

• Competitive starting salary
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days, increasing up to 30 days with service, plus bank holidays
• Holiday buy/sell scheme
• Hybrid working policy
• Casual dress code
• Discretionary bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• Buy as you earn share scheme
• Free shares scheme
• Paid study support for qualifications
• Enhanced maternity/paternity scheme from day one
• Bike loan
• Season ticket loan portal
• Discounted PMI and Dental
• On-site gym and personal trainer led classes
• Paid volunteering opportunities
• Free social events and more

AJ Bell is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and all employees are empowered to bring their whole self to work.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, religion, physical and mental disability, marital status and any other characteristics protected by the Equality Act 2010. All decisions to hire are based on qualifications, merit and business need.