Freelance Journalist / Research Resource

Posted On: April 19, 2022

Contributor

Media Organization: East Rock Capital

Company Description

East Rock Capital, LLC is an investment firm based in New York City, managing $3 billion on behalf of a select group of high-net-worth families. United around the belief that talent is the best asset class, we take responsibility for protecting and carefully growing our clients’ assets by creating highly aligned partnerships with proven investing talent

Job Description

Role

• Research-intensive freelance work
• Potential to be recurring / long-term and possibly lead to full time employment at East Rock
• Compensation at upper end of standard range

Project

• An in-depth, recurring report on the formation of new investment firms (hedge fund, private equity & real estate) to be published by East Rock
• Research will focus on founders and the formation process, including:
 Where did founders work previously
 How did founders prove themselves
 Details of formation process (size of team, number of initial investors, amount of capital, etc.)
• Sources will include industry publications, internal East Rock data, interviews, etc.
• The report will be a narrative on breeding grounds of investment talent and patterns among successful younger firms

Required Background

• Training in journalism or similar investigative research
• Familiarity with investment sector

To Apply

Please email (1) your resume and (2) a brief overview of why you are interested in the role to Josh Moreau (jmoreau@eastrockcap.com)