Posted On: December 17, 2015
Journalism Job
Media Organization: MandateWire, a publication of the Financial Times
Company Description
MandateWire is an institutional investment newswire service providing coverage of contract wins, losses and opportunities in the asset management industry. Over the last 13 years, MandateWire has built an unrivaled reputation amongst investment managers in North America, Asia and Europe as a provider of sales intelligence and analysis. It tracks the investment strategies and asset allocations of institutional investors and provides news, data and intelligence to its client base of over 300 money management companies.
MandateWire was acquired by The Financial Times Ltd in August 2009.
Job Description
The role involves conducting in-depth interviews with North American institutional investors and drafting intelligence reports for publication on our database and daily email. You will also be required to update an internal contacts database.
The successful candidate will gain experience working in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment within a larger company, with the benefits of potential growth combined with stability. You will learn about the investment management industry and gain insight into the decision-making of senior executives with responsibility for billions of dollars. You will gain valuable interviewing skills and learn how to process, organize and deliver data in the most effective way.
* Your primary responsibility will be researching the investment profiles and strategies of North American institutional investors. You will be required to conduct in-depth interviews with key personnel at plan sponsors and draft intelligence reports for publication on our database and daily email
* Inputting this information to a central internal contacts database and producing a set number of mandate opportunity stories for inclusion in the daily email
* The role will also involve producing broader editorial content for a monthly and quarterly analysis of industry trends.
To Apply
Email your resume and cover letter to josh.azar@ft.com.