Media Investments - Analyst

Company Overview

Soros Fund Management LLC (SFM) is a global asset manager and family office founded by George Soros in 1973. With $28 billion in assets under management (AUM), SFM serves as the principal asset manager for the Open Society Foundations, one of the world’s largest charitable foundations dedicated to advancing justice, human rights, and democracy.

Distinct from other investment platforms, SFM thrives on agility, acting decisively when conviction is high and exercising patience when it’s not. With permanent capital, a select group of major clients, and an unconstrained mandate, we invest opportunistically with a long-term view in a wide range of strategies and asset classes, including public and private equity and credit, fixed income, foreign exchange, and alternative assets. Our teams operate with autonomy, while cross-team collaboration strengthens our conviction and empowers us to capitalize on market dislocations.

At SFM, we foster an ownership mindset, encouraging professionals to challenge the status quo, innovate, and take initiative. We prioritize development, enabling team members to push beyond their roles, voice bold ideas, and contribute to our long-term success. This culture of continuous growth and constructive debate fuels innovation and drives efficiencies.

Our impact is measured by both the returns we generate and the values we uphold, from environmental stewardship to social responsibility. Operating as a unified team across geographies and mandates, we remain committed to our mission, ensuring a meaningful, lasting impact.

Headquartered in New York City with offices in Greenwich, Garden City, London, and Dublin, SFM employs 200 professionals.

 

Job Overview

The position will have a broad mandate to conduct due diligence and feasibility research on potential media and communications investments across geographies in both public and private markets.  Assets to be researched for a potential investment will be both self-initiated and via incoming opportunities.  Having a strategic sensibility and an understanding of technological and industry trends, including how to attract and engage audiences across multiple demographics and content types, will be key to success.  The ideal candidate has a few years’ experience in the financial services industry, is able to conduct research independently, and has strong financial modeling skills.        

 

Major Responsibilities

• Conduct in depth market research as it pertains to media industry landscapes, both nationally and internationally
• Assist the head of the team in evaluating and monitoring investment opportunities in the media space
• Conduct due diligence on potential investments and consolidate findings into detailed overviews
• Build financial models to help assess specific deal risks, valuation, and other critical financial metrics

 

What We Value  

• 2+ years of investment banking analyst experience and 1-3+ years of private equity experience with some industry focus on TMT.  Alternatively, 3-5+ years of experience in a corporate finance, M&A, or a corporate strategy role within a media company
• Proficient in financial modeling
• Exceptional problem-solving capabilities, analytical, logic and quantitative skills
• Ability to independently conduct comprehensive research, identify and assess key issues and summarize results
• Communicate efficiently in both written and verbal communication
• Thrive in an extremely fast-paced and high-pressure environment
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and expeditiously
• Take direction and show initiative as appropriate
• Able to work independently as well as part of a small team
• Inherently self-motivated to learn and grow as quickly as possible

 

We anticipate the base salary of this role to be between $175,000-$200,000. In addition to a base salary, the successful candidate will also be eligible to receive a discretionary year-end bonus. 

 

 

 

In all respects, candidates need to reflect the following SFM core values:

 

Smart risk-taking   //   Owner’s Mindset   //   Teamwork   //   Humility   //   Integrity