Are you a designer with flare?

Oxus, an employment communications agency currently working with a number of MNC’s in China (oxuschina.com), is now seeking applications of interest from digital designers with the ability to conceptualize and create everything from freehand sketches to print layout to creative web design.

Oxus’s own design requirements, as well as those of our clients, are often project based, so we can offer some flexibility to our designers in terms of working hours. We also understand that not everyone has the same strengths in the same areas, so we are open to having more than one creative to call on, depending on the project.

Z. H. Studio is a global media and marketing consultancy based in Beijing. We provide 600+ global media partners with proprietary, in-depth China business content. We also offer our clients customized, advisory services in global marketing and media campaigns.

Currently we have the following the job vacancies:
(1) Senior Account Manager (Location: Beijing)
Description:
- Stay current on key issues and trends in Chinese economics, industries, social issues, and international media.
- Combine strategic and hands-on skills in project-management, with tasks including defining deliverables, setting milestones, allocating resources and tracking and reporting progress.

China Economist, an academic magazine published by the Chinese Academy of Social Science, is seeking a native English speaker to edit its bi-monthly magazine in Beijing.

Required skills: Native English speaker (limited to US, UK, Canadian and Australian citizens) with background in journalism, English or the equivalent experience.

Desired skills: At least two years work experience in general news magazine; Chinese reading/speaking skills a serious plus; those with an economics background will be more competitive.

Hours: Full-time

If you are interested, please send your resume to both tannerjufe@gmail.com and mingfengchina@gmail.com with the subject line “China Economist.”

The Institute for the International Education of Students (IES Abroad) invites scholars of modern China to teach at the IES Abroad Beijing Center in Fall 2009 and Spring 2010.

The Institute for the International Education of Students, with over 50 years of history, is a leading U.S. study-abroad program for American university students. The Beijing Center is located at the Beijing Foreign Studies University (北京外国语大学) and has been in operation since 1990. Since 1990, over 1,000 American university students have studied at the Beijing Center.

The US-China Business Council seeks a manager for the organization’s Business Advisory Services department (BAS) in Shanghai, China. BAS is the research and advisory arm of USCBC and the direct liaison with USCBC member companies. The Shanghai office of the USCBC is currently seeking a Business Advisory Services Manager.

Founded in 1973, USCBC (www.uschina.org) is a private, non-profit, non-partisan, member-supported organization and the leading organization of US companies engaged in business with the People's Republic of China. Through close collaboration among offices in Washington, DC, Beijing and Shanghai, USCBC provides extensive China-focused information, advisory, and advocacy services, along with events, to more than 250 US corporations operating within the United States and throughout Asia.

Shanghai’s most dynamic entertainment magazine is hiring a full-time editor to handle the Nightlife section.

We are looking for native English speakers with a university degree who have intermediate or above Chinese language abilities. Ideally you have a year of professional writing experience and strong copy editing skills. In a fast-paced bi-monthly publishing environment, personal organization skills are a must. Time management and information management is paramount (think: Google calendar, Google docs, Excel).

We are looking for candidates who love Shanghai and love to party. You must be a tireless networker and proud to represent City Weekend among the community.

You will be responsible for pre-production, shooting and post-production and, if you are really keen you have the option to present the show too. We pay for travel, accommodation, accident insurance, equipment, and supply manpower to help you make the show from concept to completion!

We're looking for a real news junkie who reads the papers, the blogs and can look beyond the headlines. Creativity, persistence, good on-line research skills are essential. As one of two assistants in a small bureau, the job involves research, interpreting, attending press conference, man-on-the-street interviews, some writing, travel around China. Journalism experience or training is essential. Native Madarin and fluent English required.

Please send resume and cover letter to latbeijing@yahoo.com

Great opportunity within a creative, ideas-driven environment for a marketing and publicity assistant to help promote one of Beijing's most exciting, dynamic cultural events programmes.

The Job

We are looking for Chinese investigative researchers to add to our team. We initially are seeking two people: one will cover consumer industries, including food and restaurants, hotels, and consumer goods, and the other will follow energy and commodities.

Our research is all first-hand. You need to be on the phone or outside all the time interviewing people. As background, you should read all relevant press and blogs on the sectors you cover, be knowledgeable about China’s government and regulatory structure, and understand the economic trends that drive growth. But the important thing is to navigate contacts throughout the industry and get out into the field to interview companies and executives, understand which information is significant, and convey that information to the team.

Work products are short, English-language reports and regular phone calls and meetings with clients.

The Company

Norm Marshall Agency is a Los Angeles-based entertainment marketing company, with branches in New York, Boston, Tokyo, Sydney, London, and Beijing. As one of the largest entertainment marketing companies in the US, NMA provides product placement in Hollywood blockbusters, as well as tie-in promotion with high-profile film properties, to first-tier advertising clients such as BMW (007 films), GM (Transformers), Chanel (Sex and the City) and Heineken (Bourne films). For more information, please see our website: www.normmarshall.com

This is a good opportunity for you to join us to build the creative team together in our BJ office, and you will have good exposure in both well-known clients and also on global and regional projects.

Job Scope

• You will be leading a small team of designers to work on user experience design, web development projects and web campaigns for our well-known technology clients;
• Leading the project from concept development, interface design, to production phase.

Description

The strategic planner works across a strong portfolio of brands, adding value to ongoing
client relationships as well as short term strategic projects. He/she works closely with
both the design team and account managers to develop strategic plans on up and coming
campaigns. The person is responsible for the presentation and communication together
with the channel strategy to ensure the best return on investment on the clients’ brands.
The Strategic Planner works hand in hand with clients to understand their brand
objectives and to develop an integrated plan that delivers alongside their volume, value
and targets.

Requirements

• BA in Marketing or related fields
• 5 years agency planning experience
• Experience working with large brands in a creative capacity
• Ability to brief creative departments and inject innovative thought and approach
• Excellent presentation skills
• Great communication skills in order to build and maintain relationships with
• clients and colleagues
• Ability to inspire and motivate the team
• Must understand and be passionate about automotive brands
• Experience working across a strong portfolio of brands, adding value to ongoing
• client relationships as well as short term strategic projects
• Bilingual (English/Mandarin)

Business Director / Account Director - Station in Beijing (Our Ref: BJ_P_PD)

What to expect?

This is an opportunity to work in a fast growing China market, and to bring in the fresh perspective and knowhow to an exciting and competitive environment. Yet, the person needs to prepare to work in a start up environment, and work with management team to grow the business, build up the local team, and establish the work flow and system.

You will expect to face lots of challenges especially a foreigner in a Chinese culture and the market is highly competitive with all the key international players. Hence the person needs to have a strong determination to work in China (you really need to eager to take the challenges, and determine to spend some time here) and derive satisfaction out of it.

This is a good opportunity for those in middle management looking for career advancement and wants to gain experience in a fast growing market.

We are seeking a Creative Director, with at least 8 years creative experience in agencies, design or marketing companies. A person who is an outstanding creative in their own right, and is able to manage the creative the team, developing and executing ideas for our medium.

Requirements:

• Strong personal creative record and portfolio, especially strong interactive and graphic design credentials - web, flash, gaming
• Experience with motion graphics is an advantage
• Will consider copy based proven record as a superb manager of a creative team
• Mature attitude and a high level of commitment

As a creative

• Developing microsites usually with motion graphics, copy and strong, clear design
• Able to creatively inspire both clients and the Creative Team.

As a director

• Able to communicate effectively with the team, clients and management
• Be able to find, develop, nurture good creative talent in his team
• Strong organizational skills
• Understand and incorporate marketing and business objectives of clients within the creative output, meeting the clients’ needs.
• Able to present and sell the ideas whether one-on-one or to a group.
• Be the champion and guardian of the Creative Team – looking to constantly develop the strongest team
• Be able to work closely with the Beijing GM to lead our Beijing company.
• Ability to read and write Mandarin is essential.

We offer an excellent salary package, normal benefits and an exciting and motivating environment with outstanding medium and long term potential for the right candidate.

How Apply

Please email your CV to alee@aquent.com and quote Danwei as the source of your application.