Eminence Writer and Research Lead - Trade & Tariffs

Title: Eminence Writer and Research Lead - Trade & Tariffs
Location: Remote with 10 - 30% travel
Duration: Through 5/31/27

1. Thought Leadership Strategy & Development

• Design and socialize Trade & Tariffs Eminence Strategy, defining the content/messages, channels, and approach that will generate market interest and following.
• Develop market-facing content on Trade & Tariffs, supply chain resilience, geopolitical disruption, regulatory change, and related business implications.
• Translate expert perspectives and complex technical material into compelling narratives for executives and senior decision-makers.
• Create and refine articles, reports, executive briefs, point-of-view papers, and other external eminence assets.
• Help shape differentiated, forward-looking angles rather than simply recapping market developments.
• Ensure content is clear, evidence-based, audience appropriate, and aligned with Deloitte standards and positioning.

2. Research & Insight Generation

• Conduct targeted research to support content development, validate claims, and strengthen the relevance of key messages.
• Synthesize policy, regulatory, economic, industry, and market developments into practical business implications.
• Explore topics such as what resilience means in practice, how organizations can strengthen supply chains, and how trade conditions may evolve.
• Identify emerging themes, unanswered questions, and provocative but supportable points of view that can advance the market conversation.
• Partner with Trade & Tariffs specialists to incorporate technical expertise accurately and efficiently.

3. External Collaboration & Co-Author Coordination

• Support collaboration with universities, academic and research institutions, think tanks, publications, and recognized experts in the Trade & Tariffs marketplace.
• Coordinate potential co-authored content and joint research opportunities with organizations such as leading universities and business publications.
• Participate credibly in working sessions with external collaborators and help convert discussions into defined content plans and deliverables.
• Manage author inputs, interviews, research contributions, and editorial feedback across multiple stakeholders.
• Help establish a repeatable approach for external partnerships and publication opportunities.

4. Editorial & Publication Management

• Own the day-to-day development of content from initial concept and outline through drafting, review, revision, and finalization.
• Build practical workplans, clarify roles, coordinate reviews, and maintain momentum across contributors and approvers.
• Partner with communications, risk, legal, policy, and brand stakeholders as needed to prepare content for external use.
• Maintain editorial consistency across a portfolio of Trade & Tariffs thought leadership.
• Balance speed, quality, technical accuracy, and stakeholder input while keeping deliverables moving.

5. Executive & Subject-Matter Expert Support

• Convert interviews, working sessions, and expert input into well-structured drafts while preserving the contributors’ substantive perspective.
• Provide senior leaders and specialists with conference/travel support as needed including building of strong outlines, research, talking points, and draft language that make participation efficient.
• Work closely with a senior luminary or other recognized experts who provide market perspective but may not have capacity for hands-on writing.
• Prepare materials that support executive discussions, external events, media opportunities, and broader eminence activity.
• Use sound judgment when reconciling differing viewpoints and escalating decisions that require leadership direction.

6. Working Model

• Contractor engagement with a hands-on delivery focus and flexibility to support a changing thought leadership pipeline.
• Expected to operate with the independence and judgment associated with an experienced Manager or Senior Manager-level professional.
• Collaborative role working across Trade & Tariffs leadership, subject-matter experts, research resources, and external contributors and partners.
• Success will be measured by the quality, distinctiveness, credibility, and progress of market-facing content and partnerships.

Core Capabilities

• Executive-level writing, editing, and narrative development
• Trade & Tariffs, global trade, supply chain, policy, regulatory, or geopolitical research
• Thought leadership development and external publication support
• Research synthesis and fact-based argument development
• Stakeholder, author, and editorial process management
• University, publication, and external expert collaboration
• Interviewing and translating expert perspectives into written content
• Working effectively in a professional-services or complex matrixed environment
• 5 - 10 years of relevant experience

Preferred Experience

• Demonstrated experience developing thought leadership, research-based articles, reports, or executive content for external audiences.
• Strong knowledge of Trade & Tariffs, global trade, supply chain resilience, economic policy, regulation, or a closely related field.
• Ability to engage credibly with senior executives, technical specialists, academics, and external institutions.
• Experience managing content from idea generation through research, drafting, review, and publication.
• Excellent writing and editing skills, with the ability to make complex issues accessible without losing technical accuracy.
• Experience collaborating with universities, research institutions, trade associations, publications, or recognized market experts is preferred.
• Professional-services, advisory, policy, research, journalism, publishing, or corporate thought leadership experience is advantageous.
• Advanced degree in economics, public policy, international affairs, law, business, journalism, or a related field may be advantageous.

Rate: 100 - 150