Staff Editor
The Voleon Group · United States
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- $210,000 / year
- United States
Job highlights
- Shape organizational communication as Staff Editor.
- Build editorial infrastructure and standards.
- Collaborate with leadership and technical staff.
- Develop and maintain firm's house style.
- Coach staff for clear, purposeful writing.
About the role
About The Voleon Group
The Voleon Group is a technology company that applies state-of-the-art AI and machine learning techniques to real-world problems in finance. For nearly two decades, we have led our industry and worked at the frontier of applying AI/ML to investment management. We have become a multibillion-dollar asset manager, and we have ambitious goals for the future. Your colleagues will include internationally recognized experts in machine learning research as well as highly experienced finance and technology professionals. You will be working with strategies that are at the forefront of machine learning and statistical trading. The strategies have been carefully designed to generate non-correlated returns. Our firm and its strategies are the product of many years of meticulous research and craftsmanship, and you will lead the way in bringing them to investors. In addition to our enriching and collegial working environment, we offer highly competitive compensation and benefits packages, technology talks by our experts, a beautiful modern office, daily catered lunches, and more.Staff Editor Role Overview
As a Staff Editor, you will become a central resource for how Voleon presents itself, working directly with investor relations, business development, executive leadership, and technical staff to lift the quality and consistency of written communications across the organization. This is not a traditional editing role. You will edit documents, but you will also build the editorial infrastructure, including standards, processes, and training, that allows the firm to produce better writing with less friction over time. The right candidate wants their editorial judgment to shape how an entire organization communicates. You want to raise the quality of the firm's writing while preserving its voice, and you find close collaboration with intellectually serious, technically rigorous colleagues more satisfying than working alone.Responsibilities
- Edit investor letters, client updates, presentations, and other external communications produced by our investor relations and business development teams
- Partner with executive leadership to develop talking points, all-hands presentations, and firmwide communications; learn each leader's voice and produce drafts that require only modest revision.
- Develop and maintain Voleon's house style, including style guidelines, documentation practices, and standards tailored to investor communications, recruiting materials, and internal documents.
- Establish and streamline editorial workflows for drafting, revising, and approving documents
- Lead writing clinics and coach staff to build the firm's capacity for clear, purposeful writing over time.
- Develop guidance that empowers staff to self-certify their documents, reducing editorial bottlenecks without sacrificing quality.
- Contribute to the development of AI-assisted writing and editing tools
Requirements
- Significant editing experience with formal, analytical, or investor-facing writing
- A demonstrated ability to write and edit with clear sense purpose and audience
- Exceptional command of grammar, style, structure, and tone
- Experience developing or managing style guides, documentation practices, and editorial standards.
- Strong interpersonal and coaching skills, including the ability to explain editorial decisions to authors who know their subject and have strong views about how to express it.
- Familiarity with investment concepts or financial services or a willingness to learn
Candidate Referral Program
“Friends of Voleon” Candidate Referral Program If you have a great candidate in mind for this role and would like to have the potential to earn $7,500 if your referred candidate is successfully hired and employed by The Voleon Group, please use this form to submit your referral. For more details regarding eligibility, terms and conditions please make sure to review the Voleon Referral Bonus Program.Equal Opportunity Employer
The Voleon Group is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.Key skills/competency
- Editing
- Writing
- Communication
- Style Guides
- Editorial Standards
- Coaching
- Investor Relations
- Business Development
- AI Tools
- Finance
Skills & topics
- Staff Editor
- Editor
- Writer
- Communications
- Investor Relations
- Business Development
- Style Guide
- Editorial Standards
- Finance
- AI
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight experience with formal, analytical, or investor-facing writing, and showcase your command of grammar, style, and tone.
- Showcase editorial leadership: Emphasize any experience in developing or managing style guides, documentation practices, and editorial standards.
- Demonstrate coaching ability: Provide examples of your strong interpersonal and coaching skills, especially explaining editorial decisions to subject matter experts.
- Express enthusiasm for finance: Clearly state your familiarity with investment concepts or financial services, or your strong willingness to learn.
- Prepare for collaborative interviews: Be ready to discuss how you would partner with executive leadership and technical staff to improve communications.
Technical preparation
Master grammar, style, and structure.,Develop a clear writing purpose.,Learn financial concepts and terminology.,Familiarize with AI writing tools.
Behavioral questions
Describe shaping organizational communication.,How do you build editorial standards?,How do you coach others effectively?,How do you handle strong author opinions?
Frequently asked questions
- What is the primary focus of the Staff Editor role at The Voleon Group?
- The Staff Editor at The Voleon Group is a central resource responsible for elevating the quality and consistency of written communications across the organization. This role goes beyond traditional editing to include building editorial infrastructure, standards, processes, and training to improve writing efficiency and quality over time.
- What kind of writing experience is required for the Staff Editor position at The Voleon Group?
- The Voleon Group requires significant editing experience with formal, analytical, or investor-facing writing. Candidates should demonstrate a clear sense of purpose and audience in their writing and editing abilities.
- How does The Voleon Group foster a positive work environment for its Staff Editor?
- The Voleon Group offers an enriching and collegial working environment with internationally recognized experts. They provide highly competitive compensation and benefits, technology talks, a modern office, daily catered lunches, and opportunities to work at the forefront of AI/ML in finance.
- What are the key responsibilities of a Staff Editor at The Voleon Group?
- Key responsibilities include editing external communications, partnering with executive leadership on firmwide messages, developing the firm's house style, establishing editorial workflows, leading writing clinics, and contributing to AI-assisted writing tools.
- Is familiarity with finance necessary to be a Staff Editor at The Voleon Group?
- While familiarity with investment concepts or financial services is a plus, The Voleon Group also welcomes candidates with a strong willingness to learn about the financial domain. The core requirements focus on exceptional editing and communication skills.
- What differentiates this Staff Editor role from a traditional editing position?
- This role is distinct from traditional editing as it involves building the editorial infrastructure, including standards, processes, and training. The Staff Editor will shape how the entire organization communicates, not just edit individual documents.
- How does The Voleon Group support employee development and learning?
- The Voleon Group supports employee development through daily catered lunches, technology talks by experts, and by fostering a collegial environment where staff can learn from leading AI/ML and finance professionals. The Staff Editor role itself is designed to build the firm's writing capacity.