Basic Function

• Project / event  Management
• Executes public relations activities for client with an increasing role in direct client involvement. 

Duties and Responsibilities

Client Service

• Works on a range of public relations/public affairs activities including:
• • writing
  • research
  • event planning/organization
  • logistical support within one or more account teams
• Represents client(s) to the media and manages aspects of media relations, including news conferences, promotions, product launches, editorial board meetings, etc.
• Exhibits knowledge of print and broadcast production process; ability to deal with designers, producers, and other specialists
• Begins to build relationships with clients by demonstrating a clear understanding in their business and industries.
• Implement & execute client events
• Oversees workflow of Account Coordinators and Interns 
• Achieves personal monthly utilization targets

 Financial Management

• Assists in monthly budget process as assigned, i.e. drafting monthly and/or weekly budget status reports as part of budget tracking process, reviewing vendor invoices as they arrive, etc.
• Begins to understand H+K financial systems (JSRs, Estimators, forecasting budgets, etc.).

New Business

• Identifies incremental business opportunities on current accounts and shares same information with appropriate supervisor.
• Continuously looking for new business opportunities for H+K.
• Assists in researching and responding to RFPs and other inquiries from clients and/or new business proposals.

Staff/Self Development

• Continues to expand knowledge, understanding and use of H+K infrastructure resources (HK.net, etc.), utilizes them on a routine basis and ensures subordinates do the same.
• Begins to build a strong network of industry and media contacts
• Pursues every career development opportunity related to his/her own career advancement.
• Participates in H+K training program.
• Attends one networking event per month.
• Projects a positive image of H+K at all times.

Requirement

• One-to-two years in agency or equivalent
• Ability to write basic documents (i.e. pitch letters, press releases, etc.)
• Understands basic principles of public relations and relevant client industries
• Possesses judgment skills necessary for client contact
• Has knowledge of media and how it functions

Interested candidates should write to: The Human Resources Manager, Hill and Knowlton Asia Ltd, 36th Floor, PCCW Tower, Taikoo Place, 979 King’s Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong. Or by clicking 'Apply Now"

Candidates who have not been contacted within six weeks may consider their applications unsuccessful. All applications will be treated in strictest confidence. Information provided will be used for employment purposes only and will be destroyed within 12 months from the date of receipt.

Hill Knowlton Strategies Asia

Hill+Knowlton Strategies is an international public relations company. We believe that every corporate, every brand, every client has a public and today’s public is more powerful than ever before. They have the power to topple CEO’s, reshape corporate and brand strategy, kill products and create unicorns. Today’s public demands truth, transparency and the highest behavioral standards. Our belief is that those with a clear, authentic purpose, and performance strategies aligned to business objectives are most likely to succeed. We call this approach to working with clients to achieve business impact; 3P Communications™. Purpose + Performance = Preference.

At Hill+Knowlton Strategies, our wildly diverse talent network provides proven results for some of the best-known brands on the planet. As a global enterprise, we combine passion, innovation and creativity with deep industry knowledge to support our clients, both large and small. We understand the unique environments and locations in which our clients operate because we live where we work, in more than 80 offices around the world. We also bring best practices to our clients—and each other—every single day. Ultimately, we help our clients engage their publics. From startups to storied brands, agriculture to aerospace, finance to pharma—and everything in between—our clients operate in every public, private and non-profit sector imaginable. Our campaigns influence decision-makers, shape reputations, manage risk, engage stakeholders and impact bottom lines. H+K is a story of endurance; we can sprint with the best of them, but we’re marathoners at heart. We’re idea experts who connect. We are strategic storytellers.  Find your story here.