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Morningside Drive Partners (MDP) is a boutique investment firm in the lower-middle market, focusing on technology opportunities within a private equity strategy. With a proven investment model delivering over 35% rates of return, we aim to evolve the companies we invest in to deliver exceeding returns.
MDP's private equity content team sets the strategy and executes on marketing initiatives that support our investment products and our capital raising goals. By leveraging market insights, industry trends, and story-telling skills, the team crafts compelling narratives that support all stages of the client journey across multiple channels and media. We’re advocates for a data-informed approach to marketing and are responsible for ensuring timely delivery of high-quality, relevant content that connects to client goals and enhances our brand globally. We work with partners across investments, distribution, product strategy and marketing to balance those perspectives. This is a global role, so we also engage with local/regional colleagues to tailor or create content. We also collaborate with the firm’s thought leadership content team to create alignment/reciprocity in content initiatives. This role reports functionally to the Global Head of Content.
We are looking for a finance savvy storyteller to facilitate our search fund and private equity marketing efforts. As a search fund content specialist, you’ll build and execute on a calendar of content initiatives aligned with focus strategies and develop and curate the story for the platform. You’ll have a strong voice in defining our work process, advocating for efficiency and proper alignment of resources against high-value projects. You’ll work with the entire team, the broader organization to create presentations, brochures, sales flyers, multi-media scripts, social media content, and effective email. We’re seeking a numerate, visual thinker who can translate data and ideas into infographics, compelling charts, and engaging digital experiences.
Responsibilities:
- Set the strategy and calendar for private equity asset class content efforts
- Apply subject matter expertise to create relatable, effective content for new marketing materials
- Develop and promote ideas for marketing campaigns and thought leadership pieces based on knowledge of products and markets
- Create narratives across media: presentations, brochures, flyers, multi-media scripts, social, and email
- Translate data into compelling infographics, charts, narratives
- Cultivate and manage valuable internal relationships with other teams: Investment, Product Strategy, Compliance, Marketing, Sales Leadership and Client Coverage
- Advocate for audience experience in creation of materials
- Align content with investor types and regional needs
- Research client preferences and analyze competitor approaches to advocate for best practices in story-telling and materials
- Provide review of existing materials to ensure messaging and format is relevant, differentiated and impactful
- Advocate for data-informed, scalable initiatives
- Help define KPIs for content initiatives
- Evaluate usage and monitor engagement and use that data to refine our efforts
- Build an in-depth understanding of the firm's product offerings and investment capabilities across multiple strategies
Qualifications:
- Finance and/or Communication degree and relevant work experience preferred
- Strong interest in private equity, venture capital, debt markets, and investing
- Ability to engage in debate and discussion with senior investment and business professionals
- Ability to leverage multiple stakeholders, stakeholder personalities, and advocate for scalable solutions
- Great communication and interpersonal skills; ability to interact with all levels of staff including senior management
- Curious about best practices in marketing across industries and within financial services
- Capable of managing multiple simultaneous projects and occasional short-turn deadlines as needed
- Strong Microsoft Office skills required
- Willingness to learn new software/technology as needed
Personal Attributes:
- Creative thinker willing to question existing models and propose scalable solutions
- Excellent time-management, planning and organizational skills
- Detail-oriented, self-starter and hardworking
- Ability to prioritize and adapt
- Ability to synthesize feedback from multiple partners and move projects forward
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Interested in continuous learning
MDP is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic predisposition, veteran or military status, status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense or stalking, or any other class or status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training. All MDP employees, including but not limited to recruiting personnel and hiring managers, are required to abide by this policy.