Senior Marketing Manager (Ref. No.: HKRITA-SMM-03/24)

Job Description

Reporting to the Director, Business Development, the appointee will be required to:

• be responsible for the full range of proactive public relations, marketing and communications globally for HKRITA, with focus in Mainland and Asia region;
• perform marketing analysis and work across the organization closely to develop marketing strategies and communication plans aligning with corporate development direction;
• devise and implement marketing and public relations programmes including local/mainland/international trade fairs, conferences and seminars, study missions, roadshows, etc., with the objective to gain significant market awareness, generate industrial leads and keep enhancing corporate branding and image;
• promote HKRITA and target projects to global market, with focus in Mainland China, by different media channels and social media; explore more opportunities for competing HKRITA projects in different innovation competition platforms;
• establish and maintain good relations with local/Mainland/overseas counterpart organizations, universities, research institutes, trade and industry associations;
• maintain effective media relations; handle media enquiries and complaints; organize press interviews/briefings and conferences; prepare press releases and public speeches;
• develop and maintain the corporate publication and multi-media;
• develop the editorial direction, manage the production and quality of the corporate publications;
• manage the administration and promotion of membership programmes; and
• perform any other duties as assigned.  

Requirements

• A recognized degree in Marketing, Public Relations, Communications or a related discipline;
• At least 8 years’ solid marketing, public relations and team-leading experience in sizable organizations, knowledge of website design and PR agency experience is a plus;
• Result-oriented, creative, highly self-motivated with strategic and business mind setting are essential;
• Excellent presentation, communication and negotiation skills; and
• Excellent command of both written and spoken English and Chinese, including Putonghua.

Application

Applicants should state their current and expected salary in the application. Salary offered will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. An initial 2-year contract will be offered to the successful candidate of the post. Re-engagement thereafter is subject to mutual agreement.

Applicants are invited to send detailed curriculum vitae in strict confidence to Human Resources Manager, The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel Limited, R906-8, Shirley Chan Building, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon. (E-mail: recruit@hkrita.com). Recruitment will continue until the position is filled. HKRITA reserves the right to consider late applications and nominations, and to fill or not to fill the positions. Personal data provided by applicants will be used for recruitment and other employment-related purpose. Details of the Personal Information Collection Statement for recruitment can be found at https://www.hkrita.com/en/about-hkrita/career. 

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