Undergrad Intern FT Academy
At Franklin Templeton, we’re driving our industry forward by developing new and innovative ways to help our clients achieve their investment goals. Our dynamic and diversified firm spans asset management, wealth management, and fintech, offering many ways to help investors make progress toward their goals. Our talented teams working around the globe bring expertise that’s both broad and unique. From our welcoming, inclusive, and flexible culture to our global and diverse business, we offer opportunities not only to help you reach your potential but also to contribute to our clients’ achievements.
Come join us in delivering better outcomes for our clients around the world!
Department Title: Undergrad Intern – FT Academy
Location: The intern candidate must be able to commute into the Rancho Cordova, CA, New York City, NY, St. Petersburg, FL, or Stamford, CT office each week.
Position Summary:
The Franklin Templeton Academy (FTA) Investments Training Team actively collaborates with Sales and Marketing to enhance client experiences and support our sales partners. We play an instrumental role in developing learning content for clients and our distribution teams, streamlining logistics for external presentations and orchestrating comprehensive onboarding programs for new hires. Our team ensures that every function is aligned to foster growth and maintain high standards of training and development.
Becoming a member of The Franklin Templeton Academy Investments Training Team will provide a unique insight into the financial industry beyond traditional sales roles. You will engage with multiple departments, support global sales teams and create lasting impact right from the start.
Activities include all facets of training program development including program design, learning content creation, self-study modules and video production on a global scale. This role will also gain experience in organizing current onboarding between new hires and speakers across multiple site locations. You’ll gain a broad view of the finance industry while developing a deep understanding of the team’s operations and becoming a valuable contributor to the success for many Franklin Templeton employees.
Team Culture:
Our department thrives on a fast-paced, highly-engaged global scale, offering both autonomy and collaborative teamwork to achieve our goals. We work closely with our Sales and Marketing teams to both enhance external client experiences and develop robust sales training and onboarding programs that pave the way for success for our internal teams. As a team, we are committed to supporting, motivating, and celebrating each other's achievements, fostering a positive and dynamic work environment.
An FT Academy Intern at Franklin Templeton can expect to learn:
- Exploring Our Legacy and Approach: Dive into the history and culture of Franklin Templeton and explore the unique investment philosophies of our Specialist Investment Management teams.
- Insights into the Financial Sector: Gain a foundational understanding of the financial industry.
- Setup and Production of Teams Webinars: Experience with setup and production of large-scale virtual events.
- Developing Diverse Training Materials: Gain experience working with a wide array of training resources, from PowerPoint presentations and documents to practical handouts.
- Global Coordination and Communication: Gain experience in communication across various levels and regions within our firm.
- Tailoring Sales Onboarding Programs: Design and execution of specialized sales onboarding programs that cater to the diverse needs of global regions.
- Mastering Video Production Skills: Acquire practical skills in video production and editing, crucial for creating compelling training content.
Key Responsibilities may Include:
- New Hire Onboarding Program Creation: Assist in the development and implementation of 4-week new hire onboarding programs for both our APAC and EMEA regions.
- Self-Study Module Creation: Develop training modules on asset classes and investment vehicles.
- Video Production: Handle video creation and editing for investment managers and products.
- Content Updates: Refresh learning materials across a variety of formats such as PowerPoint presentations, documents and handouts.
- Training Session Coordination: Organize multi-week new hire training programs for new hires and presenters across multiple locations.
Ideal Qualifications:
- Experience with MS suite: Word, PPT, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint
- Good communication skills
- A willingness to learn
- Strong analytical, organizational and time management skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision
- Pro-active and results-oriented
Ready to make moves? Apply today!
When applying, please be sure to attach your resume. Applications without a resume file attachment will not be reviewed.
Due to the large volume of applications anticipated, we may not be able to personally contact every applicant. If you are interested in applying to more than one Franklin Templeton internship, please apply for other internships that pique your interest.
Compensation Range: This is a full-time internship where students will work approximately 35-40 hours per week and earn competitive hourly pay of $24-30 USD per hour. There are several factors taken into consideration in making compensation decisions including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. At Franklin Templeton, we apply a total reward philosophy where all aspects of compensation and benefits are taken into consideration in determining compensation.
What makes Franklin Templeton unique?
We believe that being a good corporate citizen is good business. To us, corporate citizenship means being accountable, serving our clients, being an employer of choice, managing our environmental impact, and supporting our communities. An emphasis on corporate citizenship is embedded in our culture, and is an important element of how we achieve success.
We are also committed to your learning and development with resources focused around Experience, Exposure, and Education, to help you achieve your professional development goals.
Franklin Templeton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity for all applicants and existing employees and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation. We invite you to visit us at Franklin Templeton Careers to learn more about our company, career opportunities and recruitment process.
Franklin Templeton is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment. If you believe that you need an accommodation to search for, or apply for, one of our positions please send an email to accommodations@FranklinTempleton.com . In your email, please include the accommodation you are requesting and the job title and job number you are applying for. It may take up to three business days to receive a response to your request. Please note that only requests for accommodations will receive a response.
Experience our welcoming culture and reach your professional and personal potential!
Our culture is shaped by our diverse global workforce and strongly held core values. Regardless of your interests, lifestyle, or background, there’s a place for you at Franklin Templeton. We provide employees with the tools, resources, and learning opportunities to help them excel in their career and personal life.
Franklin Templeton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.
Franklin Templeton is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment. If you believe that you need an accommodation or adjustment to search for or apply for one of our positions, please send an email to accommodations@franklintempleton.com. In your email, please include the accommodation or adjustment you are requesting, the job title, and the job number you are applying for. It may take up to three business days to receive a response to your request. Please note that only accommodation requests will receive a response.