BlackRock Investment institute, Digital Specialist, Associate

About this role

About BlackRock:

BlackRock is one of the world's largest and most prominent investment management firms, managing trillions of dollars in assets for institutions, governments, and individuals worldwide.  We offer a wide range of investment products and services, including mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and alternative investments, catering to various investor needs and risk appetites.  BlackRock has embraced technology in its operations and investment strategies, utilizing advanced analytics, machine learning, and data-driven insights to enhance decision-making processes and optimize portfolio performance.

The BlackRock Investment Institute (BII) leverages the firm's expertise and generates proprietary research to provide insights on long-term asset allocation, the global economy, markets, sustainable investing and geopolitics – all to help our clients and portfolio managers navigate financial markets.

About this Role:

The New York-based digital specialist is part of the BlackRock Investment Institute’s (BII) publishing team. The person is responsible for innovating and maintaining BII’s digital properties and tools – and helping develop a strategy for them.  The person will also help track BII’s impact on digital while working with our leads for media and client engagement to make the most of our digital footprint and connect it to BII’s commercial and media strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Improving and innovating BII’s digital footprint and impact, tied into how our content is presented on social media

• Developing a strategy for BII’s digital impact given the changes in digital behavior with the rise of LLMs

• Tracking and monitoring both digital and media performance metrics

• Taking a lead on designing and updating our internal tool for sharing content with client-facing teams

• Collaborating with Marketing to incorporate best practice on BII’s digital sites

• Coordinating with BII’s commercial lead on leveraging BII digital properties to drive commercial impact

• Working with the BII comms lead to handle monitoring of BII mentions and tracking media impact

• Help with team writing including talking points for spokespeople

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of and passion for economics and global financial markets

• Superb digital skills and with a knack for sussing out how to respond to changing digital trends

• A self-starter with loads of creativity, team spirit, versatility and persistence

• Ability to work very quickly, deliver on or before deadline and go the extra mile

• Intense attention to accuracy, detail and consistency

• Intellectual curiosity

• Excellent organizational and representational skills

• Work experience of at least three years in digital-focused journalism

For New York, NY Only the salary range for this position is USD$100,000.00 - USD$130,000.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

Our hybrid work model

BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.

About BlackRock

At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being.  Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.

This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.

For additional information on BlackRock, please visit @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock

BlackRock is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View the EEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplement and the pay transparency statement.

BlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process, please email Disability.Assistance@blackrock.com. All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy.

BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.