Junior Analyst - Marketing

We are global private markets specialists delivering tailored investment solutions, advisory services, and impactful, data driven insights to the world’s investors. Leveraging the power of our platform and our peerless intelligence across sectors, strategies, and geographies, we help identify the advantages and the answers our clients need to succeed.

StepStone is seeking a highly motivated Junior Analyst to support the Marketing & Communications team in our La Jolla office. The role spans content , communications, and internal events. To excel in this role, the candidate must enjoy working in a fast-paced team environment, support numerous concurrent projects, and be a visible and helpful presence in the office. This is a full-time, hourly position, in-office 4 days per week.

What you’ll do

A ssist with the creation, formatting, and branding review of marketing materials, help maintain the content library and SharePoint, run the content library help desk and train users

H elp draft communications campaigns, manage thought leadership trackers, help develop AI tools to improve operational bottlenecks, and own content upload processes.

Serve as the on-site contact for local events, own the local swag inventory, and support internal event communications

Key Responsibilities

Work with the branding/content team to create, format, and review marketing materials, ensuring they are consistent with brand guidelines

Assist in maintaining and supporting marketing platforms (content library, SharePoint)

Help run the content library helpdesk and monitoring inbox

Train users on how to use content library

Curate and organize the content library

Maintain thought leadership calendar

Draft communications campaigns for thought leadership

Conduct competitive market research

Help develop AI skills and tools to improve team efficiency

Own La Jolla office swag inventory

Design digital assets for ERGs and other community events

Maintain event invite lists, RSVPs, and attendance records

Photograph events for internal and external use

Send follow up emails

What we’re looking for

Prefer for candidate to be able to work in person in our La Jolla office through May 2027 with the option to extend through Dec 2027

Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, graphic design, or a related field with a 3.5 minimum GPA preferred

Ability to work on-site in our La Jolla office 4 days per week

Interest in content development, event planning, marketing, communications

Curios about using AI to improve how marketing work gets done

Excellent communicator

Self-starter with strong social skills, a collaborative approach, and a positive attitude

Excellent knowledge of branding and graphic design with acute attention to fine details and visual consistency including font, colors, alignment, consistency, etc.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel essential; Teams a plus)

Experience with design tools such as Canva and Adobe creative suite, and comfort taking quality photos

Demonstrated initiative, with the ability to work independently and ask for help when needed

Salary: $30 per hour

The salary is an estimate of pay for this position. Actual pay may vary depending on job-related factors that can include location, education, skill, and experience. The salary does not include any benefits or other forms of possible compensation that may be available to employees.

At StepStone, we believe that our people are our most important asset and crucial to our success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to create an environment that empowers our employees and allows them to be heard, regardless of title or tenure. Our organizational community features multiple Employment Resource Groups as well as mentorship programs to enhance the employee experience for all.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, StepStone does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.

Candidates must be at least 18 years old to apply.

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