Prosek Partners: Investor Relations Apprentice Program 

At Prosek Partners, the stories we tell impact the global economy.

Prosek’s Investor Relations Apprentice Program offers post graduate students the opportunity to launch their careers in financial communications / investor relations. Our 6-month program is designed to train the next generation of professionals.

In this program, you’ll get the chance to work in a fast-paced environment alongside some of the biggest household financial services names in the world. You’ll develop your media relations and writing skills while learning the intricacies of Wall Street, financial technology, B2B, and professional services.

Program Overview and Responsibilities

Real Work Experience

Prosek Investor Relations Apprentices will leverage a combination of analytical, research and client-facing skills to service a portfolio of small to mid-cap public companies in their ongoing communications with shareholders.

• Research:
  • Be the go-to resource for the investor relations team in circulating analyst reports, market data, client-impacting media articles, institutional investor profiles, sell-side conference calendars, and other relevant industry intel
  • Develop a sound understanding of clients’ industries and peers to be able to provide market intel to clients as appropriate
• Writing:
  • Take the first pass at drafting/editing of earnings call scripts and press releases
  • In coordination with team
    • Prepare client memos and recommendations, including institutional ownership analysis, peer analysis, and policy and procedures memos
    • Draft mock Q&A to prepare management for public speaking engagements
  • Administrative:
    • Liaise with earnings conference call providers and take notes on the call to share with the team.
    • Maintain logs of shareholder inquiries and conversations with sell-side analysts; transcribe/summarize these conversations as appropriate
    • Support the investor relations team in the production of board presentations for clients
    • Conduct due diligence by pulling trading logs and liaising with exchange representatives to better understand fluctuations in a client’s stock on a given day
    • Take an owner’s role in every element of account execution by keeping track of action items, taking thorough notes during internal and client calls and tracking the team’s progress.
    • Aid team in advising companies through their quarterly earnings cycles, with direct exposure to executive leadership teams.

Professional Development and Training

Prosek’s Boot Camp program is a curriculum curated and taught by top leaders across the firm on a weekly basis throughout the program. Our Boot Camps are designed to educate Apprentices on our client sectors and transitioning into the workforce. Topics of education include:

• Writing 101
• Professional Optics
• Capital Markets and Asset Management
• Professional Services and Financial Technology
• Wealth Management and Banking

Internal Network and Support

We invest heavily into the growth and support for our Prosek Apprentices, pairing each Apprentice with a manager and a media mentor.

• Managers are responsible for identifying their Apprentice’s strengths, areas for development, and interests to ensure they’re given the right tools to succeed.
• Media buddies help Apprentices
• Media Mentors provide support to Apprentices as they acclimate to a new environment and corporate culture.

Throughout the Apprentice Program, we will be assessing the apprentice’s performance to determine readiness for promotion to Analyst, taking into consideration performance and business needs at the time.

Experience and Qualifications 

• Completed BS/BA degree by the start of the program.
• Strong interest in financial services, professional services, technology, and B2B communications.
• Possess a team player mindset and willingness to work collaboratively.
• Have solid research and critical thinking skills along with strong time management and prioritization skills.
• Extreme attention to detail is a must.
• Strongly encouraged (but not required) to have prior relevant internship experience

Salary: $20.00/hour

Our Beliefs on Culture, Diversity & Belonging:

We are committed to building a diverse workforce reflecting and embracing diversity of all kinds - race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, political affiliation, socioeconomic backgrounds. We believe having teams that represent the broader communities where we live and work creates a culture that celebrates creativity, inclusiveness and teamwork and helps us offer our global clientele of mature and emerging businesses counsel that is dynamic, rich and nuanced.

Prosek Partners provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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