The Company:
YCharts – the fastest growing online financial data platform – has quickly become a go-to solution for investment professionals, portfolio managers, and wealth advisors. We are a venture-funded company with offices in Chicago and New York City. The internship is a paid position to be based in our Chicago office.
Our team’s backgrounds include work and education at Google, Tribune Company, Goldman Sachs, FactSet, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and The Wall Street Journal. We are flexible with hours, vacation, dress, and career paths, but we have a passion for disrupting the financial software market.
If this sounds like a good fit for you - and you meet the requirements - we strongly encourage you to continue reading.
The Internship:
The purpose of the internship is to provide meaningful, professional hands-on experience to students with proven academic performance and leadership potential. The Intern will play a key role in designing and implementing new marketing campaigns to heighten brand awareness, generate leads and increase conversion rates.
He or she will be responsible for creating sales collateral such as infographics, newsletter content, landing pages and/or PDFs. The Intern will also assist with trade show preparation, organization and follow-up content. He or she will also participate in growing and managing our affiliate network.
The position offers an opportunity to work with amazing co-workers who are building a differentiated and compelling product. We have a great work/life balance, team activities, and a casual working environment with professional work ethics.
Essential Qualifications & Skills:
- Currently pursuing Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Marketing & Graphic Design, Advertising, Creative Writing or related field
- Preferably in your junior year of an undergraduate degree; expected graduation date of Winter 2017 or Spring 2018
- Major GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Exceptional written communication
- Must be creative and willing to proactively generate ideas
- Ability to develop positive working relationships in a cross functional team environment
