Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement content strategies for projects including conferences, missions and the promotion of various corporate themes
• Write, edit and translate publicity-related content and conduct research related to HKTDC's trade and services promotion initiatives
• Facilitate media partnerships and support content production for media campaigns
• Coordinate publicity work with vendors, agencies, in-house specialists and project teams
• Assist Manager, Communications & Public Affairs in supervising international social media management and multimedia production
• Pitch stories and produce publicity coverage for projects and at a corporate level
• Manage ad-hoc projects related to publicity and communications
   

 Requirements:

• Degree holder or above in Public Relations, Communications, Language, Liberal Arts or related disciplines
• Minimum 4 years’ solid content production/editing experience in journalism,marketing and/or public relations
• Proven track record of generating marketing content and/or editorial coverage across media types
• Native-level written and spoken Chinese and English; other languages an advantage
• In-depth understanding of content marketing and different types of media, including social media
• Knowledge of business, economics and professional services an advantage
• Culturally aware, with experience in handling local Hong Kong and international publicity and marketing projects
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills
• Exceptional project management and coordination skills, creative and proactive

Remuneration and Benefits:

The successful candidate will be appointed on a two-year renewable contract basis. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. A competitive remuneration and benefits package, including contract-end gratuity, annual leave, medical and dental benefits, will be offered.

Application Procedure:

Interested candidates are invited to complete the application form on our website at http://www.hktdc.com/careers.html on or before 15 July 2019. Those who do not hear from us within EIGHT WEEKS after the closing date may assume their applications were unsuccessful.

All information provided by applicants will be treated in strict confidence and used only for recruitment purposes. Applicants may be considered for other suitable positions within the Council. Their personal data will be destroyed six months after the selection is finalised.

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the statutory organisation promoting Hong Kong’s external trade, seeks dynamic, high-caliber and experienced professionals to join our Exhibitions Department. To strengthen Hong Kong's role as Asia's international business platform, we organise more than 30 world-class international trade fairs in Hong Kong each year.  These fairs, which cover various industries and sectors, create opportunities for companies to promote their products or services to buyers from all over the world.