Media Associate - Mandarin
TLDR
Build relationships with Chinese journalists, manage content across Chinese social platforms, and turn speakers, startups, and technology stories into coverage.
About the team:
The Media team is at the heart of Web Summit, making sure that the world’s most influential
media attend, speak at and cover our events across the world. The team facilitates the best
experience for the media during Web Summits, facilitating discussion and driving coverage
across multiple platforms.
The Media team works with journalists on a daily basis, making sure that every significant
media outlet, reporter and creator across the globe - whatever their platform - knows about,
travels to and covers our events. In doing so, we drive awareness of our events as the
world’s premier tech conferences - and of Web Summit as the world’s leading tech
conference business.
The team also secures the most impactful and relevant moderators for our stage content;
arranges interviews, live podcasts, creator content, press conferences and announcements;
tracks and analyses coverage; sources and highlights relevant content for attending media;
and works closely with Web Summit’s key teams to ensure the maximum impact and
visibility of their work.
The Role:
You'd support Web Summit’s media and communications team in building relationships with
Chinese journalists and media organisations, particularly across Mainland China, Hong
Kong, Taiwan and other Chinese-speaking markets.
The ideal candidate is a bilingual PR/media professional who understands both Chinese and
Western media, can build relationships with journalists, identify stories that will resonate with
Chinese audiences, and turn Web Summit's speakers, partners, startups and technology
stories into coverage.
Who you are:
communicating in both Mandarin and English.
technology/business ecosystem.
and other Chinese social media platforms, and are comfortable creating compelling
Chinese-language posts, short-form video concepts, social campaigns and editorial
content.
presentation and interpersonal skills
pressure
evaluating activity on a long-term basis
or marketing functions.
What you’ll do:
media opportunities and help position Web Summit, its speakers, partners, investors
and startups within the Chinese media ecosystem
awareness and an ability to work at pace in a global events environment
relevant communities, and ensure they attend our events
relevant channels
on the media outlets and individuals who report on those tracks
immaculate records on Salesforce
to speak at our events, or chair talks with other high-profile speakers
and individuals before our events
Benefits and perks:
- Subsidised healthcare, dental, employee assistance programme (EAP) and more.
- Pension contribution up to 6% (Irish-based only)
- A dedicated in-house L&D department, with access to workshops, online learning and
resources to help you excel in your career development.
- Company laptop, generous annual leave and flexible working arrangements.
- Our very own Tramway Team, which drives community and morale-boosting events for
employees to participate in.
- Annual company get-togethers, charity days, and monthly wellbeing talks.
- Wellness subsidy issued to all employees of €1000 per year
At Web Summit, we embrace diversity and inclusion. We want talent from all walks of life to
help us on our journey to digitise the conference sector. Hiring decisions are made purely on
experience, skills and the needs of the business.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as
reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our
recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately
made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed,
please contact us.
Benefits
Flexible Work Hours
flexible working arrangements.
Health Insurance
Subsidised healthcare, dental, employee assistance programme (EAP) and more.
Home Office Stipend
Company laptop
Learning Budget
A dedicated in-house L&D department, with access to workshops, online learning and resources to help you excel in your career development.
Paid Time Off
charity days
Remote-Friendly
Annual company get-togethers
Wellness Stipend
Wellness subsidy issued to all employees of €1000 per year
Web Summit organizes tech events that connect influential leaders, brands, and media from around the world, fostering discussions around technology's role in our future. By promoting global connectivity and focusing on diversity, the company aims to positively impact communities while digitizing the conference experience.
- Founded
- Founded 2010
- Employees
- 201-500 employees
- Industry
- Internet Software & Services