Intern - Copywriter
Intern – Copywriter (Remote)
At Edelman Financial Engines (EFE), we believe everyone deserves to move their financial life forward!
We know that assets have the power to fund goals. Those numbers represent individual lifetimes filled with hard work and dreams for our clients and generations to follow. Our clients trust us to guide them forward with empathy, integrity, and invention. We uphold that same standard of respect and commitment for clients and colleagues alike.
Founded on the idea that financial education is a fundamental right for everyone, Edelman Financial Engines continues to grow and challenge the status quo. We’re moving forward, together. If our purpose-driven commitment inspires you, we invite you to consider joining our team.
As an intern copywriter on the Brand team, you’ll play a pivotal role by writing content that attracts attention and helps people become financially secure and reach their most important goals.
In addition to an earnest desire to help people, we are looking for the ideal candidate to complement the team’s existing talents. For this intern copywriter role, we are seeking a candidate with strong writing abilities and a collaborative, outside-the-box mindset that can help break though the noise and deepen the affinity younger generations have for us.
If you have a passion for engaging copy, you enjoy learning new concepts and teaching others about them, and you’re at your best when collaborating with multifunctional teams, this opportunity could be a great fit for you!
Responsibilities:
- Support growth and retention objectives by writing copy that gets attention and reinforces EFE’s value.
- Turn complex financial concepts into digestible, engaging content.
- Research the needs and motivations of specific audiences and suggest copy approaches to target them.
- Collaborate with other roles including design, analysts, developers, and compliance to get the best content out to clients.
- Assist the writing team in exploring new content approaches, including using gen AI tools for efficiency.
Requirements:
- Must be a Rising Sophomore or Junior
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word.
- A portfolio demonstrating excellent writing skills including creativity, conciseness and clarity
- Ideal majors: Writing, communications, journalism, English.
- Experience/coursework/specialization in marketing copywriting desired.
- Creative thinker and writer.
- Experience with gen AI tools for writing.
About Edelman Financial Engines
Since 1986, Edelman Financial Engines has been committed to always acting in the best interests of our clients. We were founded on the belief that all investors – not just the wealthy – deserve access to personal, comprehensive financial planning and investment advice. Today, we are America’s top independent financial planning and investment advisory firm, recognized by Barron's1 with 145+ offices2 across the country and entrusted by 1.3 million clients to manage more than $245 billion in assets.3
Our unique approach to serving clients combines our advanced methodology and proprietary technology with the attention of a dedicated personal financial planner. Every client’s situation and goals are unique, and the powerful fusion of high-tech and high touch allows Edelman Financial Engines to deliver the personal plan and financial confidence that everyone deserves.
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1 The Barron’s 2023 Top 100 RIA Firms list, an eight-year annual ranking of independent advisory firms, is qualitative and quantitative, including assets managed by the firms, technology spending, staff diversity, succession planning and other metrics. Firms elect to participate but do not pay to be included in the ranking. Investor experience and returns are not considered.
2 Edelman Financial Engines data, as of Dec. 31, 2022.
3 Edelman Financial Engines data, as of Sep. 30, 2023.