Mastern Investment Management Holds Closing Ceremony for Second Cohort of Mastern SPOTwriter

Mastern Investment Management, an asset management company specializing in alternative investments, announced on September 3 that it held the closing ceremony for the second cohort of its university student reporter group, "Mastern SPOTwriter."

The ceremony was held in the main conference room at Mastern Investment Management’s headquarters on Gangnam-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul. The event was attended by Namkoong Hoon, CEO of Mastern Investment Management, Yoon Ja-kyung, Head of Strategic Planning, the Brand Strategy Team in charge of the program, and the student reporters.

Mastern Investment Management awarded certificates of completion to students who created outstanding text and visual content and participated enthusiastically in the program. Separate excellence awards were presented to top performers who demonstrated exceptional abilities in conducting staff interviews and planning and producing content during the program period.

In July, Mastern Investment Management launched the second cohort of "Mastern SPOTwriter," an external activity program for university students that transforms the company’s diverse investment portfolios, corporate culture, and management philosophy into content. As the first university student reporter program in the real estate asset management industry, the inaugural cohort was praised both inside and outside the industry for its innovative planning and high-quality output.

The reporter group operated under a co-leadership system. The student leader was Ko Yoonah, while the company leader was Kim Minseok, Head of the Brand Strategy Team. During the program, Mastern SPOTwriters created and published creative and diverse content on Mastern Investment Management’s Naver Blog, Brunch, LinkedIn, and other social media channels. Each piece of content included the real name of the SPOTwriter as a byline, helping participants build their personal portfolios.

The Brand Strategy Team at Mastern Investment Management arranged interviews with key internal leaders, including the head of the REITs division, the compliance officer, and the head of the asset management division. The reporter group, composed of students majoring in business administration, political science and diplomacy, English language and literature, Chinese language and literature, German language and literature, social welfare, and consumer industry studies, conducted in-depth interviews by asking insightful questions from their respective academic perspectives.

During the interviews, participants received practical mentoring not only about job roles but also about career planning and development, providing them with valuable experiences.

Kim Jinyoung, who was selected as an outstanding SPOTwriter, said, "Through the Mastern SPOTwriter program, I had the especially valuable and impressive opportunity to directly interview experts in the real estate asset management industry, whom I would not have been able to meet as a student."

Namkoong Hoon, CEO of Mastern Investment Management, who attended the Mastern SPOTwriter closing ceremony, stated, "It was very meaningful to work with university students for the reporter group activities for two consecutive years," and added, "I highly appreciate the quality of content that reflects the fresh perspectives and sensibilities of people in their twenties." He continued, "We will continue to foster communication so that young talent can develop greater interest in and understanding of the real estate asset management industry."