Clarion Partners has been a leading real estate investment manager for over 40 years. Headquartered in New York, the firm maintains strategically located offices across the United States and Europe. Clarion Partners offers a broad range of real estate strategies across the risk/return spectrum to approximately 500 institutional investors across the globe. Clarion Partners operates independently as a Specialist Investment Manager owned by Franklin Templeton (FT), a diversified firm that spans asset management, wealth management, and fintech, giving us many ways to help investors make progress toward their goals.

This position has two key purposes: 1) support the investment process, acquisitions team, and portfolio managers by conducting quantitative/qualitative analysis and preparing market/submarket forecasts used for underwriting acquisitions and managing assets; 2) analyze economic/demographic/real estate trends and help identify/ develop key investment themes across property types and geographies.

Principal Responsibilities:
• Assist with market research reports across property types, geographic regions, and investment types (core, value-add, development) for presentation to Investment Committee, and in support of business plans of existing assets (e.g., hold/sell analyses). Help prepare 5-year fundamentals forecasts at market, submarket & comp set levels.
• Monitor economic indicators, shifting demographics and real estate fundamentals/capital markets trends. Synthesize data and conduct econometric analysis. Develop and maintain econometric and financial models. Interpret and communicate results with internal and external stakeholders, via both written and oral communication.
• Help identify key investment themes in both core and alternative property sectors as well as geographic regions that drive the firm’s US investment strategies. Assist in the preparation of strategic memos and white papers targeted for internal and/or external use.
• Assist with regular research analysis and help prepare presentations of key trends and opportunities.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree from a leading university, preferably in economics, real estate, urban planning, finance, or data science
• Minimum of 1-3 years work experience (including internships) in any of the above fields. Applied real estate research and/or investment experience preferred.
• Strong analytic (including statistics), quantitative, and modeling skills
• Strong skills in MS Excel and Powerpoint; R, Power BI, and/or GIS experience a plus
• Ability to respond quickly, meet deadlines, and take ownership for work in a fast-paced setting
• A self-starter who can work independently and is detail-oriented but also thinks strategically
• Skilled at interpersonal and team communications; strong writing skills
• Must possess a strong desire to learn about real estate investment and the commercial real estate industry. Must be able to work as part of an investment management team that also includes colleagues in acquisitions, asset management, portfolio management, and marketing.