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MBA Summer Associate, Investing and Portfolio Management

New York, NY | Internship

About RSE Ventures

RSE Ventures is a private investment firm founded by Stephen M. Ross and Matt Higgins that specializes in incubating, operating and scaling consumer brands, with a focus on food, technology, sports and media.

About the Role

RSE’s Investing and Portfolio Management team is seeking a Summer MBA Associate to help manage elements of our existing portfolio and evaluate new investment opportunities. The Summer Associate will play a major role on our nimble team.

Select Investments

RSE Ventures specializes in supporting and scaling industry leaders at crucial inflection points in their growth trajectory. Our partners include:

• Consumer: Momofuku, Milk Bar, Magnolia Bakery, &Pizza, Bluestone Lane, Lola, Banza, Magic Spoon, Breakaway, MSCHF, Atomo
• Media: VaynerX, Derris, Pattern Brands, Omaze
• Sports & Entertainment: Relevent Sports Group, The Drone Racing League, Action Network
• Technology: Performance Drone Works, Resy, Skout Cybersecurity, ResQ, True Footage, Assembly OSM, Indify, NextVR

If you are interested and meet the qualifications below, please send your resume and cover letter to careers@rseventures.com with “MBA Summer Associate Position” in the subject line.

Deadline for submission is February 17, 2025.

Responsibilities

• Work with and support the Investing and Portfolio Management team across RSE initiatives
• Research, track and analyze news in consumer, sports, media, entertainment and technology
• Understand the global consumer, sports, entertainment and tech landscape, including all emerging trends
• Perform critical strategic analyses, such as industry landscaping, market sizing, financial modeling and forecasting, etc.
• Identify and evaluate new investment opportunities, acquisition targets and roll up opportunities that fit RSE’s mandate
• Drive due diligence on active transactions including business analysis, operating and capital forecasting and budgeting, synergy analysis and business and market assessments
• Build detailed valuation and business models for new acquisitions, business concepts and markets, along with developing strong business case recommendations
• A willingness to learn, support and eventually own all aspects of a deal
• Contribute to special projects including leading long-term planning, analysis and presentations for portfolio companies and senior management
• Support development of deal structure and execute transactions

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree and current enrollment in an MBA program with a graduation year of 2025 or later
• 2-3 years of investment banking or investing experience required
• Superior analytical and modeling skills (expert in Excel and PowerPoint)
• Advanced understanding of basic corporate finance
• Demonstrated deal experience, including the ability to landscape an industry
• Exceptional critical reading and research, as well as written and verbal communication skills (ability to quickly source, organize, synthesize and present information from vetted sources)
• Disciplined yet creative thinker who can relate to entrepreneurs and build a persuasive case for aligning with RSE’s vision
• Must be able to work effectively within a horizontal environment that thrives on the energy of a campaign and emphasizes the team over the individual

Salary Range

• Compensation is commensurate with experience. The target compensation range for this role is $17.5K – $27.5K