Senior Media Relations Manager

Futu Holdings Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Health Insurance

Pension Plan

Paid Time Off

Training & Development

Performance Bonus

Job summary

Futu Holdings Limited in Hong Kong is seeking a financial public relations professional with over 5 years of experience. The ideal candidate will collaborate with clients to develop and execute tailored media communication strategies.

Responsibilities include managing media relations, writing communication materials, and preparing campaign reports. Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in a related field and fluency in English or Cantonese.

Benefits include private health insurance, pension plans, and performance bonuses.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in financial PR, preferably in-house IR/PR or financial communications agency.
• Knowledge of Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing rules and the HK capital markets ecosystem preferred.
• Detail-oriented, highly accountable, and able to maintain quality output across multiple concurrent projects.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients to develop tailored media communication strategies.
• Manage ongoing media retainer services and annual communication plans.
• Write and review a range of communication materials including press releases.

Skills

Financial public relations experience

Client management

Project coordination

Writing and editing skills

Fluency in English or Cantonese

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Journalism & Communications, Economics, or related field

Job description

• Collaboratewithclientstoarticulatetheircapitalmarketnarrativeandbrandpositioning,anddeveloptailoredmediacommunicationstrategiesandproposalsalignedwiththeirbusinessbackground,listingstage,andcampaignobjectives
• Identifydifferentiatedcommunicationanglesbasedonindustrydynamicsandmediapreferences,helpingclientsestablishclearmarketrecognitionatkeyIPOmilestones
• Participateinclientmeetingsandpitches,presentingcommunicationstrategieswithclarity,addressingclientqueries,anddrivingproposalconversion
• Manageongoingmediaretainerservicesforlistedcompanies,developingannualcommunicationplansandcampaign-specificproposalsaroundearningsreleases,corporateannouncements,andindustryeventstosustainconsistent,positivecapitalmarketpresence

Project Delivery

• Writeandreviewarangeofcommunicationmaterialsincludingpressreleases,mediaQ&As,andcorporatecontent,ensuringaccuracyandalignmentwithclientmessaging

Media Relations

• Maintainongoingengagementwithdomesticandinternationalmediacontactsoutsideofactiveprojectcyclesthroughinformationsharing,in-personmeetings,andregulartouchpointstosupporteffectivecollaborationduringprojectperiods

Media Strategy & Planning

• Collaboratewithclientstoarticulatetheircapitalmarketnarrativeandbrandpositioning,anddeveloptailoredmediacommunicationstrategiesandproposalsalignedwiththeirbusinessbackground,listingstage,andcampaignobjectives
• Identifydifferentiatedcommunicationanglesbasedonindustrydynamicsandmediapreferences,helpingclientsestablishclearmarketrecognitionatkeyIPOmilestones
• Participateinclientmeetingsandpitches,presentingcommunicationstrategieswithclarity,addressingclientqueries,anddrivingproposalconversion
• Manageongoingmediaretainerservicesforlistedcompanies,developingannualcommunicationplansandcampaign-specificproposalsaroundearningsreleases,corporateannouncements,andindustryeventstosustainconsistent,positivecapitalmarketpresence

Project Delivery

• Writeandreviewarangeofcommunicationmaterialsincludingpressreleases,mediaQ&As,andcorporatecontent,ensuringaccuracyandalignmentwithclientmessaging
• Supportcrisisandreputationmanagementbyassessingmediasentiment,developingresponsemessagingandcommunicationrecommendations,andcoordinatingmediaoutreachtocontainnegativecoverage
• Preparepost-campaignreportsconsolidatingmediacoveragedata,performancemetrics,andexecutionreviewstobuildreusableprojectdocumentation

Media Relations

• Maintainongoingengagementwithdomesticandinternationalmediacontactsoutsideofactiveprojectcyclesthroughinformationsharing,in-personmeetings,andregulartouchpointstosupporteffectivecollaborationduringprojectperiods
• Monitorindustrytrendsandmediareportingpatterns;regularlyauditandmaintainup-to-datemediadatabase

Requirements

• ≥5yearsofexperienceinfinancialPR;backgroundinin-houseIR/PRorfinancialcommunicationsagencypreferred
• SolidunderstandingofmainlandChinaorHongKongfinancialmedialandscape;familiaritywithbothandestablishedmediacontactsastrongplus
• Strongwritingandeditingskillswiththeabilitytoindependentlyproduceandreviewfinancialcommunicationsmaterialsincludingpressreleasesandmediabriefs
• Clearcommunicatorwithstrongclientmanagementandprojectcoordinationcapabilities
• KnowledgeofHongKongStockExchangelistingrulesandtheHKcapitalmarketsecosystempreferred
• Detail-oriented,highlyaccountable,andabletomaintainqualityoutputacrossmultipleconcurrentprojectsunderpressure
• Bachelor'sdegreeoraboveinFinance,Journalism&Communications,Economics,orarelatedfield
• FluencyinwrittenandspokenEnglishorCantonese;experienceinoverseas/internationalmediacommunications

Benefits

• Private Health Insurance
• Pension Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Training & Development
• Performance Bonus