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An excellent communicator, the Creative Director is charged with developing high level concepts for client project and pitches. As lead of the creative department you're responsible for internal design resources.

Job Descriptions

_Lead of the creative and design team
_Motivate and inspire to conceptualise ideas for corporate client events and exhibitions stands
_Manage multiple projects from concept through completion
_Develop creative programmes and design concepts that meet the business objectives of the organisation and that advance brand strategy
_Work with colleagues to prepare and present ideas internally and to clients

Requirements

_Extensive management experience in a creative agency environment, preferably in the field of events and exhibitions
_Working knowledge of production/architecture applications for fabrication of sets, props and exhibition stands etc.
_Experience in conceptualising ideas and bringing these to realisation as 3D brand environments and able to render in AutoCAD and 3D studio Max
_Good knowledge of layouts, graphic fundamentals; must understand Flash and have the ability to storyboard or translate ideas to designers and develop innovative motion graphics solutions
_Must be self motivated and a team player
_Fluent English language skills; any further language of advantage
_Passion, integrity and a high level of energy

Please apply with full resume, present & expected salary to hr.artdir@uniplan.com.hk

Job Descriptions

_Generate creative ideas / theme for an event, tailor-made event identity
_ Produce professional creative event design, including stage design, graphic design and decorative items to create the event atmosphere
_Illustrate from concept mood board to the final art work output, as well as the show, run-down in story board format
_Assist in the preparation of proposals, tender documents, presentations etc.
_Co-ordinate with project and production teams in the execution of the project and/or assignment

Requirements

_Degree or diploma in design or related discipline
_3 – 5 years of experience for an event communication agency or for an event management team in house
_Photoshop and Illustrator are essential, hand sketch skill will be an advantage
_Excellent 3D designer who can conceptualize ideas and bring to realization as 3D environments and able to render in Autocad and 3D studio Max
_Strong art sense, excellent creative conceptualization
_Outgoing, friendly, sense of team spirit, confident and dedicated
_Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
_Good communication and presentation skills

Please apply with full resume, present & expected salary to hr.artdir@uniplan.com.hk

Job Descriptions

_Assist Creative Director
_Ensure delivery of high quality work
_Lead and inspire a team of designers
_Brief and supervise suppliers (visualizers and photographers)

Requirements

_5+ years or above relevant experience in Advertising Agency, Design House or Event Company
_Previous experience of working on major luxury brands
_A portfolio of outstanding work
_Strong creative sense, mature, self-starter
_Ability to work independently, responsible, detail-minded, within tight deadlines      and high degree of flexibility
_Working directly with clients
_Digital/Interactive art direction highly sought after
_Retail, trade and POS experience an advantage
_Multi-media creative background
_Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Flash
_Knowledge in 3D software, retouching and event design is an advantage
_Willing to work under pressure, overtime and occasionally evening and weekend working is required
_Immediate availability preferred

Please apply with full resume, present & expected salary to hr.artdir@uniplan.com.hk

Key Description

_Manage and implement events and multifaceted projects on behalf of the company’s clients
_Projects may include product launches, conferences, gala dinners, road shows, corporate events and hospitality, auto test drive events and technical event services
_Prepare internal and external written briefings for clients and for team implementation
_Client liaison, timeline planning, budget management, coordination with internal teams and outside vendors, and on site management for the duration of projects

Requirements

_Degree holder or equivalent _Minimum 5 years experience in events & conferences related field
_Good network of contacts in HK and Asia especially with international companies
_Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills. Highly customer oriented
_Team player to succeed
_Dynamic, perseverant, result-oriented and self motivated
_Immediate availability preferred

Please apply with full resume/portfolio, present & expected salary to hr.producer@uniplan.com.hk

Key responsibilities

• To lead exhibition & event design teams
• To develop integrated and interactive communication concepts
• To provide consultancy to clients and lead pitches
• To manage design talents and achieve a measurable result
• Support business development team for sales meetings
• Manage several projects and/or pitches simultaneously
• Manage project staff and provide on-the-job and occasional formal training for junior staff

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant industry experience in managing design & creative teams
• Master degree in architecture, design or other related subjects
• Optimistic, responsible & task-driven. Excellent communication skills and with proven ability to lead and deliver
• Experienced in developing cross-design & internaional projects
• Superior performance in design & content creation of exhibitions & events
• Familiar with new media & technology
• Fluent in Mandarin and English

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate plant operations including materials planning & preparation, machinery investment plan, production  plan and warehouse management
• Continually improve factory performance for on time delivery, productivity, quality and profitability.
• Initiate production plan and process to reduce costs through effective utilization of manpower, equipment, facilities, inventories and capital
• Continually improve Security, Safety & Health record and awareness
• A strategic partner with management team to build up and develop a “Commitment to best production quality” culture in factory and warehouse

Requirement

• Minimum 10 years of experience in carpentry or wood construction, preferably within the exhibition industry
• Minimum 5 years of management experience within a manufacturing facility
• Strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills
• Independent thinking and good problem solving skills
• Excellent organizational & planning abilities
• Good in English and Mandarin

Key responsibilities

• Work with management team to identify and evaluate nmarket, new target clients
• Work with management team to develop and implement strategic sales plan
• Identify and evaluate specific new profitable business opportunities
• Achieve own sales target and lead team to achieve team target and/or overall company target
• Initiate and complete proposals and presentation for new business opportunities
• Work with internal teams to deliver outstanding presentation to capture profitable business opportunity
• To maintain an excellent client relationship with existing and potential client

Requirements

• 5 years (or plus) of experience in sales/business development
• Proven track record of developing new businesses
• Strong in client connection and client services
• Strong responsibility, self-motivated, able to work under high pressure
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• A passion for sales and a drive to succeed
• University degree
• Fluent in English and Mandarin

Key responsibilities

• Team leader to manage proposals and event projects
• Pitch leader including brief taking, managing internal pitch process, internal meetings, writing briefs, guiding creative development, proposal (PPT) preparation and budgeting
• Key responsibility for developing winning pitches
• Event leader including day to day event planning and management, client key interface for projects, lead project team for all deliverables, set time schedule, manage suppliers and budget
• Key responsibility for project profitability
• Onsite management and overall responsibility
• Post-event follow up and evaluations/ external and internal

Requirements

• 3-5 years (or plus) of experience in event management for corporate/luxury/auto clients or similar
• 2-3 year as a project leader
• Proven management and client handling experience in the market
• Excellent event execution abilities and understanding of event processes, technologies and resources
• Able to multitask and manage a team
• Excellent presentation skills
• Good MS Office skills
• University degree
• Fluent in English and Mandarin

Key responsibilities

• Manage and develop the purchasing function for the company, managing a team of 4- 6 persons
• Develop and update purchasing policy and planning
• Manage of purchasing information and systems, and review commodity strategy with the management team
• Manage and develop the existing and potential supplier pool and update the Approved Vendor List
• Search for new potential suppliers；develop and set up a supplier data base
• Negotiate with local and international suppliers; prepare price comparisons；cost saving budgeting and targeting；
• Negotiate and set up frame contracts
• Effective & proactive liaison with other departments as necessary to forecast, plan to meet purchase deadline, to bundling of demands for necessary.
• Make or buy analysis of stands production and decision in cooperation with management
• Administration and reporting as necessary

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years work experience as a buyer
• Minimum 3 years experience of management experience within a purchasing department (6-10 years total experience)
• Excellent face-to-face and telephone conversation skills. Able to demonstrate success and experience about managing suppliers and large contracts  
• Strong responsibility, self-motivated and can work under high pressure
• Flexible, patient and solution-focused
• Good MS Office skills, particularly Excel and Word, and ideally Access or similar database to basic level
• University degree
• Fluent in Mandarin and English

Key responsibilities

• Lead pitches and projects mainly for automotive clients
• For pitches, take briefs together with account team, lead the proposal process including concept development, design liaison, PPT writing, budgeting, presentation meeting and follow through.
• For projects, to take the lead for execution as key client contact.  Manage design updates and approvals, tendering, budget updates, quality control, and onsite delivery
• Key responsibility for project profitability.
• Support business development team for sales meetings
• Manage several projects and/or pitches simultaneously
• Manage project staff and provide on-the-job and occasional formal training for junior staff

Requirements

• Minimum 8 years experience of exhibitions and/or events with solid technical knowledge and experience, minimum 3 years as project leader
• Strong responsibility, self-motivated and can work under high pressure
• Excellent communication & coordination skills as well as problems-solving abilities
• Excellent team player and strong leadership
• Good MS Office and presentation skills
• University degree
• Fluent in English and Mandarin

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical support to project teams by coordinating the construction, A/V, lighting, power and other technical aspects   exhibitions and/or events.
• Draw construction plans
• Select suppliers and manage tendering process and/or estimation process with internal production facility
• Audit quotes for cost control and quality
• Quality and budget control of production
• Onsite setup and coordination / site management
• Communicate and coordinate with customers, suppliers，designers and project staff

Requirements

• Technical secondary school graduate or above
• Minimum 1 year experience of production or AV Company
• Major in engineering preferred
• Strong responsibility and good communication skills
• Knowledge of pricing and materials for exhibitions and/or events
• Knowledge of the production and audio visual technology for exhibitions
• and/or events
• CAD preferred

Job Description

Uniplan Beijing is seeking a New Business Development Manager focusing in the exhibition stand design market at leading exhibitions predominantly in China. The main objective for this role is to develop new clients across a range of industries and across the full range of products and services that Uniplan provides in the Exhibition design arena.

The role ranges across a variety of activities, including strategic consultancy, new business development, account management and in some cases, project management.

Uniplan requires a self-starter and excellent team player, and someone capable of devising and executing business development plans and working closely with the Management team and key senior colleagues to develop presentations, pitch work and take responsibility for the conversion of prospects into long-term valuable clients.

In addition to passion for the industry, commercial savvy, market knowledge, good networks and a mindset that is motivated towards personal and business growth are essential to this key role. Accountability and good business process are key drivers for this role. The New Business Development Manager must work to budgets, prepare and deliver plans, engage in background research and develop sufficient understanding of the sectors his/her clients work in, to be able to advise them intelligently.

The New Business Development Manager will work closely with the directors in preparing and presenting credentials, pitches and project proposals.

Business development duties will include:

• Developing a new business plan – targeting high potential clients, making presentations and developing materials to reach these clients
• Identifying new prospects and initiating contact for follow up
• Preparing and presenting new business presentations / credentials presentations
• Taking client briefs and communicating them clearly to the team
• Participating in creative development process
• Writing proposals, including developing costing and doing research in suppliers where necessary
• Closing deals on new business
• Account management – staying involved with new key clients through the production process (attending key meetings, staying in touch with the client, being on site)
• Project management – the role may require some project management component if necessary
• Other duties related to new business as necessary Marketing duties will include:
• Assess Uniplan’s current marketing materials and strategy
• Review with management in terms of Uniplan’s go-to-market strategy
• Work with management to draw up a new plan and budget for next 1 year

The ideal candidate should possess the following:

• a proven track record of business development, especially in an exhibition design agency environment
• Excellence in written & spoken English AND Mandarin are essential
• Minimum 6 years experience
• Multi-national agency experience and disciplines are preferred
• Familiarity with marketing strategies, production and execution is a plus
• Good financial management skills, and an understanding of how various types of agencies make money
• Good knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Capability of devising and implementing revenue-generating ideas
• Positive with a can do attitude
• Used to working towards tight deadlines
• A self-starter, able to use own initiative to solve problems
• Intelligent, ambitious and a highly motivated team player, with a commitment to quality and professionalism
• Calm in a crisis, flexible and patient
• Extremely organised and proactive
• Good negotiation skills
• Keen to continue learning and growing personally and professionally
• A proven ability to develop and win new business in the field
• Already placed in the Beijing market and with a network of contacts, mainly to medium-sized and large multi-national companies
• Able to think strategically about business development and to consult clients on their marketing and live communications planning
• Able to develop strong client relationships and to deepen these relationships to new departments and/or cities/countries
• Well-spoken and well-presented; able to deliver credentials presentations and to communicate creative presentations clearly, succinctly and with passion
• Able to be both proactive (reaching out to clients and helping them to think ahead) and reactive (responding quickly and efficiently to last-minute client requests)
• Flexible and willing to work in a thriving, growing and ever-changing environment
• Good-natured, easy to get along with
• Creative in their approach to new business
• Willing to try and do new things

Job Description

The Senior Event Producer will be responsible for managing and implementing events and multifaceted projects on behalf of the company’s clients. Projects may include product launches, conferences, gala dinners, road shows, corporate events and hospitality, Auto test drive events and technical event services.

The Senior Event Producer should be an experienced project and event manager, with a keen eye for detail, quality management, production experience, time management and multiple team coordination.

A background in technical event management would be highly beneficial. The incumbent will be expected to contribute to the strategic development by identifying, presenting and working in support of the sales teams to generate additional follow on business from existing clients.

Ideally, the candidate should be well connected within the event and conference industry with good links with local and international vendors, suppliers, agents, technical service providers, riggers and staffing agents.

Preferred Qualifications

• Event Management or Professional Conference Management Experience in house or for an event or communications agency, 6-7 years experience.
• Degree holder, with a strong sense of project management and multi discipline coordination
• Outgoing, friendly, sense of team spirit, confident and dedicated to event management
• Experience in event management, event planning, conference management, technical event management, project management, hospitality management, public relations, advertising, exhibitions, trade shows and promotions
• Excellent spoken and written English and Mandarin
• Good presenter and public speaker especially to senior client executives
• Already placed in the Beijing market and with a network of contacts, mainly to medium sized and large multi-national companies
• Willing to travel
• Non political

Project Management

• Prepare internal and external written briefings for clients and for team implementation
• Client liaison for duration of projects if required
• Timeline and milestone planning
• Onsite event and conference management
• Liaison and coordination of with creative teams
• Liaison and coordination of with production and build teams
• Liaison and coordination of third party Vendors
• Costing and project budgeting

Miscellaneous

• Encourage team environment in which best creative work can emerge and encourage sharing of responsibilities
• Liaison with other corporate offices to coordinate and exchange information and provide event support where appropriate.