NerdWallet makes it easy to find the right financial product for you. Our Nerds do all the research so you don’t have to. Backed by IVP.
About the role
At NerdWallet, we’re on a mission to bring clarity to all of life’s financial decisions and every great mission needs a team of exceptional Nerds. We’ve built an inclusive, flexible, and candid culture where you’re empowered to grow, take smart risks, and be unapologetically yourself (cape optional). Whether remote or in-office, we support how you thrive best. We invest in your well-being, development, and ability to make an impact because when one Nerd levels up, we all do.
What they're looking for
- Advanced degree in Economics, Statistics, Public Policy or a related quantitative field (PhD welcome, strong applied experience can substitute for a Master’s)
- 8+ years of applied economics experience, ideally in consumer finance, household economics, housing or labor markets
- A public body of work: published research, commentary or analysis written for a general audience, not only for academic or internal ones
- Demonstrated comfort as a quoted expert across broadcast, podcast, print or stage. Existing media relationships are a significant plus
- Willing and eager to be on camera and to build a social presence. An existing following on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or X is a plus, not a requirement, the requirement is the appetite and the willingness to show up consistently
- Hands-on quantitative skills: R or Python, SQL, and the judgment to work with messy, incomplete or short time series and caveat honestly rather than over-model
More about this role
At NerdWallet, we’re on a mission to bring clarity to all of life’s financial decisions and every great mission needs a team of exceptional Nerds. We’ve built an inclusive, flexible, and candid culture where you’re empowered to grow, take smart risks, and be unapologetically yourself (cape optional). Whether remote or in-office, we support how you thrive best. We invest in your well-being, development, and ability to make an impact because when one Nerd levels up, we all do.
NerdWallet is on a mission to provide clarity for all of life’s financial decisions. Clarity starts with education, and at NerdWallet that is powered by our expert content, hours of research and data.
We are looking for a Senior Economist to be both the analytical engine behind NerdWallet’s original research and the person who takes it to the world — explaining it to a Wall Street Journal reporter on deadline, on a CNBC hit, on a podcast, and increasingly on YouTube, Instagram and X, in your own voice.
You will own the research, analysis, insights, partner with our Communications team to find the story angles inside the numbers, and lead a small team of data journalists who turn analysis into coverage. If you...
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