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Investment Banking Associate – Boutique Investment Bank – New York, NY Jobs in New York City Metropolitan Area at Christopher Whitney
Title: Investment Banking Associate – Boutique Investment Bank – New York, NY
Company: Christopher Whitney
Location: New York City Metropolitan Area
Christopher Whitney is working exclusively with a boutique investment bank providing strategic advisory and execution expertise to founder-led, sponsor-backed, and public companies across the media, entertainment, digital content, and broader communications ecosystem.
Position Overview
We are seeking an Investment Banking Associate to join the firm's New York office. The Associate will play a key role in supporting live transactions, business development initiatives, financial analysis, and client presentations. This role offers meaningful responsibility, direct exposure to senior bankers and clients, and the opportunity to work on a broad range of strategic and financial advisory assignments within the media sector.
The ideal candidate combines strong technical skills, sound judgment, attention to detail, and a genuine interest in the evolving media landscape, including digital media, advertising, content, information services, and entertainment.
Key Responsibilities
- Execute a range of advisory assignments, including sell-side and buy-side M&A, capital raises, strategic alternatives reviews, and other corporate finance transactions
- Build and maintain detailed financial models, including operating models, valuation analyses, merger models, LBO analyses, and scenario analyses
- Prepare high-quality client materials, including pitch books, confidential information presentations, management presentations, board materials, and transaction marketing materials
- Conduct industry and company research across the media ecosystem, including market mapping, competitive analysis, buyer/investor screening, and trend analysis
- Support transaction execution processes, including due diligence coordination, data room organization, buyer/investor communication, and process tracking
- Draft and review transaction documentation, including teasers, CIMs, management presentations, and other marketing materials
- Coordinate with clients, counterparties, legal counsel, accountants, and other advisors throughout the transaction lifecycle
- Assist senior bankers with business development efforts, idea generation, and client relationship management
- Help mentor analysts and contribute to a collaborative, high-performance team environment
Qualifications
- Minimum of 2.5 years of M&A experience in either investment banking, transaction advisory diligence, or valuation groups
- Candidates with an accounting qualification and 2+ years audit or similar finance/accounting experience preferred
- Good US GAAP understanding
- Fully competent with Excel, PowerPoint and Word
- Strong financial analytical skills
- Well-presented and ability to communicate effectively and professionally as there will be significant client contact
- FINRA Series 79 License and Series 63 License or the ability to obtain both
- Bachelor’s degree required; concentration in finance, economics, accounting, or a related field preferred
