New Media Outreach Associate

HIP Investor is seeking a talented individual to develop original content for new media outlets as well as contribute to its online marketing efforts. We are looking for a candidate who is an entrepreneurial thinker and a strong writer.  We are also looking for help in website optimization. We are a small, innovative company where each team member plays an integral role in our development.

Roles

  • Write exciting and engaging articles for online publication; research recent headlines, corporate competitors, earning reports, industries and more using the HIP methodology. Articles will be posted on our website, offered for cross-publication and shared with our network
  • Contribute to HIP’s marketing plan – identify strategic online platforms to market HIP’s original content, events and HIP portfolios.  Expected results include: understanding HIP’s target customers, connecting them with HIP’s insights, and spreading awareness of Impact Investing
  • Drive HIP’s online networks (Twitter, Facebook, Just Means, Ning); build strategic plan to use these social media networks in the most innovative and effective ways possible

Required Skills and Qualifications

  • Strong internet research background and experience
  • Strong conceptual thinker  who can weave case studies and metrics into their communications
  • Creative and innovative idea generator – who loves to make them happen
  • Deep interest in social measurement tools and outcomes – and how they drive readership
  • Easy grasp of how sustainability creates compelling portfolios
  • Entrepreneurial experience and/or spirit is a major advantage
  • Commit a minimum of 10-15 hours a week for a minimum of three months

Compensation: Unpaid, but rich in experience

To Apply
Please email (1) an attached resume and (2) a cover  note in the body of your email us our Talent Team at TalentTeam@HIPInvestor.com with the ROLE you seek in the title, followed by your name in the subject line.

DEADLINE: Rolling through 2012

HIP = “Human Impact + Profit.” HIP Investor Inc. is a registered investment advisesr in CA, WA and IL. HIP offers investment management services to individuals, foundations, trusts, estates and corporations. The HIP 100 Index (SM) is a portfolio and separately managed account (SMA) that reweights all S&P100 equities. HIP’s systematic quantitative HIP Scorecard (SM) is published in leading journals – and evaluates how sustainability links to shareholder value.  “The HIP Investor” book, published by John Wiley & Sons in 2010, is available online in e-book, and at leading booksellers.  Please see www.HIPinvestor.com for more information, and full disclosures on investment performance.