Digital Communications Manager

The Role

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors is seeking a highly skilled Digital Communications Manager based out of our New York City office. Reporting directly to our Director of Communications, this individual will specialize in, and take ownership of, our company-wide videography, video storytelling, and brand strategy. They will work to develop video content creation, supporting marketing efforts for our website and social media presence. An ideal candidate will own all video and photography campaigns, from concept through execution, and post-production.

What you’ll do

Responsibilities will include:

• Developing holistic video strategies and messaging to support company branding and marketing initiatives
• Owning the full lifecycle of video content creation, planning, scripting, direction, and production
• Strategizing and producing thoughtful, creative, and engaging social media campaigns
• Developing and executing holistic external communications strategies for the firm and our executive leadership team
• Driving firmwide campaigns in partnership with relevant departments including Human Capital Management, Talent Acquisition, our investment COO teams, etc.
• Leading production of Schonfeld’s internal podcast and other internal audiovisual content
• Facilitating end-to-end coverage on digital initiatives for events, ensuring photography and videography coverage
• Providing ownership and maintenance of all Schonfeld photo and video assets.

What you’ll bring

What you need:

• 5+ years of experience in advertising, marketing, and/or digital communications
• Passion for storytelling and a strong track record of building relationships with diverse stakeholders and firm leaders
• Proven experience leading campaigns, a producer’s mindset
• Ability to work with third party pre- and post-production vendors, including external directors of photography
• Demonstrated understanding of the full lifecycle of video and photo related content creation
• Strong interpersonal skills, effective in ability to direct and manage senior stakeholders in the creation of audiovisual assets
• Exceptional writing and editing skills
• Excellent organizational and project management skills, keen attention to detail
• High levels of business acumen, critical thinking, creativity, and effectiveness, delivering measurable outcomes

We’d love it if you had:

• Experience with video/photo editing tools and software such as Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, Audition, Photoshop), Avid, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro
• Experience working in financial services or with financial service clients

Who we are

Schonfeld is a global multi-manager hedge fund that strives to deliver industry-leading risk-adjusted returns for our investors. We leverage both internal and external portfolio manager teams around the world, seeking to capitalize on inefficiencies and opportunities within the markets. We draw from decades of experience and a significant investment in proprietary technology, infrastructure and risk analytics to invest across four main strategies: Quant, Tactical, Fundamental Equity and Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income.

Our Culture

At Schonfeld, we’ll invest in you. Attracting and retaining top talent is at the heart of what we do, because we believe that exceptional outcomes begin with exceptional people. We foster a culture where talent is empowered to continually learn, innovate and pursue ambitious goals. We are teamwork-oriented, collaborative and encourage ideas—at all levels—to be shared. As an organization committed to investing in our people, we provide learning and educational offerings and opportunities to make an impact. We encourage community through internal networks, external partnerships and service initiatives that promote inclusion and purpose beyond the firm’s walls.

The base pay for this role is expected to be between $150,000 and $170,000. The expected base pay range is based on information at the time this post was generated. This role may also be eligible for other forms of compensation such as a performance bonus and a competitive benefits package. Actual compensation for the successful candidate will be determined based on a variety of factors such as skills, qualifications, and experience.

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