Part Time Opportunities

StructuredRetailProducts.com is an independent financial research and consulting firm with offices in London, New York and Hong Kong, providing research, training and consultancy services related to all aspects of structured products. 

The company was founded in 2001 and our clients include hundreds of blue chip companies from around the world including all of the major global financial services groups, financial regulators, stock exchanges and professional services firms.

Job Description:

To help manage an online database of U.S. financial products, which will involve the following tasks:

-Searching financial websites for relevant products

-Adding product information to the existing database

-Providing brief descriptions in English of each product

-Ongoing maintenance of specific product information

For additional information and instructions on how to apply, head to CareerLink, Job ID# 19414.

Intern Spotlight: Alex Lutz

By Alex Lutz, FCRH 2014

Over the past school year I have been an intern at ID Public Relations. ID is an entertainment PR firm with a variety of departments from talent which includes actors, actresses, and musicians. They also have a brands department, film department, and digital department. Despite all the different departments they all interact to create the best possible publicity for their clients. The first semester I was with ID, I worked as a general intern, where I worked for all the departments. But for the Spring 2013 semester, I worked mostly with the film team.

The film team represents both production companies and individual projects to create specialized campaigns for the film. This includes covering the theatrical film, television, home video/DVD, and game platforms. They also work with various film festivals to provide full-service support. As a film intern, I had the opportunity to work on multiple aspects of a film campaign.

In the office, I worked a lot on film wrap-docs. Wrap-docs compile and summarize all the press coverage that occurred regarding a particular film. In addition, it shows how many impressions or unique visitors that each outlet reached. From there, ID can calculate the amount of revenue that their publicity generated for the film. Wrap-docs are important because they highlight all of the work that the public relations firm did for a film. One particular film wrap-doc that I worked extensively on was Spring Breakers that received a lot of coverage because it starred Selena Gomez, James Franco and Vanessa Hudgens.

Another common task that I had was researching different press outlets that specifically relate to a film. Not all films should be covered by the same press outlets or reporters and therefore, it is important to find outlets and reporters that would appreciate and be very knowledgeable about the genre, actors, or director of the film. Once the research is done, the publicists can reach out to the press and offer them the opportunity to cover the film.

Out of the office, I had the opportunity to assist at a SAG viewing of ThePlace Beyond the Pines. At this event I assisted with check-in. Another day, I assisted at the Tribeca Film festival press day for Greetings from Tim Buckley and What Richard Did. At this press day, I also did check-in, but this time for the press that would be interviewing the actors and directors for each movie. I also would ensure that everything ran according to schedule and that everyone was arriving at the appropriate time and place. Later in the day, I assisted at the round-table interviews with the talent. I thought that this was a fun event to help out with because I got to see the behind the scenes of movie reviews and interviews. Also, I got to see what all the planning in the office can develop into. Plus, it’s always fun to see what celebrities and directors look like in person!

Some days however, I would not be working with the film team if other departments were in need of timely assistance. In some cases, this would include filling in for a publicist’s assistant or sitting in for the receptionist. Although both of these are stressful situations because as an intern you are being thrown into an assistant’s job, it is a great learning experience. It has allowed me to get a better feel of who the publicists are working with on a daily basis and how they interact with these people. Even just seeing who they take calls from and how they deal with certain situations was very interesting.

Covering the receptionists’ desk was also a great learning experience because I got to see how the overall office is run. Here, I answer phones and man the front door. Below is a picture of me working at the front desk of ID.  

Overall, it was such a fun and positive learning environment for me and I am really glad that I spent the past school year there. I think the internship has reflected school in that it encourages strong organizational and research skills. Furthermore, the public relations industry requires strong writing and speaking skills which are skills that Fordham values highly.

May 16th: Metro NY NBMBAA Career Fair

Attend the Metro NY NBMBAA Career Fair!

When: Thursday, May 16

Where: Fordham University

               Lincoln Center Campus, 12th Floor Lounge

Time: Metro NY NBMBAA Members: 6:00 to 9:00 PM
            Fordham Students: 6:30 to 9:00 PM
            General Admission: 7:00 to 9:00 PM

If you are looking for a new career or would like to network, this event is for you!

Register as a Fordham Student to access the Fair at 6:30 PM. You must have a current ID.

Confirmed Exhibitors: 
- Capital One
- Bank of America
- BNY Mellon
- GE Capital
- Sirius/XM Radio
- State Farm Insurance
- U.S State Department

Resume submission and RSVP are mandatory.

Intern Spotlight: Alex Reynolds

By Alex Reynolds, FCRH 2014

Throughout this spring, I have had the pleasure of interning at Uncharted Play Incorporated, a very cool new start-up.  The company, founded in 2011 by two Harvard graduates, is a new kind of social enterprise that aims to show the world that doing good and doing good business need not be mutually exclusive.  The company’s flagship product is the SOCCKET, an energy harnessing soccer ball, which takes kinetic energy from play and stores it as electrical energy that can be later used as an off-grid light source.  This great idea has been piloted in several communities around the world, in places like South Africa, Haiti, and Mexico.  In addition to this flagship product, the company is in the process of creating a bunch of great new energy harnessing products in line with their mission of “Combining play with cutting edge technology to make the world a better place.”

My role for the company has been as a Business Development Intern.  I found the role on CareerLink and applied.  After two interviews, I received the job.  In this position I have done a series of tasks.  I work closely with both our Vice President of Business Development and our VP of Operations.  I perform a lot of social media initiatives, work closely to keep up with media outlets such as blogs for press coverage, and work to keep fans and potential partners happy through responding to emails.  In addition to smaller tasks, I also worked collaboratively to successfully run a Kickstarter campaign for the firm.  Kickstarter is a great website which aims to help “crowdfund” great ideas.   

People support projects and in return get rewards (in our case “backers” got a ball).  Our month-long project raised over 90,000 dollars which we are going to use to expand our production facilities to more efficiently make the product.

Ultimately, this internship experience certainly was excellent.  While there were certainly negative aspects, such as only working two days which makes it somewhat hard to work when things are constantly changing, I think that overall I got so much out of the experience.  First, I gained some work experience that I can utilize to build upon my previous academic successes.  Secondly, I saw a lot of the transferable skills that I have taken from my core curriculum put to excellent use.  Traits like multi-tasking, attention to detail, and positivity are all things that can be taken from our excellent Jesuit education, and they are extremely useful to utilize in any workplace environment.  Lastly, I have found that working in a unique situation (a social enterprise start-up) has a lot of value in that; 1) several people have found it intriguing which makes for an excellent selling point to employers and 2) its applicability to other work environments which might not be as difficult.  Taking this experience with me will hopefully help in my future career endeavors.

Overall, upon reflecting on my few months at my first ever internship, I think there are several things to take away.  First lesson is asking questions.  Whether it’s a summer internship that is full time or one like mine that occurred only on Mondays and Thursdays, asking questions and putting in effort to learn the company helps acclimatize yourself to the workplace quicker, which can make a world of a difference in terms of making it a great experience as well as differentiating yourself from your peers.  Another lesson I discovered was to always stay positive.  Almost unanimously, employers say positivity is the number one mindset they are looking for in a candidate for hire.  I think that this is especially important, if you’re doing a menial task, having a long day, or just have a lot on your plate, continuing with a positive attitude is the only way to make the experience positive.  Lastly, constantly be utilizing your experience to better yourself.  Whether or not your experience is good is up to you.  A boring or tedious internship can be made into a good one by being professional, developing connections, or even just taking on more work.  I think by utilizing these three lessons, you can really get a lot out of your internship experience.

I will miss working at Uncharted Play, but will continue to follow them and will always feel like part of the family here as a result of my great four months as part of the team!