Content Manager
Schroders Referral Open · verified Sep 25, 2026 At a glance
Mid-level Content Creation role at Schroders Referral. London · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate £42,500–£69,621.
Schroders Referral has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.
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What you'll do
- Help shape a long-range content roadmap around business priorities and market themes
- Write thought leadership and other materials, or coordinate contributions from colleagues and video
- Create social assets and support digital publishing, presentation, and search optimisation
- Track performance data and activate work across channels, including translation and localisation
- Follow markets, Schroders’ performance, competitors, and news to keep output relevant
What you bring
- Experience creating content, preferably in asset management or financial services
- Strong writing and storytelling skills that make complex investment subjects clear and credible
- Understanding of market dynamics, investment strategies, and economic themes
- Experience working with senior stakeholders, plus strong organisation and planning
- Familiarity with digital content production and, ideally, SEO, content management systems, and marketing automation
Who this fits
You’ll suit this role if you are credible, proactive, detail-focused, and comfortable turning investment expertise into useful narratives for institutional and intermediary audiences. You’ll work collaboratively in a complex, deadline-driven organisation while taking ownership and challenging constructively when needed. The role is based in London, with flexible working arrangements considered.
From the employer
Content Manager
Business Area: Proposition & Campaign Marketing
Location: London
Reporting to: Head of Content
Job title: Content Manager
Who we’re looking for
You’ll be an experienced content marketeer with strong experience in developing and delivering high-quality thought leadership and strategic marketing content within asset management. You will combine investment expertise with exceptional editorial skills, and the credibility to engage with and influence our investment colleagues.
You will be comfortable operating with project ownership and mandate, helping drive a structured content agenda. You will work closely with investment colleagues, sales colleagues and marketing colleagues to align on priorities, guide messaging, and achieve timely sign-off. You will play a critical role in helping our function achieve effective content planning and delivery.
You will have the creativity and confidence to translate complex investment subject matter into clear narratives for both institutional and intermediary audiences.
About Us
Schroders is a global investment manager which provides active asset management, wealth management and investment solutions. We aim to provide excellent investment performance to clients through active management. We serve a diverse client base that includes pension schemes, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, high net worth individuals, family offices, as well as end clients through partnerships with distributors, financial advisers, and online platforms.
Established in 1804, we have around 5,500 people across 36 global locations. Schroders' success can be attributed to its diversified business model, spanning different asset classes, client types and geographies.
The base
We moved into our HQ in the City of London in 2018. We’re close to our clients, in the heart of the UK’s financial centre and we have everything we need to work flexibly.
The team
The Central Content Team sits within the Proposition & Marketing Campaign Team and works extremely closely with other members of this wider team. We also work with marketing colleagues in Schroders’ other global offices; the Media Relations Team; Video Team, events and other functions.
The Central Content Team is responsible for the planning, production and distribution of English-language content. We oversee regular publications as well as reactive content (e.g. in response to market events). Most of our work however is campaign-oriented and aims to support sales initiatives of priority products around the world.
What you'll do
As Content Manager, you will assist in planning and producing a range of content items to an agreed schedule, across all of the three content categories above.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Support the development and maintenance of a long-term, proactive content roadmap, aligned to business priorities and key market themes
- Produce content yourself, including writing it and/or working with other authors (or colleagues in Video)
- Assist in creating social assets
- Maintain high editorial standards, ensuring consistency in tone, quality, and brand positioning. This will include an ability to translate complex investment topics into clear, differentiated narratives
- Assist in the uploading and digital presentation of content,
- Optimise content for search engines and AI models (SEO/GEO/AEO) to enhance organic visibility and drive traffic to digital platforms.
- Monitor content performance data to measure the effectiveness of content marketing efforts
- Support activation across channels (eg, work with colleagues to ensure text, imagery, charts and social assets are available for translation and localised use)
- Take a strong interest in financial markets, Schroders’ performance and competitors’ activities, as well as other newsflow to help increase the relevance of our output
The knowledge, experience and qualifications you need
- Experience in content, ideally within asset management or financial services
- Excellent writing and storytelling skills, with the ability to simplify complex investment topics without losing depth or credibility
- An understanding of market dynamics, investment strategies and economic themes
- A broad knowledge of audiences/client types and their likely interests
- Familiarity with digital content production processes
- Experience engaging with senior stakeholders
- Strong organisational and planning skills
The knowledge, experience and qualifications that’ll help
- Experience delivering within a long-term content programme
- Knowledge of major asset classes
- Strong understanding of SEO, with an ability to optimise content for performance across digital platforms.
- Proficiency in content management systems and marketing automation platforms
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements and compliance considerations
- Experience producing thought leadership for institutional audiences
What you'll be like
- Friendly, energetic and team oriented
- Comfortable working in a complex organisation where there may be competing. demands on your time
- Credible and confident
- Proactive, structured and solutions-oriented
- Comfortable operating in a deadline-driven environment
- Collaborative, but willing to challenge where needed
- Detail-oriented, with strong editorial judgement
- Adaptable and comfortable with change
We Recognise Potential, Whoever You Are
Our purpose is to deliver excellent investment performance to clients through active management. We believe diverse perspectives and an inclusive culture help us make better decisions and achieve better outcomes for our clients. That's why inclusion is a strategic priority for us, and we are an equal opportunities employer. You are welcome here, regardless of your age, disability, gender identity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, or any other protected characteristic.
We will consider flexible working arrangements for all roles and provide reasonable accommodations to support applicants and employees, including those with neurodiversity, disability, or physical and mental health needs. For more information, please visit our FAQs.
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