SpaceX hires IR manager with social‑media focus
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- SpaceX posted an investor relations manager role requiring at least six years of finance experience, an MBA or CFA, and a deep understanding of social‑media dynamics.
- Barclays is hiring an IR manager focused on presentations, shareholder relationships, and event management, with no mention of social‑media monitoring.
- Fiserv seeks an IR officer to gather investor feedback, track competitor earnings, and manage quarterly earnings reporting, but does not require monitoring of social platforms.
- Elon Musk has publicly dismissed traditional analyst questions at Tesla earnings calls, opting for YouTube Q&A and using Robinhood‑owned Say Technologies, where 4,900 participants submitted 86 questions and only nine were answered.
- Retail investors now own stocks in nearly 60% of U.S. households, and Broadridge administers about 1.5 billion shareholder positions, up 15% year‑over‑year.
Why it matters: Retail investors gain a louder voice—4,900 participants asked questions, only nine answered—while analysts lose floor time, forcing firms to allocate IR budgets to social‑media monitoring.
