Responsibilities:

• Planning and implementation of sponsorship and sales for the Hong Kong International Film Festival, Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum, and other activities of the Society;
• Responsible for private cash and in-kind fundraising in the form of advertising, donations, grants and corporate sponsorships for the Society;
• Identify and secure key sponsors and other funding sources and marketing opportunities to expand and develop the activities of the HKIFF Society;
• Manage and liaise with marketing and sponsorship consultants appointed by the HKIFF Society;
• Organize and manage long-term partner and client development and relationships with sponsors, patrons and donors, business partners;
• Effectively execute the delivery of sponsors’ contracts and entitlements;
• Develop sponsorship outreach plan, sponsorship marketing materials, packages, entitlements structure and prepare sponsorship and sales contracts;
• Maintain a sponsor and market intelligence database to provide after-sales client service and build long-term relationships with sponsors;
• Secure revenue deals through the preparation and execution of proposals and presentations, including the fulfillment of entitlements to corporate sponsors, patrons, foundations, private and public sectors;
• Prepare reports and analyses on sales and sponsorship programme;
• Prepare sponsor reports and thank you packages to all sponsors post-event; and
• Perform any other tasks as assigned by the immediate supervisor and / or management from time to time.

Requirements:

• University graduate or equivalent;
• Minimum 5 years of related working experience;
• Experience with film festival or arts and events related fundraising is a bonus;
• Impeccable organizational and management skills to manage projects and staff in order to achieve sales targets;
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills;
• Outgoing, team-player with a proven ability to meet deadlines under pressure in a fast paced environment;
• Excellent command of both written and spoken English and Chinese including Putonghua;
• Proficient in PC skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint); and
• Required to work overtime and irregular hours including full-day work on weekends and public holidays during certain periods.

Interested parties should apply with detailed resume stating current and expected salary to The HR & Administration Office, The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society at 21/F, Millennium City 3, 370 Kwun Tong Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong or email to hr@hkiff.org.hk.

(All personal data provided by applicants will be used for recruitment purpose only. Only those who are shortlisted will be contacted.)

The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society values creativity, dedication and passion in our employees. If you are looking for exciting challenges, join us for the promotion of the art and culture of films through two leading film events in Asia: The Hong Kong International Film Festival and The Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum.

We are looking for aspiring individuals to join our dynamic team to fill the following position: