Public Relations Associate

WE HAVE A STORY. WE NEED SOMEONE WHO CAN'T WAIT TO TELL IT.

If the Wright Brothers had hired you before anyone knew they'd invented the airplane, your job would have been to make the world believe that two brothers from Dayton, Ohio had done something that had never been done before — and to be so credible, so clear, and so compelling that people believed you.

That's the job.

Equity Risk Sciences (ERS) has done something that most people in finance don't believe can be done. We've built quantitative risk and performance ratings that have demonstrated strong, repeatable predictive power in extensive historical testing across multiple market cycles. For professionals who understand what that term means, it changes everything. For those who don't yet understand it, your job is to help them see why it matters.

Our work is built on probability theory, actuarial sciences, accounting, mathematics, and data science — encompassing tens of billions of data points across more than 15,000 stocks over 40 years of daily price history. In long-horizon historical simulations, our approach has produced results comparable to ~21% annualized versus ~9% for the S&P 500 (methodology available on request). Our founder was elected to the White House Conference on Small Business and attained many other distinctions. His work has been featured on the front page of The New York Times and in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes and dozens of other publications. Our research has been submitted formally to the SEC.

Every major financial data provider — Bloomberg, FactSet, Morningstar — gives investors information and says, “Here's the data. Figure out what it means.” ERS is different. We translate complex financial risk signals into simple downside-risk probability ratings. You cannot avoid losses unless you can first identify what causes them. We've identified many of the causes, codified them, and built the systems to detect them. We're not aware of another platform that delivers the same combination of downside-probability and downside-magnitude ratings at broad market scale.

THE MISSION: BUILD A NATIONAL BRAND

We believe the foundation of this company's success is becoming a national brand. We aim to become the go-to independent name in stock downside risk—analogous to what Moody's and S&P represent in bonds. We want investors, fiduciaries, and institutions to think of Equity Risk Sciences as America's Independent Stock Risk Rating Agency™.

The person we hire must define this as their personal goal: making ERS a nationally recognized name in investment risk. This is not a support role. This is the beginning of a brand-building campaign, and you will be at the center of it.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

ERS writes reports on stock risk and opportunity. Our founder has been doing this for nearly 50 years, and there is an abundance of published articles and research about his and our work online. Your job is to get these reports — and our story — into the hands and minds of the people who need to see them.

• Distribute our proprietary stock risk research reports to targeted audiences: financial media, Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs), SEC and FINRA regulators, legislators, fiduciaries, and institutional investors.
• Build relationships with the media. Get on the phone. Call editors. Say, “I'm sending you a report — I think your readers will find it valuable. I'll follow up in a couple of days.” Then follow up. Our founder has been published in major magazines, journals, and mainstream press. Those relationships exist. Your job is to reactivate them and build new ones.
• Identify and reach our best audiences. Fiduciaries — professionals charged with the care of someone else's financial well-being — are our core audience. These are the most dedicated, most caring financial professionals, and our tools help them communicate and manage risk more clearly, and differentiate their process with quantitative support than competitors who guess at stock selection or rely on Wall Street's opinions.
• Craft tailored outreach for different audiences. The pitch to a Bloomberg reporter is not the same as the pitch to an RIA managing $500 million, which is not the same as the pitch to a congressional staffer on a financial services committee. You will learn to speak each language.
• Help your audience understand why “statistically significant” matters. To a professional, it means: the ratings have provided more success than one could possibly imagine based on random chance alone. Your job is to communicate that concept clearly, in language any audience will understand, regardless of their technical background.
• Use AI and modern tools to amplify your effectiveness. We expect the person in this role to actively leverage AI to research, draft, refine, learn, and execute more effectively than would be possible without it. Every hour matters in a 5–10 hour week.
• Track results, refine the approach, and build systems for outreach that can scale as ERS grows.

WHO YOU ARE

We are looking for an individual — or a small, ambitious PR firm willing to take on a client at a minimal monthly retainer with the understanding that significant growth is coming. Either way, here is who we need:

• Confident, not shy. This role requires someone who will pick up the phone, pitch an editor, follow up with a legislator's office, and do it all with professionalism and poise. You are not a salesperson. You are a credible professional communicating something important.
• Enthusiastic about the story. The person we hire has to believe that ERS has a story they can't wait to tell. If you read about what we've built and don't feel a spark of excitement, this is not the right fit.
• Willing to learn the substance. You don't need a finance degree. But you do need to successfully grasp two fundamental concepts: the strength, liquidity, and durability of a company versus its valuation ratios. Understanding why both matter — and why most of the industry only looks at one — is what makes our message compelling. We will teach you, but you must be the kind of person who learns quickly and retains what you learn.
• Professional and detail-oriented. Attention to detail is non-negotiable. Every email, every report distribution, every media pitch reflects on ERS. You represent the company. Excellence is the standard.
• A recent graduate or early-career professional with a degree in public relations, communications, journalism, or marketing — or a small firm with relevant expertise and an entrepreneurial appetite for a high-growth client.
• Someone who understands something about the investment industry and financial media — or who is determined to learn it rapidly. Familiarity with the financial press, investment advisory community, or regulatory landscape is a meaningful advantage.

WHY THIS ROLE IS DIFFERENT

ERS is currently raising $20 million, beginning with a $2 million SAFE offering. The founder has a 49-year track record. This is a company with proprietary technology that works and a clear trajectory toward becoming a nationally recognized brand.

The person or firm that performs this role successfully will not remain part-time. When ERS is fully funded, we will have a full-time public relations professional — someone who talks to the media every day of the week, who coordinates interviews, who manages press strategy, and who sits at the leadership table. The person who proves their value now, at the ground floor, is the person who will fill that role.

To put it plainly: someone who performs this role successfully will become a highly paid professional at this firm.

Imagine a restaurant with a brilliant chef in the kitchen and nobody in the front of the house. Somebody has to tell the world what we're cooking. That somebody could be you.

DETAILS

• Hours: 5–10 hours per week (flexible scheduling).
• Location: Providence, RI (10 Dorrance Street, Suite 700). Hybrid/remote flexibility available.
• Start Date: Immediate — we are looking to bring someone on within one week.
• Growth Path: This role is designed to become a full-time, well-compensated PR leadership position as ERS scales.

HOW TO APPLY

Send your resume and a brief cover note (no more than one page) to Ray@ERS.ai explaining why this story excites you and what you would bring to ERS. If you're a firm, include a brief overview of your relevant experience and a proposed monthly retainer.

We don't need a novel. We need to see that you can write clearly, think strategically, and communicate with the kind of confidence and professionalism that this role demands.

ABOUT EQUITY RISK SCIENCES

Equity Risk Sciences is America's Independent Stock Risk Rating Agency™. Founded by Raymond Mullaney, a 49-year investment industry veteran, ERS uses proprietary data science models to measure the statistical probability and magnitude of stock losses. Our mission is to protect investors by providing independent, quantitative risk ratings that the traditional financial industry does not offer. Our founder's work has been featured in The New York Times and Forbes, and our research has been submitted to the SEC as part of formal advocacy for enhanced fiduciary risk disclosure standards.

Learn more: ERS.ai  |  TheFiduciaryMandate.org  |  RayMullaney.com