We are seeking a writer with exceptional ability to explain complex topics simply, correctly, and engagingly. This role blends thought leadership, client communications, and marketing support. The ideal candidate is a natural explainer—comfortable moving between financial, technical, and policy subjects and producing clear, long-form narratives.

We value writers who can explain complex ideas with clarity and style. Exemplars include Matt Levine, Paul Krugman, and Patrick McKenzie—not because we want clones, but because they show how complex subjects can be made simple, correct, and engaging.

Smartleaf and SAM are growing rapidly. Most growth to date has come through referrals, with limited marketing spend. We seek an experienced Director of Marketing to accelerate growth by driving both lead generation and strategic positioning. You will build and own the marketing strategy from the ground up.

As a member of our platform team, you’ll dive into our UI, API and back end to make financial portfolio management scalable and easy to use.  You’ll work closely with our product management team and our users to gather requirements and design solutions.  

To solve the technical challenges, you’ll need to quickly wrap your head around complex user workflows.   You’ll need a solid understanding of computing principles, strong analytical skills and good technical intuition.  You’ll also need good communication skills to explain issues, potential solutions and tradeoffs in ways that make sense to a variety of stakeholders.  Whenever you need to build internal tools or pick up new skills to achieve our goals, you’re able to roll up your sleeves and bootstrap quickly.