What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2026 Summer Intern position at Ares Management Corporation?
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
2026 Summer Internship Program Application
Application Closes Sunday, March 23rd, 2025
Eligibility And Responsibilities
Ares is currently searching for self-motivated, detail-oriented, astute individuals to join our summer intern program. We seek individuals with intellectual curiosity, a growth mindset, critical
thinking skills, initiative, and financial acumen. Below are the criteria we consider:
PLEASE NOTE: You can only interview and end up interning with one of our business groups that participate in the summer intern program. As part of the application, we’ll ask for your business group preference as well as your location preference.
Please thoroughly review below for group descriptions and take note of their available location(s)
Commercial Finance (Tarrytown)
Ares Commercial Finance (ACF) leverages the scale and flexible capital of the Ares platform to provide innovative asset-based and cash flow solutions to small and middle-market companies, as well as asset-backed facilities to specialty finance companies. ACF is part of the Ares Credit Group, which as of December 31, 2024, had over $348.9 billion of assets under management. Our senior ACF investment professionals have on average over 23 years of experience in commercial finance and asset-based lending. Our team uses a combination of specialized credit and collateral monitoring to provide clients with flexibility and greater credit availability. ACF has the ability to structure and agent deals to support the growth and changing capital needs of its clients. Our asset-based lines of credit may be structured as working capital financing, bridge financing, turnaround financing, acquisition financing, debtor-in-possession financing and special accommodation financing.
Investor Relations (New York City)
Ares is currently searching for a highly motivated, meticulous teammate to join as an Intern in the Ares Investor Relations & Product Management teams. This individual will support the Investor Relations and Product Specialists focused in either Credit, Infrastructure, or Real Estate business to provide investor relations support, including written and oral communications with investors, market and competitor research and analysis.
Real Estate - Debt (Los Angeles)
Our real estate debt team directly originates and invests in a wide range of self-originated financing opportunities for owners and operators of U.S. commercial real estate. In addition to managing private funds, we make investments through a specialty finance company, ACRE, primarily focused on directly originating, managing and servicing a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate ("CRE") debt-related investments. Our Real Estate Debt team focuses on directly originating loans using its extensive national relationships with various owner-operators, sponsors and intermediaries of real estate properties. We seek to provide flexible financing across a potential borrower’s capital structure. While we focus on self-originated transactions, we will also selectively pursue secondary market acquisitions and club/syndicated transactions.
Quantitative Resource Group (New York City)
The Ares Quantitative Research Group (QRG) is a pioneer in the application of quantitative analytics to private markets. QRG works across asset classes – credit, private equity, private real estate, and infrastructure – to provide investible insights to Ares’ investment teams, to deepen relationships with Ares’ investors, and to help develop new products for the firm. The group is a leader in private market performance measurement, having played a key role in the development of Direct Alpha and Excess Value. It regularly deals with questions that are novel, taking advantage of Ares’ privileged access to data in private asset classes. QRG consists of two teams, Research and Software, and acts as a firm-wide hub, coordinating closely with quantitative resources that are embedded within Ares’ different investment teams.
Wealth Management Solutions (Denver, New York City)
With almost 30 years of experience investing across the alternative investment landscape, Ares has deep expertise in credit, private equity, and real assets. At Ares Wealth Management Solutions (AWMS), we seek to leverage our extensive industry knowledge and culture to deliver purpose-built solutions to private wealth investors. We take a collaborative approach, working one-on-one with advisors to enhance their understanding of how private markets investments may benefit their clients. We work with advisors to demystify this crucial asset class by providing product-agnostic education and personalized support. We endeavor to help advisors learn how to think about the private markets – we don’t tell them what to think. We believe our purpose-built investment solutions make the private markets accessible to a broad set of investors. We apply our in depth research and exclusive deal flow to portfolios that are designed to meet the needs and preferences of the individual investor. Advisors now have diversified access to the asset classes that our institutional partners have enjoyed for years.
Ares Firm 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 2,950 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.
Reporting Relationships
Compensation
The anticipated rate for this position is listed below.
Ares provides interns with paid holidays in accordance with the firm’s holiday calendar.
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.
Job Description
2026 Summer Internship Program Application
Application Closes Sunday, March 23rd, 2025
Eligibility And Responsibilities
Ares is currently searching for self-motivated, detail-oriented, astute individuals to join our summer intern program. We seek individuals with intellectual curiosity, a growth mindset, critical
thinking skills, initiative, and financial acumen. Below are the criteria we consider:
- Anticipated graduation date between December 2026 and August 2027
- Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student, ideally majoring in field related to Finance, Business Administration, or Economics
- Have a track record of academic excellence and participation in campus activities
- Knowledge of finance and accounting is a plus but not required. We are primarily looking for general aptitude and willingness to learn
- Superior oral and written communication skills
- Novice to intermediate Microsoft Excel skills
- Exceptional attention to detail and proven ability to multi-task
- Initiative and a strong entrepreneurial mindset
- The ability to research solutions and be a problem solver
- Looking to complete a 10-week summer internship
PLEASE NOTE: You can only interview and end up interning with one of our business groups that participate in the summer intern program. As part of the application, we’ll ask for your business group preference as well as your location preference.
Please thoroughly review below for group descriptions and take note of their available location(s)
Commercial Finance (Tarrytown)
Ares Commercial Finance (ACF) leverages the scale and flexible capital of the Ares platform to provide innovative asset-based and cash flow solutions to small and middle-market companies, as well as asset-backed facilities to specialty finance companies. ACF is part of the Ares Credit Group, which as of December 31, 2024, had over $348.9 billion of assets under management. Our senior ACF investment professionals have on average over 23 years of experience in commercial finance and asset-based lending. Our team uses a combination of specialized credit and collateral monitoring to provide clients with flexibility and greater credit availability. ACF has the ability to structure and agent deals to support the growth and changing capital needs of its clients. Our asset-based lines of credit may be structured as working capital financing, bridge financing, turnaround financing, acquisition financing, debtor-in-possession financing and special accommodation financing.
Investor Relations (New York City)
Ares is currently searching for a highly motivated, meticulous teammate to join as an Intern in the Ares Investor Relations & Product Management teams. This individual will support the Investor Relations and Product Specialists focused in either Credit, Infrastructure, or Real Estate business to provide investor relations support, including written and oral communications with investors, market and competitor research and analysis.
Real Estate - Debt (Los Angeles)
Our real estate debt team directly originates and invests in a wide range of self-originated financing opportunities for owners and operators of U.S. commercial real estate. In addition to managing private funds, we make investments through a specialty finance company, ACRE, primarily focused on directly originating, managing and servicing a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate ("CRE") debt-related investments. Our Real Estate Debt team focuses on directly originating loans using its extensive national relationships with various owner-operators, sponsors and intermediaries of real estate properties. We seek to provide flexible financing across a potential borrower’s capital structure. While we focus on self-originated transactions, we will also selectively pursue secondary market acquisitions and club/syndicated transactions.
Quantitative Resource Group (New York City)
The Ares Quantitative Research Group (QRG) is a pioneer in the application of quantitative analytics to private markets. QRG works across asset classes – credit, private equity, private real estate, and infrastructure – to provide investible insights to Ares’ investment teams, to deepen relationships with Ares’ investors, and to help develop new products for the firm. The group is a leader in private market performance measurement, having played a key role in the development of Direct Alpha and Excess Value. It regularly deals with questions that are novel, taking advantage of Ares’ privileged access to data in private asset classes. QRG consists of two teams, Research and Software, and acts as a firm-wide hub, coordinating closely with quantitative resources that are embedded within Ares’ different investment teams.
Wealth Management Solutions (Denver, New York City)
With almost 30 years of experience investing across the alternative investment landscape, Ares has deep expertise in credit, private equity, and real assets. At Ares Wealth Management Solutions (AWMS), we seek to leverage our extensive industry knowledge and culture to deliver purpose-built solutions to private wealth investors. We take a collaborative approach, working one-on-one with advisors to enhance their understanding of how private markets investments may benefit their clients. We work with advisors to demystify this crucial asset class by providing product-agnostic education and personalized support. We endeavor to help advisors learn how to think about the private markets – we don’t tell them what to think. We believe our purpose-built investment solutions make the private markets accessible to a broad set of investors. We apply our in depth research and exclusive deal flow to portfolios that are designed to meet the needs and preferences of the individual investor. Advisors now have diversified access to the asset classes that our institutional partners have enjoyed for years.
Ares Firm 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 2,950 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.
Reporting Relationships
Compensation
The anticipated rate for this position is listed below.
Ares provides interns with paid holidays in accordance with the firm’s holiday calendar.
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.
