Marketing and Events Manager/Senior Manager

About the company

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China was founded in 2000 by 51 member companies that shared a goal of establishing a common voice for the European businesses operating in China. It is a members-driven, non-profit, fee-based organization with a core structure of over 25 working groups and forums representing European business in China. 
The European Chamber now has more than 1800 members in 7 chapters operating in 9 cities: Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shenyang, South China (Guangzhou and Shenzhen), Southwest China (Chengdu and Chongqing), and Tianjin. 
The Chamber is recognized as the official voice of European business in China. 
Forfurtherinformation about the European Union Chamber of Commerce of China, please visit the website: www.europeanchamber.com.cn 

  • Company:
    European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
  • Location:
    Shanghai
  • Job function:
    Customer Service
  • Industry:
    Marketing
  • Employment:
    Full time

Job description

The European Chamber’s Marketing & Events Manager/Senior Manager plays a key role in managing the activities and services for the Chamber’s Shanghai Chapter Marketing & Events Team. This role will be responsible for the event planning and execution, reviewing content for the Chapter’s digital media of website, wechat, newsletters as well as national media (e.g. EURObiz), and the communications with key stakeholders from business and the diplomatic community.
Event Responsibilities:
  • Develop and implement annual high-level, high-quality event programme; provide professional recommendations on event opportunities and innovations.
  • Research, plan and implement Shanghai key conferences and events both online and offline assessing key topics of interests for member value deliveries.
  • Facilitate communication with members, speakers and CGs in relation to events
  • Review event backend database up to date and content for digital channels
  • Prepare event information for internal reporting and other presentations
  • Manage the RSVPs list for each event based on membership status and arrange the event registration
  • Review the event wrap-up and generate event summaries
Marketing Responsibilities:
  • Develop marketing strategies for email communications and newsletters/wechat promotions to create more chamber visibilities and enhance touching points for members
  • Supervise the collection of materials and preparation and the final layout of the local Newsletter, the Shanghai Focus as well as the Shanghai WeChat account
  • Coordinate with Beijing and other local Chapters for the preparations of the Chambers promotional materials
Revenue-oriented Responsibilities:
  • Follow up communication with sponsors/partners for the implementation of events
  • Keep track and review marketing materials (logos, brochures, banners, flyers, etc.) for events with sponsors/partners
  • Responsible for the profitability of conferences, seminars and events

Skills & experience

·      Good knowledge of EU-China issues and strong interest in China’s policy/regulatory environment.
·      Minimum 5 years’ experience in the government affairs, events, marketing, PR or a related field.
·      Team management experience.
·      Budget management experience.
·      Near native English and Chinese speaker.
·      Social media platform management experience, including corporate wechat account.
·      Strong research skills to understand where key developments are taking place (especially in terms of legislation) and if these have the potential to affect the European business community in China.
·      Excellent project management skills.
·      Outstanding verbal and written communicator.

Other desirable skills:
·      Strong organisational and interpersonal skills.
·      Ability to work to strict deadlines.
·      High degree of accuracy.
·      A team player with a proactive and flexible approach to work with an outgoing personality.
·      Computer literacy in Microsoft Office suite.

How to apply

Open to all Nationalities. Non-Chinese applicants need to be eligible to apply for the work permit and work visa in China.
Applications should be submitted including CV, personal assessment questionnaire (PAQ), salary expectation and where you see the job post, stating clearly “Application for Marketing and Events Manager/Senior Manager, Shanghai” to bj_jobs@europeanchamber.com.cn .

Personality Assessment Questions:
1. What are the reasons of your interest for this position? (max. 200 words)
2. Please provide details of a situation when you implemented marketing communications tool, which contributed to the success of a project. (max. 300 words)*Please note only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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