Hypebeast is a leading global platform for contemporary culture and lifestyle, and a premier destination for editorially-driven news and commerce. Founded in 2005, it became a publicly listed company in 2016, and today boasts a global readership across North America, Asia Pacific, Europe and more. The Group has expanded its publishing brands to a wider scope, encompassing Hypebeast and its multiple content distribution platforms, creative agency Hypemaker, and e-commerce and retail platform HBX.
We are looking for a passionate Account Manager to join our Media Team in Shanghai. As a Account Manager at Hypebeast, you will work on bringing a wide variety of projects to life including but not limited to photo shoot, LookBooks, videos, collaborations, experiential digital and physical activations. You will need to bring an experienced knowledge base of content production, a strong communication skill and a hardworking collaborative outlook. You will be working closely with internal teams, external brand partners and vendors. This role will be to plan for, manage and oversee all media and media-related campaigns and initiatives in China across Hypebeast. The Account Manager will be responsible for maintaining a smooth and efficient process across all projects and upholding the Hypebeast brand and aesthetics in all works.
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with internal teams, external partners and clients to ensure execution excellence in process and delivering the best results possible.
- Understand, articulate and translate complex tasks into actionable plans and instructions to guide the team to ensure quality deliverables.
- Communicate effectively and work efficiently with clients in project implementation stages to provide services and solutions.
- Create, manage and oversee timelines, budgets, production plans and contracts while maintaining operational and billing accuracy.
- Work closely with the Editorial Team and Creative Team to uphold the standards of the Hypebeast brand in all the works we do.
- Track project timelines and deadlines to guarantee that all teams and crews are kept informed and worked against.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, advertising, marketing, or other equivalent professional experiences.
- Minimal 3 to 4 years of experience from creative or media production industry, previously working at a media company or an advertising agency.
- Up to date on fashion, music, art and entertainment, as well as the knowledge about Hypebeast culture and the youth culture on both regional and global level.
- Punctual and methodical, with a stellar memory and with airtight organisational skills – a person the team can count on to be on top of everything, keeping track of multiple projects at once without letting details slide through the cracks.
- Be humble and willing to tackle sometimes mundane but essential tasks with overall openness to learn.
- The ability to take directions and work independently to troubleshoot technical and process related issues to get a job done.
- Excellent communication skills both externally and internally, a people-person who knows how to get the best out of the teams while keeping a good relationship with trusted vendors, creatives and freelancers.
- Good command of English and the proficiency of other languages within the APAC region is a plus.
If you think you’ve got what it takes, please provide your CV, cover letter and expected salary.
This position is based and located in Shanghai. Candidate must be eligible to work in China.
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