Research Assistant
道琼斯咨询（上海）有限公司北京分公司
- 公司规模：500-1000人
- 公司性质：外资(欧美)
- 公司行业：文字媒体/出版 金融/投资/证券
职位信息
- 发布日期：2012-11-13
- 工作地点：上海
- 招聘人数：若干
- 工作经验：一年以上
- 学历要求：大专
- 语言要求：英语熟练
- 职位类别：其他 其他
职位描述
邮箱：chinahr@dowjones.com
About Private Markets
Dow Jones Private Markets provides essential, targeted information for specialized markets. We serve financial, corporate, and emerging industry professionals with data, news, analysis and events that help them make informed investment and business decisions.
Description
Dow Jones & Co is currently looking for a Research Assistant to join our Private Markets team located in Shanghai. We are looking for an intelligent, positive, and responsible team player with high initiative, strong communication skills, and meticulous attention to detail to join our research department. The Research Assistant should be able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, exhibit an inquisitive nature and be resourceful, eager, and able to learn quickly.
The Research Assistant will:
*Research the financing status and progress of venture-backed companies and venture capital firms.
*Update a proprietary research databases using various sources, including Internet research, business journals, and other online and print publications.
*Effectively and professionally contact/interview Chinese and Indian company CEO's, CFO's, and Managing Partners to verify and update a company's confidential financing data and other proprietary information.
* Will spend a large part of the day making telephone calls to companies and inputting data into a research tool.
*Learn venture capital and private equity lifecycle; and mechanisms of the private capital markets.
*Understand healthcare and information technology terminology and gain insight on general industry trends.
*Work independently on assigned research tasks to ensure timely completion.
*Participate in quarterly venture capital survey process coordinated by the survey research team.
*Master primary and secondary research methodology as defined by Research handbook.
*Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication ability/skill (in order to build rapport with industry contacts).
*Work under tight publishing deadlines in a goal oriented environment.
*Be a team player and flexible to contribute on other projects as needed.
Position Requirements:
·College degree required.
· Fluent English (spoken and written)
· Must be comfortable speaking effectively and professionally with CEOs, CFOs, and senior executives at entrepreneurial companies, venture capital firms, and other venture investors to produce detailed oriented work under tight deadlines.
·Experience in a PC/Windows environment primarily using Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint helpful, and experience with Internet research preferred.
· Knowledge of the venture capital industry and Internet research are a plus.