Marketing Executive (Education)

China Daily Hong Kong Limited; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational services organization is looking for a Marketing Executive (Education) to support various marketing projects and student events. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's degree, at least a year of relevant experience, and be fluent in Cantonese and English. Responsibilities include outreach to schools, event coordination, and managing online communities. This role offers an attractive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 1 year or above related working experience in education or marketing.
• Preferred experience in organizing large-scale student events.
• Knowledge in new media operations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for marketing and business development projects.
• Assist in planning and executing student exchange events.
• Reach out to schools to promote VDO English products.

Skills

Fluent in Cantonese

Fluent in English

Strong verbal communication skills

Creative

Detail minded

Strong planning and organizing capabilities

Education

Bachelor Degree or above in Education or English or related

Tools

MS Office applications

Chinese Word Processing

Job description

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China Daily Hong Kong Limited

Launched in 1997, the China Daily Hong Kong Edition offers a unique local perspective that has become essential reading for decision-makers, including HKSAR government officials, CEOs and senior executives, scholars and academics in Hong Kong and Macau.

The China Daily Hong Kong Edition is recognized by both the newspaper industry and readers for its exceptional journalism and outstanding reporting. China Daily was a four-time winner at the most recent “Hong Kong News Awards” organized by the Newspaper Society of Hong Kong. Since 2010, The Hong Kong Edition has been honored every year at the “Hong Kong Best News Awards”, winning a current total of 141 awards.

China Daily Hong Kong cares about the community and actively pays attention to the growth and development of local youths. The youth education platform VDO English was established in 2015 to provide students with an all-rounded English learning experience. Through video and game based learning, VDO English aims to shape a new way of learning. Currently, VDO English owns an official website, mobile app, along with social media accounts on Facebook, Youtube, and Instagram etc, with more than one million followers.

VDO English also launched offline activities like school tours and public speaking competitions to further develop personal qualities and skills of students. The campus tours brought English and STEM booth games to local primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong, and has benefited more than 200,000 students in more than 500 schools. The public speaking competition has been held for 8 consecutive years and has attracted active participation from students, parents and teachers. Hong Kong candidates selected by VDO English have successfully won the national championships twice during past years.

To further develop projects and products of VDO English, we are now looking for qualified candidates in Hong Kong to fill the following position:

Marketing Executive (Education)

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive support for the planning and coordination of various marketing and business development projects of the department
• Assist in the planning, organization, and execution of various student exchange events and study tours
• Reach out to schools to introduce VDO English's various products and events, including English public speaking competitions, training workshops, school tours and all other relevant events
• Take initiative to plan and coordinate school visits for the recruitment of students to join the abovementioned competitions, training workshops, and student events. Follow up on progress in a timely manner
• Organize and coordinate on site for training workshops, school tours, and all relevant student events and activities
• Assist in identifying and communicating with professional English public speaking trainers to invite them to provide quality workshops on our behalf. Responsible for all necessary on‑site logistic/coordination arrangement for these workshops
• Assist in the operation of online student communities for promoting English public speaking competition and relevant events
• Handle, respond and follow up for telephone/WhatsApp message enquiries or e‑mail enquiries in a timely and professional manner
• Other work‑related tasks assigned by the Supervisor and directly reports to the Director of the department

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree or above in Education or English or related
• 1 year or above related working experience in education or marketing
• Prefer to have work experience in the education industry, and possess a track record in organizing large‑scale student events
• Fluent in Cantonese and English, and with strong verbal communication skills
• Proficient in MS Office applications include PowerPoint and Chinese Word Processing
• Priority given to those with knowledge in new media operations
• Strong planning and organizing capabilities with good time management
• Creative, target oriented and detail minded
• Able to work independently under pressure and tight deadlines

We offer successful candidates attractive salary and comprehensive benefits. Interested parties should send their full resumes, stating their current and expected salaries, to Human Resources Department, China Daily Hong Kong Ltd., Room 1818 Hing Wai Centre, 7 Tin Wan Praya Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong, or email to [e-mail] .
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