Junior Analyst - Marketing

StepStone is seeking a highly motivated Junior Analyst to support the Marketing & Communications team in our La Jolla office. The role spans content, communications, and internal events. To excel in this role, the candidate must enjoy working in a fast-paced team environment, support numerous concurrent projects, and be a visible and helpful presence in the office. This is a full-time, hourly position, in-office 4 days per week.  

• →Assist with the creation, formatting, and branding review of marketing materials, help maintain the content library and SharePoint, run the content library help desk and train users 
• →Help draft communications campaigns, manage thought leadership trackers, help develop AI tools to improve operational bottlenecks, and own content upload processes. 
• →Serve as the on-site contact for local events, own the local swag inventory, and support internal event communications 

• →Work with the branding/content team to create, format, and review marketing materials, ensuring they are consistent with brand guidelines 
• →Assist in maintaining and supporting marketing platforms (content library, SharePoint)
• →Help run the content library helpdesk and monitoring inbox  
• →Train users on how to use content library
• →Curate and organize the content library  
• →Maintain thought leadership calendar
• →Draft communications campaigns for thought leadership  
• →Conduct competitive market research
• →Help develop AI skills and tools to improve team efficiency  
• →Own La Jolla office swag inventory
• →Design digital assets for ERGs and other community events 
• →Maintain event invite lists, RSVPs, and attendance records
• →Photograph events for internal and external use 
• →Send follow up emails 

What we’re looking for

• →Prefer for candidate to be able to work in person in our La Jolla office through May 2027 with the option to extend through Dec 2027
• →Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, graphic design, or a related field with a 3.5 minimum GPA preferred
• →Ability to work on-site in our La Jolla office 4 days per week
• →Interest in content development, event planning, marketing, communications
• →Curios about using AI to improve how marketing work gets done
• →Excellent communicator
• →Self-starter with strong social skills, a collaborative approach, and a positive attitude 
• →Excellent knowledge of branding and graphic design with acute attention to fine details and visual consistency including font, colors, alignment, consistency, etc. 
• →Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel essential; Teams a plus)
• →Experience with design tools such as Canva and Adobe creative suite, and comfort taking quality photos  
• →Demonstrated initiative, with the ability to work independently and ask for help when needed 

Salary: $30 per hour

The salary is an estimate of pay for this position.  Actual pay may vary depending on job-related factors that can include location, education, skill, and experience.  The salary does not include any benefits or other forms of possible compensation that may be available to employees.