Senior Economist and Editorial Director of Data Insights

NerdWallet
United States
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 140,000 - 254,000 annuallyFunction: Content & Editorial (Writing/Editing)Experience: 8+ yearsEducation: phdSkills: ["Writing","Leadership","Mentoring","Data storytelling","Public speaking"]

Own NerdWallet’s flagship economic research and editorial insights, from designing research and survey methodology to producing rigorous reports and commentary. Translate data into pitchable story angles with the Communications team, maintain a narrative pipeline tied to major policy and culture moments, and serve as NerdWallet’s primary economic voice across major media. Lead and mentor a small team of data journalists to raise the quality bar and build data literacy across the organization.

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Senior Economist and Editorial Director of Data Insights

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Job Summary

Own NerdWallet’s flagship economic research and editorial insights, from designing research and survey methodology to producing rigorous reports and commentary. Translate data into pitchable story angles with the Communications team, maintain a narrative pipeline tied to major policy and culture moments, and serve as NerdWallet’s primary economic voice across major media. Lead and mentor a small team of data journalists to raise the quality bar and build data literacy across the organization.
Location: United States
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Content & Editorial (Writing/Editing)
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Set and own NerdWallet’s economic research and reports, including flagship annual studies, recurring indices, and investigations.
  • •Conduct original quantitative analysis using NerdWallet data, commissioned surveys, federal statistics, and private sector datasets.
  • •Translate findings with Communications into pitchable story angles, supported by talking points, backgrounders, and methodology.
  • •Develop and publish commentary on major data releases (e.g., CPI, jobs report, FOMC, GDP, housing).
  • •Lead, mentor, and edit a small team of data journalists, owning editorial standards and the data-study editorial calendar.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 140,000 - 254,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionPaid LeaveParental Leave401kHome Office

Key Requirements

  • •Advanced degree in Economics, Statistics, Public Policy, or a related quantitative field (PhD welcome) or strong applied experience as a substitute.
  • •8+ years of applied economics experience, ideally in consumer finance, household economics, housing, or labor markets.
  • •Published research or analysis written for a general audience, not only academic or internal work.
  • •Comfort being quoted as an expert across broadcast, podcast, print, or stage; media relationships are a plus.
  • •Hands-on quantitative skills including R or Python and SQL, plus fluency in survey methodology (sampling, weighting, question design, margin of error).
Experience:8+ yearsConsumer financeHousehold economicsHousingLabor marketsData journalism
Education:PhD / Doctorate in Economics, Statistics, Public Policy (or related quantitative field)
Skills:WritingLeadershipMentoringData storytellingPublic speaking
Tech Stack:RPythonSQLAI tools

Company Brief

NerdWallet
NerdWallet provides personal finance guidance, comparison tools, and financial product recommendations (credit cards, mortgages, insurance, loans) to help consumers and small businesses make informed money decisions via content, calculators, and advisory services.
Industry: Publishing
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Revenue: USD 500M to 1B
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2009
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