Job description
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Mercury’s Stories team is a small but mighty part of our Brand organization, where we aim to connect with and support ambitious founders and entrepreneurs through multiformat content. From blog posts and editorial series to tools, reports, video, and newsletters, we explore all kinds of storytelling — and work closely with Design, Growth Marketing, Product Marketing, Comms, Community, and others across the company to bring that storytelling to life.
We’re looking for a Sr. Growth Editor to help sharpen our content engine’s strategic edge and extend its impact. You’ll bring strong editorial instincts, a deep understanding of how content drives results, and an enthusiasm for building content that delivers measurable value to founders and to the business.
This is a high-leverage, cross-functional role for a sharp editor and versatile full-stack content strategist. You’ll focus on creating and amplifying content that drives traction — think blog posts, editorial series, newsletters, video and audio, creative tools and resources, and more. You’ll also help shape and execute special content projects working in close collaboration with teammates across Brand/Stories, Growth, and Product Marketing. You’ll pair a strategic mindset with a high creative bar, and move fluidly between big-picture ideas and the final details.
And you’re excited to move quickly — you’re not afraid to get scrappy to get things into market, test, and learn, and you balance your big swings with quick progress.
*Mercury is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust; Members FDIC.
If this sounds like you…
- A rigorous, experienced editor and collaborative creator who goes beyond just the written word with strong creative instincts and a love for clarity and craft…
- A strategic thinker who sees content as a lever for acquisition, retention, and brand building — and knows how to wield it…
- A self-starter who brings structure to ambiguity and momentum to cross-functional projects…
- A generalist at heart, energized by storytelling in many forms and the results it can drive….
Then read on.
In this role, you will:
- Help drive forward a focused editorial direction for Mercury’s blog, creating dynamic content that resonates with our founder audience and ladders up to our growth and brand goals.
- Partner with SEO and Growth Marketing to translate keyword opportunities and topic clusters into compelling, differentiated content ideas — and help bring them to life with freelancers or your own pen.
- Write, edit, storyboard, and produce cornerstone content, especially in support of key campaigns, growth experiments, and thought leadership.
- Maximize content distribution, partnering with Growth, Social, and Community teams to expand reach and performance.
- Play a key role in many special content projects, from founder-focused reports to early podcast and video content pilots.
- Contribute to editorial ops with a strategic lens, helping evolve systems that make content development smarter and more scalable.
- Surface performance insights, helping the team understand what’s working, why, and where to double down.
You have:
- 8+ years of relevant experience — think some combination of content, editorial, brand, and/or growth — ideally with a focus on startups/entrepreneurs/creators or financial services.
- A strong track record of creating content that drives measurable business outcomes.
- Excellent writing and editing skills, with a knack for making complex ideas accessible and engaging.
- Experience with formats “beyond the blog” — that might include video, podcasts, data storytelling, infographics, virtual events and webinars, email, social…
- Experience working with and managing freelance contributors.
- Strong familiarity with SEO, analytics, and the content funnel, and an eagerness to experiment and optimize.
- Comfort working in a remote-first, async-friendly environment with tools like Google Docs, Asana, and Slack.
Bonus points for:
- Experience in a regulated or compliance-heavy industry (e.g., fintech, finance, health)
- Familiarity with legal/compliance review processes for marketing content
- A portfolio that showcases editorial sharpness, bold creativity, audience empathy, and measurable results.
The total rewards package at Mercury includes base salary, equity (stock options), and benefits.
Our salary and equity ranges are highly competitive within the SaaS and fintech industry and are updated regularly using the most reliable compensation survey data for our industry. New hire offers are made based on a candidate’s experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity relative to peers.
Our target new hire base salary ranges for this role are the following:
- US employees in New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, or the San Francisco Bay Area: $153,800 - 192,300
- US employees outside of New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, or the San Francisco Bay Area: $138,500-173,100
- Canadian employees (any location): CAD $145,400-163,500
Mercury values diversity & belonging and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All individuals seeking employment at Mercury are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities or special needs. If you need assistance, or an accommodation, please let your recruiter know once you are contacted about a role.
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