Associate, Brand Strategy, Corporate Marketing

About the Role

The Ares Corporate Communications & Marketing team is seeking a Corporate Marketing Associate to support brand operations, sponsorships, and marketing campaigns across the firm. This high-energy team values strategic thinkers, problem solvers, and intellectually curious professionals with high standards. The role offers an exciting opportunity to join a high-performing team of marketing, creative, and communications professionals while partnering closely with senior executives to amplify the brand’s impact across all asset classes.

The Corporate Communications & Marketing team is responsible for strategic planning and execution of the Ares brand expression, external and employee communications, digital communications, and corporate marketing efforts globally. The team collaborates closely with internal partners, including senior leadership, investment professionals, legal, and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning, execution, and measurement of integrated brand campaigns aligned with corporate marketing objectives.
• Coordinate campaign timelines, deliverables, approvals, stakeholder communications, and key milestone tracking across initiatives.
• Assist in developing campaign briefs and managing creative asset development with internal teams and external agencies.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects across brand, advertising, corporate sponsorships, and corporate marketing workstreams.
• Review marketing and communications materials to ensure alignment with brand standards, messaging guidelines, and enterprise brand compliance requirements.
• Assist in maintaining advertising budgets, invoices, and campaign performance reporting.
• Coordinate sponsorship deliverables, events, hospitality programs, and promotional activities.
• Manage brand asset libraries, templates, and shared resources.
• Assist in managing the onboarding and tracking of external vendors, including working with internal systems and stakeholders.
• Facilitate meetings, prepare agendas, document action items, and track follow-up activities.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, agency partners, and vendors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, Public Relations, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in corporate marketing, brand management, advertising, sponsorship marketing, communications, or a related discipline.
• Experience supporting the development and execution of integrated marketing or brand campaigns across multiple channels.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and working with external agencies, vendors, and partners.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, with exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Experience supporting marketing budgets, purchase orders, invoices, and vendor management processes.
• Familiarity with sponsorship activation, event planning, partnership management, or experiential marketing is preferred.
• Understanding of brand governance, brand standards, and approval processes is preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Word) and marketing/project management platforms such as Workfront, Asana, Monday.com, or similar tools.
• Experience working at an alternatives investment manager or within financial services is a plus.

Pay

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $100,000 - $120,000. Total compensation may also include a discretionary performance-based bonus.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical/Rx, Dental, and Vision plans.
• 401(k) program with company match.
• Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA) and Healthcare Savings Accounts (HSA) with company contribution.
• Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance.
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) and Short-Term Disability (STD) insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Commuter Benefits plan for parking and transit.
• Access to a world-class medical advisory team and a mental health app that includes coaching, therapy, and psychiatry.
• Mindfulness and wellbeing app.
• Financial wellness benefit, including access to a financial advisor.
• New parent leave, reproductive and adoption assistance, and emergency backup care.
• Matching gift program and education sponsorship program.