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As the online consumer banking business of Goldman Sachs, Marcus operates as a digital bank, providing high-yield savings accounts and Certificates of Deposit (CDs) directly to individual consumers. Marcus combines Goldman Sachs' over 150 years of expertise with intuitive digital experiences, focusing on value, transparency, and simplicity for its millions of customers, and is recognized as the largest pure online bank, delivering a fully digital experience without physical branches.
OUR IMPACT
The Marcus US Marketing team is responsible for driving growth and end-to-end customer lifecycle management for millions of Marcus customers across our high yield savings and CD products. We’re a data driven team that’s hyper-focused on performance, measurable impact, customer insights & experience and digital. We are also very collaborative, integrated with the business, providing strategic partnership with pricing, product, engineering, and delivery / operations.
YOUR IMPACT
Marcus is growing fast – and looking for bold thinkers and doers to help us fuel the next wave of growth. We are seeking an Associate, Content Strategy to join our team. This individual will be responsible for strategic development of and execution of the content roadmap across organic social, SEO, and web channels. You will work closely with internal writers and external agencies to develop content that simplifies complex financial concepts, improves search visibility, and fosters community engagement.
The ideal candidate is a proactive executor with a strong understanding of content strategy, performance metrics, and SEO with an eye for detail, and the ability to translate brand voice into actionable content across multiple platforms.
HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL
- Content Execution & Management: Partner with the content writers to produce high-quality, relevant content for the Marcus site, resource hub, newsletter and organic social channels.
- SEO Strategy: Collaborate with team and agency to identify keyword opportunities, optimize on-page content, and ensure all editorial output aligns with search best practices to drive organic growth.
- Organic Social Media: Manage the organic social media calendar, working with creative teams to develop engaging assets (video, infographics, copy) that resonate with a retail banking audience.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as a bridge between Marketing, Product, and Legal/Compliance to ensure all content is accurate, brand-compliant, and technically sound.
- Performance Tracking: Partner with the Analytics team to monitor content performance (e.g., traffic, engagement, conversion) and use these insights to iterate on future content tactics.
- Brand Consistency: Ensure the Marcus tone of voice—characterized by simplicity and transparency—is consistently applied across all organic touchpoints.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE’RE LOOKING FOR
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree required.
- Experience: 3–5 years of experience in content marketing and/or digital strategy.
- Digital Proficiency: Strong understanding of SEO fundamentals and social media algorithms (Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, etc.).
- Communication: Exceptional writing and editing skills with the ability to simplify complex financial topics for a general audience.
- Project Management: Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams, maintain editorial calendars, and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Collaboration: Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders and managing agency relationships.
- Industry Knowledge: Experience in Financial Services or Fintech is preferred but not required; a passion for consumer advocacy and financial literacy is a plus.
ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS
At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.
We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.
We're committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. : https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html
© The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2026. All rights reserved.
Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
We Offer Best-In-Class Benefits
Healthcare & Medical Insurance
We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.
Holiday & Vacation Policies
We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.
Financial Wellness & Retirement
We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.
Health Services
We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.
Fitness
To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).
Child Care & Family Care
We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.
Benefits at Goldman Sachs
Read more about the full suite of class-leading benefits our firm has to offer.
LOCATION
Richardson
JOB FUNCTION
Marketing
DIVISION
Asset & Wealth Management
CORPORATE TITLE
Associate
INTRODUCTION
As the online consumer banking business of Goldman Sachs, Marcus operates as a digital bank, providing high-yield savings accounts and Certificates of Deposit (CDs) directly to individual consumers. Marcus combines Goldman Sachs' over 150 years of expertise with intuitive digital experiences, focusing on value, transparency, and simplicity for its millions of customers, and is recognized as the largest pure online bank, delivering a fully digital experience without physical branches.
OUR IMPACT
The Marcus US Marketing team is responsible for driving growth and end-to-end customer lifecycle management for millions of Marcus customers across our high yield savings and CD products. We’re a data driven team that’s hyper-focused on performance, measurable impact, customer insights & experience and digital. We are also very collaborative, integrated with the business, providing strategic partnership with pricing, product, engineering, and delivery / operations.
YOUR IMPACT
Marcus is growing fast – and looking for bold thinkers and doers to help us fuel the next wave of growth. We are seeking an Associate, Content Strategy to join our team. This individual will be responsible for strategic development of and execution of the content roadmap across organic social, SEO, and web channels. You will work closely with internal writers and external agencies to develop content that simplifies complex financial concepts, improves search visibility, and fosters community engagement.
The ideal candidate is a proactive executor with a strong understanding of content strategy, performance metrics, and SEO with an eye for detail, and the ability to translate brand voice into actionable content across multiple platforms.
HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL
- Content Execution & Management: Partner with the content writers to produce high-quality, relevant content for the Marcus site, resource hub, newsletter and organic social channels.
- SEO Strategy: Collaborate with team and agency to identify keyword opportunities, optimize on-page content, and ensure all editorial output aligns with search best practices to drive organic growth.
- Organic Social Media: Manage the organic social media calendar, working with creative teams to develop engaging assets (video, infographics, copy) that resonate with a retail banking audience.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as a bridge between Marketing, Product, and Legal/Compliance to ensure all content is accurate, brand-compliant, and technically sound.
- Performance Tracking: Partner with the Analytics team to monitor content performance (e.g., traffic, engagement, conversion) and use these insights to iterate on future content tactics.
- Brand Consistency: Ensure the Marcus tone of voice—characterized by simplicity and transparency—is consistently applied across all organic touchpoints.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE’RE LOOKING FOR
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree required.
- Experience: 3–5 years of experience in content marketing and/or digital strategy.
- Digital Proficiency: Strong understanding of SEO fundamentals and social media algorithms (Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, etc.).
- Communication: Exceptional writing and editing skills with the ability to simplify complex financial topics for a general audience.
- Project Management: Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams, maintain editorial calendars, and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Collaboration: Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders and managing agency relationships.
- Industry Knowledge: Experience in Financial Services or Fintech is preferred but not required; a passion for consumer advocacy and financial literacy is a plus.
ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS
At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.
We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.
We're committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. : https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html
© The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2026. All rights reserved.
Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
We Offer Best-In-Class Benefits
Healthcare & Medical Insurance
We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.
Holiday & Vacation Policies
We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.
Financial Wellness & Retirement
We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.
Health Services
We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.
Fitness
To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).
Child Care & Family Care
We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.
Benefits at Goldman Sachs
Read more about the full suite of class-leading benefits our firm has to offer.
LOCATION
Richardson
JOB FUNCTION
Marketing
DIVISION
Asset & Wealth Management
CORPORATE TITLE
Associate
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as a Strategy Associate
Target companies with a history of H-1B sponsorship
Consulting firms and large corporations that regularly hire Strategy Associates often have established H-1B sponsorship processes. Prioritizing these employers means your OPT period is more likely to lead to long-term work authorization rather than a dead end.
Frame your degree as a direct match for the role
Strategy Associate roles typically require a degree in business, economics, finance, or a related field. Make that connection explicit in your resume and cover letter so employers immediately see your qualifications meet specialty occupation requirements for OPT work authorization.
Start your search early relative to your OPT start date
Hiring timelines for strategy roles at larger firms can run eight to twelve weeks from application to offer. Beginning your search at least three months before your OPT authorization begins gives you room to clear background checks and onboarding before day one.
Be transparent about your OPT timeline upfront
Strategy teams value planning and clarity. Disclosing your OPT end date and STEM extension eligibility early in conversations signals professionalism and lets hiring managers assess sponsorship feasibility before investing heavily in your candidacy.
Highlight quantitative skills that are hardest to source domestically
Employers are more likely to pursue sponsorship when a candidate fills a specific skill gap. If your background includes advanced modeling, data analysis, or market research expertise, lead with those skills to strengthen the case for your hire over a local candidate.
Use Migrate Mate to focus on verified OPT-friendly employers
Browsing generic job boards means filtering through hundreds of roles where sponsorship is unclear. Migrate Mate surfaces Strategy Associate positions from employers who have sponsored international candidates before, making your search significantly more efficient.
Strategy Associate OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Strategy Associate role qualify for OPT work authorization?
Yes, in most cases. Strategy Associate positions typically require a bachelor's degree or higher in business, economics, finance, or a closely related field, which satisfies the specialty occupation standard for OPT authorization. If your degree aligns with the analytical and business functions of the role, you're generally on solid ground. Roles that are vague about degree requirements can be harder to justify, so look for postings that specify a relevant field.
Am I eligible for a STEM OPT extension as a Strategy Associate?
It depends on your degree. If you graduated with a STEM-designated degree such as economics with a quantitative focus, operations research, management science, or a related field, you may qualify for the 24-month STEM extension. Business administration degrees without a STEM designation typically do not qualify. Check your degree program against the official DHS STEM designation list and confirm with your DSO before accepting an offer based on extension eligibility.
How do I find Strategy Associate jobs that are open to OPT candidates?
The most efficient approach is to use Migrate Mate, which focuses specifically on employers who have sponsored international candidates for work visas. This filters out roles where OPT and future H-1B sponsorship are unlikely, saving you the frustration of advancing through hiring processes only to learn sponsorship isn't available. Strategy roles at consulting firms, financial services companies, and large tech corporations tend to have the most established sponsorship infrastructure.
Will a Strategy Associate employer sponsor my H-1B after OPT ends?
Many do, but it's not guaranteed and varies significantly by employer size, industry, and internal policy. Large management consulting firms like McKinsey, BCG, and Bain have historically sponsored H-1B visas for high-performing associates. Smaller boutique firms or early-stage companies may lack the legal infrastructure or budget to sponsor. The H-1B is subject to an annual lottery with roughly a 25% selection rate, so even willing employers face uncertainty. Raise the sponsorship question directly during the offer stage.
Does working as a Strategy Associate count toward STEM OPT practical training requirements?
Only if you're on a STEM-designated OPT extension and the work is directly related to your STEM degree. Standard OPT requires that your employment be related to your field of study, which is a broader standard. For STEM OPT, the connection must be more specific, and your employer must participate in E-Verify and sign a formal training plan. Confirm that your Strategy Associate duties map clearly to your degree's curriculum when working with your DSO to validate the role.