Internship: Investment & Client Solutions (Summer 2025) at Wilshire in Santa Monica, California

Job Description:

As part of the Wilshire family, you can rest assured that every day you are contributing to an organization that is helping investors improve their financial outcomes. For more than 50 years, Wilshire has been dedicated to providing customized portfolio solutions grounded in research and powered by next generation technologies.

Wilshire advises on over $1 trillion in assets for some of the worlds largest and most sophisticated institutional investors and is headquartered in the United States with offices worldwide.

For the Summer 2025 program, we are seeking several interns to support our Investment and Client focused teams.

As an intern at Wilshire, regardless of the specific team placement, you could work with institutional clients, private markets solutions, manager research, or portfolio management. Your responsibilities may include helping create presentations, addressing client inquiries, conducting analyses on portfolios, and contributing to the identification of investment opportunities.

Overall, the internship experience offers valuable insights into the workings of an investment management firm and the broader financial industry.

Our summer internship is a 10-week program for undergraduate students. You will be fully immersed in the day-to-day activities of one of our teams while gaining exposure to Wilshires people and culture. Our internship is designed to provide an education in investment management and Wilshires work specifically, along with creating a community among interns through virtual and in-person connections. As part of the intern class, you can expect a strong mentorship experience and exposure to Wilshires thought leaders.

We look to identify self-motivated candidates with enthusiasm about working in the investment industry, strong professional drive, and aspiration for personal and professional growth within the organization. 

The application deadline is January 17, 2025.

• Working toward a bachelors or master's degree, with graduation date between 12/2025 - 6/2026
• All majors encouraged to apply
• Prior internships or professional experience; experience in investment management, investment banking, management consulting or financial services industries is a plus
• Ability to communicate effectively within team, cross functionally, and with clients
• Excellent analytical skills (both quantitative and qualitative)
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, and time management skills
• Collaborative; a team player
• Passionate commitment to personal and professional development

This position will work on a hybrid model out of our Santa Monica or Chicago offices. The application deadline is January 17, 2025.

The pay rate for this position is $25/hour. However, base pay will be determined on an individual basis considering various factors, including location, qualifications, skills, and experience. The total compensation package includes eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus and a full range of health and financial benefit offerings, which will be provided in conjunction with an offer of employment.

Visit www.wilshire.com for additional company information. 

Wilshire is an SEC registered investment adviser and required to track certain political contributions under Rule 206(4)-5.  As such, you may be required to disclose your prior political contributions.  

We are an equal opportunity employer, which means we afford equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of race/ethnicity, creed, color, religion, sex (including gender and gender identity), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, veteran status, citizenship status, disability, medical condition (as defined by California Government Code section 12926), or sexual orientation.  Our employees, as well as applicants and others with whom we do business, will not be subjected to sexual, racial, religious, ethnic, or any other form of unlawful harassment.  In addition, Wilshire adheres to the equal employment opportunity requirements of all states and localities in which it does business.  We are completely committed to these principles not only because of the various laws which address these subjects, but because it is the right thing to do for our employees and clients to thrive.

If you have a disability, and require reasonable accommodations in the application process, contact Human Resources at ApplicantAccessibility@wilshire.com or 310-584-6011.

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