About Alignment Growth
Alignment Growth invests in privately held companies across media and entertainment, including film and television, video games, sports, live experiences, music, digital media, creator economy, and related services and enabling technologies.
Backed by a leadership team with extensive operating, strategic, and transaction experience as senior executives of global Fortune 500 companies, Alignment Growth provides value-added capital solutions to entrepreneurs building market-leading businesses. We take a highly engaged partnership approach, working closely with founders and management teams to help achieve their growth ambitions and create lasting shareholder value.
Alignment Growth's current investments include
Fever, a live entertainment discovery platform;
Crunchbase, a media information company and prospecting platform built on a proprietary, private company data;
Spyglass Media Group, a global premium content company;
King’s League, a seven-a-side soccer league reinvented,
Wheelhouse, an unscripted independent content and talent platform; and
PMY, a live entertainment and venue technology provider.
Beyond a differentiated operator-led mindset, we are one of very few firms in the world pursuing global growth equity with a dedicated focus on gaming. You’ll be coming in at a critical inflection point as we build a new vertical from the ground up. Join us in shaping what it becomes.
About the Role
Alignment Growth is looking for an entrepreneurial, high energy investment professional with a genuine passion for video games and an interest in the broader media and entertainment sector to join our growing team. As a Vice President, you will lead deal execution and underwriting across new investments, support portfolio company initiatives, and contribute to the firm’s overall gaming investment strategy.
You will take ownership of diligence workstreams, financial modeling, valuation analysis, and Investment Committee presentations. You will also partner closely with our Managing Directors and Partners to evaluate opportunities, contribute to deal sourcing, and help shape the firm’s investment strategy across both gaming and the broader media and entertainment ecosystem. You will manage deal teams, interact with outsourced service providers, mentor junior professionals, and support our portfolio companies and industry research.
WHO YOU ARE
- 5 - 9 years of relevant professional experience in private equity, growth equity, corporate development, or venture capital with direct ownership of investment models and underwriting; prior experience in investment banking a plus
- Demonstrated success executing investments and managing complex transaction processes
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional deal teams and manage and develop junior professionals
- Strong investment judgment with the ability to form, articulate, and defend views in dynamic situations to investors and founders alike
- High degree of personal integrity, intellectual rigor, and a collaborative, team-first mindset
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including preparing and presenting materials for Investment Committees and senior executives
- Strong accounting, financial modeling, analytical and problem-solving skills
- High proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- MBA or other advanced degree is a plus, but not required
WHAT YOU'LL OWN
- Lead deal execution, including managing diligence workstreams, financial analysis, legal documentation, and coordination with management teams and advisors
- Partner with Managing Directors and Partners to evaluate investment opportunities, develop theses, and drive decision-making
- Supervise and mentor Associates and Analysts ensuring that deliverables meet the firm’s high standards
- Help build thoughtful Investment Committee materials and present findings with clarity and conviction
- Source new investment opportunities through networking, research, and thesis development
- Engage with founders, executives, bankers, and industry participants to support both sourcing and diligence
- Explore emerging investment themes and proactively identify trends in gaming, media, and entertainment
- Support Alignment Growth’s portfolio companies through cross-functional strategic projects
LOCATION, COMPENSATION, AND BENEFITS
This is a full-time, in-person position based in Alignment Growth’s Los Angeles office centrally located on Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade. You’ll join a close-knit, rapidly growing team looking to build and define AGM’s West Coast hub alongside collaborators who are equally passionate about the space – with relevant founders and operators right in the neighborhood.
AT A GLANCE:
- Competitive base compensation commensurate with education and experience
- Share in the upside you help create: Eligibility for incentive compensation, including an annual discretionary bonus, participation in the firm’s carried interest program, and fee-free co-invest opportunities
- Business-class travel, cross-country and international
- Paid time off (PTO), paid sick leave, and paid holidays
- Various benefit plans, including 401k, medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and life insurance for full-time employees
