Vice President, Content, Corporate Marketing

Responsibilities

• Define and oversee the production and execution of the firm’s global editorial calendar, identifying key trends across the asset classes in which Ares invests to produce compelling materials that showcase our expertise
• Design and produce engaging, high-quality written, audio, and video content, working both independently and in partnership with teams across the Ares platform
• Partner with Ares Digital/Social Media, Website and Creative Solutions teams—and external resources where needed—to bring content to life through dynamic media that can be distributed across relevant Ares channels
• Manage any external resources required to execute on content production
• Manage content-approvals (Legal, Compliance, leadership) and distribution processes

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (a liberal arts major from a top university)
• At least 7-10 years of relevant experience.
• Experience working at an alternatives investment manager or bank, newsroom or production company, a plus.
• Strong creative abilities and/or media background
• Proven ability to translate complex financial ideas into engaging, audience-appropriate communications assets
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including ability to articulate recommendations in a concise and timely manner
• A portfolio of editorial content exhibiting the candidate’s skills and creativity
• Experience demonstrating ROI of content / communicating impact to leadership
• Ability to source, organize and lead research projects across investment and functional teams
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently in an entrepreneurial environment

Preferred

• Experience working at an alternatives investment manager or bank, newsroom or production company, a plus.
• Relationships to external freelancers and production teams a plus.

Benefits

• Ares offers a number of additional benefits including access to a world-class medical advisory team, a mental health app that includes coaching, therapy and psychiatry, a mindfulness and wellbeing app, financial wellness benefit that includes access to a financial advisor, new parent leave, reproductive and adoption assistance, emergency backup care, matching gift program, education sponsorship program, and much more.