Investor Relations Associate

The CompanyMZ North America is the US division of MZ Group, a global investor relations leader with over 250 employees and 800 clients across 12 different exchanges. For over 25 years, MZ has implemented award winning investor relations programs and developed a reputation for delivering tangible, measured results via its robust suite of services. MZ’s one-stop-shop platform serves management teams at public and private companies, including SPACs and IPOs. The platform leverages strategic financial communications, industry-leading investment community outreach, public relations, financial media, a market intelligence desk, and technology solutions spanning investor relations websites, conference call/webcasting, video production and XBRL/Edgar filing services. MZ maintains a global footprint with professionals located throughout every time zone in North America, and in Taipei and São Paulo. MZ’s growth continues to accelerate with innovative products and services for its client base of high-quality companies. For more information, please visit www.mzgroup.us.

Job DescriptionAs the Investor Relations Associate you will provide support to Senior Account Managers and work with top management to articulate the company's competitive advantages, marketing strategy and corporate culture, while communicating a consistent strategic and financial story. You will be responsible for supporting the development, implementation and management of a comprehensive and strategic investor relations program for clients. In this position, you will also serve as a liaison and channel of communication between our clients and investors, shareholders, analysts and other and influencers in the investment community.

Specific responsibilities include

• Provides direct support for Managing Directors• Interact with senior company executives to prepare for quarterly earnings calls, including drafting earnings releases, management Q&A preparation, and investor feedback• Developing and maintaining an active dialogue with key equity investors, stakeholders and the research analyst community • Organize conferences, in-person investor meetings, phone calls with investors and interact via email with investors in the U.S. and global markets • Support in the preparation of written materials such as press releases, annual shareholder letters, earnings releases, scripts, investor presentations, company factsheets, the IR website and annual reports to investor audiences. • Respond to and manage day-to-day inbound investor inquiries• Develop and maintain a comprehensive investor/analyst/banker database • Assist in the development of perception studies/feedback reports• Prepare and disseminate bi-annual investor relations overview reports for management, which include institutional activity, trading and price performance, shareholder ownership, short interest, analyst coverage, recommendations and ratings Desired Qualifications: • 1+ years of Investor Relations experience• BA/BS degree with emphasis in accounting/finance;• Understanding of Wall Street ecosystem, specifically in the small and micro-cap space• Extremely high level of organizational skills with an attention to detail• Full knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and Word• Leadership skills and ability to work independently and complete projects with limited supervision• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills• Ability to work effectively and even thrive in a high-pressure, deadline oriented environment• Superior written and verbal communications• Relationships in the investment community a plus• Ability to collaborate effectively with the executive team as well as back office support• Superior client-service skills• Must be willing to travel

Compensation• Starting salary of $60,000 to $80,000, plus potential bonus. Opportunity for advancement starting in second year of employment based on performance.

Interested candidates should send resume via e-mail. No phone calls please.

Greg Falesnik, CEOMZ GroupGreg@mzgroup.us