Wealthfront
Lead Economist, Editorial
$185K–$211K
New York City, NY +2 · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Sep 8, 2026
- Location
- New York City, NY
Palo Alto, CA
San Francisco, CA - Experience
- 4-6+ years.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in economics or another quantitative field required; Masters or PhD preferred.
About the job
Produces public-facing macroeconomic research, commentary, and data-driven content that helps young professionals connect economic and market trends to personal finance.
What you'll do
- Analyze daily market and macroeconomic news and publish timely research, written content, visualizations, and interactive tools.
- Work with communications, social media, and creative teams to distribute analyses across channels.
- Conduct media, podcast, and video interviews and support other Research and Data Science initiatives.
What they ask for
- 4-6+ years experience running quantitative economic data analyses and writing accessible, high-quality content summarizing findings.
- Experience analyzing third and first-party economic data and connecting it to consumer finance trends.
- Willingness to participate in public-facing media and/or video interviews.
- Bachelor’s degree in economics or another quantitative field; proficiency in high-level programming languages such as Python or R.
Nice to have
- Data visualization experience.
- Previous experience with public-facing media and/or video interviews; Masters or PhD.
Pay
$185,000 - $211,000 USD base salary; equity and a discretionary bonus (amount not stated)
Tools
Python, R, CPI, PPI, FRED
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