Our Story

Founded in 2008, Hightower is a wealth management firm that provides investment, financial and retirement planning services to individuals, foundations and family offices, as well as 401(k) consulting and cash management services to corporations. Hightower's capital solutions, operational support services, size and scale empower its vibrant community of independent-minded wealth advisors to grow their businesses and help their clients achieve their vision of "well-th. rebalanced." Based in Chicago with advisors across the U.S., we operate as a registered investment advisor (RIA).

Your Future Team

Hightower's marketing department is dedicated to building sophisticated and forward-thinking marketing solutions and tools for Hightower's financial advisory practices, corporate needs, and developing and maintaining Hightower's brand across all channels. The team is responsible for a wide range of marketing and creative guidance and services, including collateral creation; multimedia content development; website design; social media marketing; paid media marketing; digital marketing automation; campaign journeys; event strategy and related campaigns; and more.

Reporting to the Chief Marketing Officer, we ask that you be someone who has experience building and executing communications plans, who can successfully meet deadlines. You must have an eye for detail and the ability to write for different audiences; we are looking for someone who can manage a schedule of newsletters, emails, and other comms within brand who can also collaborate with other departments to effectively communicate important initiatives without over-saturation. An understanding of the nuances of social media is also an asset.

What You'll Do

• Champion for newly created communications guidelines; work with all departments to create communication plans for major initiatives and write/edit all communications for a single voice/tone
• Establish and lead a monthly communications meeting with stakeholders to track and plan communications effectively (including planning for town hall, etc.)
• Coordination with compliance/legal to create a strategy to communicate next steps from SEC audit and various regulatory guidelines
• Review, edit, and maintain corporate site
• Collaborate on M&A releases, corporate releases
• Manage and mentor junior marketing team members, and nurture employee growth
• Work side-by-side with the various Hightower departments to ensure alignment

What You'll Bring

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to innovate and accomplish "big picture" goals
• 10+ years of proven experience in financial services communications; RIA/advisory experience a plus
• Ability and desire to work in a collaborative team environment, and as an engaged manager
• Effective judgment in reacting and responding to advisor and home office requests
• Ability to write in different styles/formats across print and digital channels
• Strong project management skills
• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business administration or relevant field

What We Offer

• Coverage on the first day of employment for medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid parental leave (16 weeks for primary caregiver and 8 weeks for secondary caregiver)
• Mother's lounge onsite
• Flexible PTO plan
• Hybrid model work schedule (50% in office)
• Free brand-new gym in the Chicago office
• 401k matching plan
• HSA employer contributions
• Student loan assistance
• Pet insurance

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: Hightower is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, ancestry, age (over 40), physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer-related), gender identity or expression, genetic information including sickle cell or hemoglobin C trait, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local law.

You are a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident or possess other unrestricted U.S. work authorization and will not require sponsorship for U.S. work authorization now or anytime in the future.