About Fortress

Fortress Investment Group LLC is a leading, highly diversified global investment manager with approximately $48 billion assets under management as of June 30, 2024. Founded in 1998, Fortress manages assets on behalf of over 2,000 institutional clients and private investors worldwide across a range of credit and real estate, private equity, and permanent capital investment strategies. Fortress is headquartered in co-headquartered in New York & Dallas, with offices in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Rome, Menlo Park (CA), Sydney and Tokyo.

Event Coordinator, Capital Formation Group

New York, NY 

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for coordinating prospective and current investor conferences and events, both in-person and virtual, for the capital raising team.
• This role is heavily focused on event logistics including invitation lists, investor communication, registration, attendee tracking, pre and post event statistics, budgets, and other related event management tasks.
• Heavy systems management (eg. Salesforce, Cvent, Zoom Webinar, and other event management tools and software)
• Work with management to assist with location selection, contracts, budgets and overall vision of event
• Coordinate firm attendance at third party conferences and manage meeting schedules to ensure success and maximum impact
• Coordinate with internal teams and external vendors to ensure seamless event execution
• Flexibility to work overtime during coordination, meetings and events (both on and offsite) as events can occur before or after normal business hours
• Travel to outside offices or other cities to support events when needed

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of experience in a similar role at an investment manager, event management within a corporate setting, or systems/reporting role with an interest in events
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Extremely organized and detail-oriented
• Thrives in an extremely fast-paced environment
• Ability to multitask and prioritize among many time-sensitive demands
• Positive attitude and team player with the ability to forge relationships across the firm
• Comfortable interacting with individuals at all levels, both internally and with clients
• Ability to work under pressure and handle last-minute changes
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Proficient in Cvent, Salesforce, Microsoft Office (including PowerPoint)