Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

Job Description

ARES OVERVIEW:

Ares Management Corporation (“Ares” or the “Firm”) is a publicly traded, leading global alternative asset manager with approximately $447 billion of assets under management ("AUM") and approximately 3,000 employees. We seek to deliver attractive performance to our investor base across our investment groups and strategies, including credit, private equity, real estate and strategic initiatives. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices across the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia. Its common shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "ARES".

Ares believes each of its investment groups is a market leader based on assets under management and investment performance. Our three distinct but complementary investment groups have the ability to invest across a company’s capital structure—from senior debt to common equity. The Firm was built upon the fundamental principle that each group benefits from being part of the broader platform. We believe the synergies from this multi-asset strategy provide our professionals with insights into industry trends, access to significant deal flow and the ability to assess relative value.

Since our inception in 1997, we have adhered to a disciplined investment philosophy that focuses on delivering compelling risk-adjusted investment returns throughout market cycles. We strive to maintain a consistent credit-based approach in targeting well-structured investments in high quality businesses and real estate assets. We believe our growth in becoming one of the largest alternative asset managers is a testament to our experienced management team, focus on performance and high-quality investor base, which includes large pension funds, university endowments, sovereign wealth funds, banks and insurance companies.

THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS SUMMER ANALYST EXPERIENCE

Ares Management is seeking a highly motivated, detail-oriented team player who thrives in a fast-paced environment to join the Ares RFP Team to support marketing and investor relations activities. The RFP Summer Analyst will support various product management teams across Ares by leveraging firm-wide resources to respond to Requests for Proposals ("RFPs"), Requests for Information (“RFIs”), Due Diligence Questionnaires ("DDQs”), and ad-hoc queries from clients/prospective investors. This role is integral to the business development efforts of the firm and will work closely with various teams to ensure that all responses are compelling, accurate, and completed on a timely basis.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

Reports to: Managing Director, Investor Strategy and Solutions, Head of RFP

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS AND ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in gathering information to complete firm level surveys, questionnaires, and ad hoc requests from prospective and existing investors.
• Liaise with other internal support departments to obtain data, supporting documentation, and other responsive information.
• Ensure the integrity and quality of internally stored content on the third-party database by adding new records and updating existing content ad hoc and quarterly basis.
• Assist with key statistics updates throughout RFP content database and coordinate special projects such as automation within the system.
• Support the presentation of quantitative RFP data.
• Work with outsourced consultant database population vendor for all active strategies; review/audit qualitative and quantitative firm / strategy information including performance, AUM and characteristics.
• Coordinate special projects around data used in RFPs to create efficiencies.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• Pursuing a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university, preferably in a related field (economics, finance, accounting, business management, communications or marketing).
• Have an anticipated graduation date between December 2025 – August 2026.

Experience Required:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to articulate clear responses.
• Experience with formatting, reviewing and proofreading of materials for content and grammar.
• Team player and self-motivated with a strong work ethic.
• Highly organized with a proven ability to prioritize multiple projects and deliverables for timely completion.
• Ability to stay calm and focused in a fast-paced environment.
• Desire and ability to work in a dynamic, collaborative team environment with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail, placing a high priority on accuracy with particular focus on qualitative and quantitative accuracy.
• Problem solver with ability to research solutions and suggest resolutions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite; and Power BI a plus.

Location: New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA

Duration: 10 weeks

Compensation: Paid Internship - the total base salary (subject to change) is expected to be $90,000 (prorated over 10 weeks)

Accommodations: Relocation stipend

Reporting Relationships

Compensation

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.