Staff Content Designer, Investing
Wealthfront, Palo Alto, CA, United States
Overview
Wealthfront is looking for a Staff Content Designer to help chart the future of our investing products. Wealthfront pioneered automated investing by offering broad access to sophisticated investing strategies at a fraction of the cost of traditional financial advisers. Since then, we’ve continued to expand the ways we help our clients build long-term wealth through saving and investing. Your role will be to work alongside cross-functional peers to develop the vision, strategy, and language to simplify investing. Success in this role will require excellent communication skills, cross-functional leadership, strategic thinking, a high bar for craft, and executional excellence. We’re looking for a content designer who is excited to tackle large ambiguous problems as they are to get in the weeds helping us build an excellent product experience. You will translate complex investing mechanics into simple, human instruction and bring a passion for and experience in building consumer financial technology products. You genuinely care for our mission to “build a financial system that favors people, not institutions” and advocate for client needs. This motivates you to proactively identify areas that require attention, bring solutions, and mobilize others to prioritize improvements. As an intentionally lean company, each team member is expected to be proactive, autonomous, and thoughtful about strategic decisions. Design at Wealthfront
Designers at Wealthfront transform complex financial technology into simple and delightful experiences. Our commitment to our clients and high bar for craft set us apart from traditional financial institutions, fostering trust and empowering clients to build lasting wealth. We pride ourselves on meticulous attention to detail and excellence in all areas of our craft. We place as much emphasis on the words we use to communicate with clients as on the interactive elements of our experiences. We have a close alignment between content designers and product designers and participate in leadership forums to influence our product strategy. Collaboration is core to our approach. We work with engineering, product management, research, data science, legal, and compliance to define opportunities and solutions. We are equal partners in making strategic decisions and roadmapping. We embrace continuous learning and focus on meaningful outcomes over frequency of success. We’re a remote-friendly team and open to candidates in the US. Qualifications
Skills and experience You have 8+ years of content design experience in a consumer software company. Experience in a regulated industry is a plus. You have a portfolio of high-quality work showing how clear communication can impact product experiences, including a range of content and writing for product experiences. You can articulate the impact of your work on the team and the business. You have experience collaborating with product managers, researchers, and content designers in a fast-paced, evolving environment. You demonstrate strong organizational skills with the ability to communicate and present ideas clearly. You are a self-starter who can manage multiple projects across teams, navigate ambiguity with minimal oversight, tailor effective content approaches within constraints, and influence the user experience beyond content. You are an exceptional product thinker who understands business and customer needs. You have experience designing content for 0-1 or early-stage products and making ecosystem-level content decisions. You can break down complex or technical concepts into accessible language. You are deeply curious about fintech. Mindset that excels at Wealthfront Someone who embraces complexity and engages in rigorous discussions, evaluating trade-offs from customer and business perspectives. Someone who transforms ambiguity into clarity and drives alignment across the organization. Someone who prioritizes the company and team, shows resilience in tough situations, and leads the team when needed. Someone who goes above and beyond to help others succeed. Someone who is enterprising and demonstrates high agency, bringing proposals to improve instead of waiting for change. Someone who cares about learning and growing with the company. Estimated annual salary
$172,800 - $200,340 USD, plus Equity and discretionary bonus. Benefits include medical, vision, dental, 401K plan, generous time off, parental leave, wellness reimbursements, professional development, employee investing discount, and more. About Wealthfront
Here at Wealthfront, our mission is to create a financial system that favors people, not institutions. We do this by leveraging technology to build powerful, low-cost, and easy-to-use financial products that help modern investors grow and manage their money. We started with the ambition to transform the investment advisory business. By automating strategies typically reserved for the wealthy, we unlocked access to high quality investment advice for a digitally-native generation that was underserved by traditional institutions. Since then, we’ve expanded to a full suite of products designed to help our clients turn their savings into long-term wealth, including: • A Cash Account with high yields through partner banks, instant and secure access to money, no account fees, and a full suite of checking features. • A zero-commission Stock Investing Account with 50+ curated collections to help DIY investors discover companies and make smarter investing decisions. • Multiple automated investing portfolios designed to unlock tax savings through strategies like fixed income, tax-loss harvesting, and direct indexing—with industry-leading low costs and accessible minimums. Our award-winning products have attracted over 1 million clients who trust us with more than $90 billion of their savings. If you’re inspired to help reshape the financial industry, let’s talk! For more information please visit www.wealthfront.com. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Please review our candidate privacy notice. Disclosures:
All investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Tax-Loss Harvesting benefits vary depending on the client’s tax and investment profile. Wealthfront does not provide tax advice. The Cash Account is offered by Wealthfront Brokerage LLC ("Wealthfront Brokerage"), member of FINRA/SIPC. Wealthfront Brokerage is not a bank. Funds are conveyed to partner banks that accept deposits, provide the variable rate, and provide FDIC pass-through insurance. Investment management and advisory services are provided by Wealthfront Advisers LLC ("Wealthfront Advisers"), an SEC-registered investment adviser. The checking features offered in the Wealthfront Cash Account are provided by Green Dot Bank, member FDIC. Fees and eligibility requirements may apply to certain features; please see the Deposit Account Agreement for details. By “award-winning products,” please refer to www.wealthfront.com/reviews for more information. Wealthfront Advisers and Wealthfront Brokerage are wholly owned subsidiaries of Wealthfront Corporation.
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Wealthfront is looking for a Staff Content Designer to help chart the future of our investing products. Wealthfront pioneered automated investing by offering broad access to sophisticated investing strategies at a fraction of the cost of traditional financial advisers. Since then, we’ve continued to expand the ways we help our clients build long-term wealth through saving and investing. Your role will be to work alongside cross-functional peers to develop the vision, strategy, and language to simplify investing. Success in this role will require excellent communication skills, cross-functional leadership, strategic thinking, a high bar for craft, and executional excellence. We’re looking for a content designer who is excited to tackle large ambiguous problems as they are to get in the weeds helping us build an excellent product experience. You will translate complex investing mechanics into simple, human instruction and bring a passion for and experience in building consumer financial technology products. You genuinely care for our mission to “build a financial system that favors people, not institutions” and advocate for client needs. This motivates you to proactively identify areas that require attention, bring solutions, and mobilize others to prioritize improvements. As an intentionally lean company, each team member is expected to be proactive, autonomous, and thoughtful about strategic decisions. Design at Wealthfront
Designers at Wealthfront transform complex financial technology into simple and delightful experiences. Our commitment to our clients and high bar for craft set us apart from traditional financial institutions, fostering trust and empowering clients to build lasting wealth. We pride ourselves on meticulous attention to detail and excellence in all areas of our craft. We place as much emphasis on the words we use to communicate with clients as on the interactive elements of our experiences. We have a close alignment between content designers and product designers and participate in leadership forums to influence our product strategy. Collaboration is core to our approach. We work with engineering, product management, research, data science, legal, and compliance to define opportunities and solutions. We are equal partners in making strategic decisions and roadmapping. We embrace continuous learning and focus on meaningful outcomes over frequency of success. We’re a remote-friendly team and open to candidates in the US. Qualifications
Skills and experience You have 8+ years of content design experience in a consumer software company. Experience in a regulated industry is a plus. You have a portfolio of high-quality work showing how clear communication can impact product experiences, including a range of content and writing for product experiences. You can articulate the impact of your work on the team and the business. You have experience collaborating with product managers, researchers, and content designers in a fast-paced, evolving environment. You demonstrate strong organizational skills with the ability to communicate and present ideas clearly. You are a self-starter who can manage multiple projects across teams, navigate ambiguity with minimal oversight, tailor effective content approaches within constraints, and influence the user experience beyond content. You are an exceptional product thinker who understands business and customer needs. You have experience designing content for 0-1 or early-stage products and making ecosystem-level content decisions. You can break down complex or technical concepts into accessible language. You are deeply curious about fintech. Mindset that excels at Wealthfront Someone who embraces complexity and engages in rigorous discussions, evaluating trade-offs from customer and business perspectives. Someone who transforms ambiguity into clarity and drives alignment across the organization. Someone who prioritizes the company and team, shows resilience in tough situations, and leads the team when needed. Someone who goes above and beyond to help others succeed. Someone who is enterprising and demonstrates high agency, bringing proposals to improve instead of waiting for change. Someone who cares about learning and growing with the company. Estimated annual salary
$172,800 - $200,340 USD, plus Equity and discretionary bonus. Benefits include medical, vision, dental, 401K plan, generous time off, parental leave, wellness reimbursements, professional development, employee investing discount, and more. About Wealthfront
Here at Wealthfront, our mission is to create a financial system that favors people, not institutions. We do this by leveraging technology to build powerful, low-cost, and easy-to-use financial products that help modern investors grow and manage their money. We started with the ambition to transform the investment advisory business. By automating strategies typically reserved for the wealthy, we unlocked access to high quality investment advice for a digitally-native generation that was underserved by traditional institutions. Since then, we’ve expanded to a full suite of products designed to help our clients turn their savings into long-term wealth, including: • A Cash Account with high yields through partner banks, instant and secure access to money, no account fees, and a full suite of checking features. • A zero-commission Stock Investing Account with 50+ curated collections to help DIY investors discover companies and make smarter investing decisions. • Multiple automated investing portfolios designed to unlock tax savings through strategies like fixed income, tax-loss harvesting, and direct indexing—with industry-leading low costs and accessible minimums. Our award-winning products have attracted over 1 million clients who trust us with more than $90 billion of their savings. If you’re inspired to help reshape the financial industry, let’s talk! For more information please visit www.wealthfront.com. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Please review our candidate privacy notice. Disclosures:
All investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Tax-Loss Harvesting benefits vary depending on the client’s tax and investment profile. Wealthfront does not provide tax advice. The Cash Account is offered by Wealthfront Brokerage LLC ("Wealthfront Brokerage"), member of FINRA/SIPC. Wealthfront Brokerage is not a bank. Funds are conveyed to partner banks that accept deposits, provide the variable rate, and provide FDIC pass-through insurance. Investment management and advisory services are provided by Wealthfront Advisers LLC ("Wealthfront Advisers"), an SEC-registered investment adviser. The checking features offered in the Wealthfront Cash Account are provided by Green Dot Bank, member FDIC. Fees and eligibility requirements may apply to certain features; please see the Deposit Account Agreement for details. By “award-winning products,” please refer to www.wealthfront.com/reviews for more information. Wealthfront Advisers and Wealthfront Brokerage are wholly owned subsidiaries of Wealthfront Corporation.
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