We are Assembly – and we’re not like the rest. We’re the modern alternative agency, bringing together industry-leading data, talent, and tech to Find the Change That Fuels Growth for the best brands on the planet, including Adobe, Lane Crawford, Marina Bay Sands, and more. Our diverse, global community of over 1,600 passionate experts combines global thinking with unmatched local expertise in more than 20 markets worldwide – enabling brands to engage and move consumers anywhere. We use STAGE, Assembly’s proprietary, privacy-centric data solutions platform, to surface powerful insights that transform into actionable brand opportunities. We’re at the cutting edge of new media, technology, and platforms embedded in the lives of today’s consumers, and we’re tapped into how culture and communities’ needs change. We do this while staying steadfast in our commitment to Leave the World Better Than We Found It through measurable social and environmental impact work.

Assembly was named The Drum’s APAC Media Agency of the Year in 2021

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR

At Assembly, we find the change that fuels growth. We are a modern global agency bringing together data, technology and talent to deliver a connected set of solutions for media + more for the best brands on the planet.

This is a really exciting role in an environment that has so much opportunity for a senior business leader to join a fast growing digital marketing agency.

We are looking for a Business Director to join us on our journey. This is a newly-created role, reporting directly into our Hong Kong Market Director, that focuses on delivering world class deliverables to our clients while upskilling and providing guidance to our talents ensuring their growth and reaching their full potential.

Our ideal candidate is an articulate senior talent in the media agency domain with solid experience in integrated marketing channels including both online & offline best practices with branding activation expereince. We are looking for somebody with solid digital knowledge who can connect the dots with traditional media in an increasingly omnichannel world, who is immersed in data and technology and who is at the bleeding edge of industry innovation.

Requirements

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING ON ANY GIVEN DAY

• Create New Opportunities:
• Support Business growth and efficiency
• Delivering client billing and resource in line with targets
• Lead multi-channel strategy and planning, and work alongside channel teams to implement it
• Drive proposals and support in winning new business
• Retain & Build Lasting Relationships:
• Act as a senior client contact and point of escalation. Working to maintain & strengthen excellent client relationships at all levels
• Lead the strategic dialogue with your client, connecting with planners and the activation team to deliver both effective results and innovative solutions
• Ensure excellent delivery of all cross-channel work in a timely manner
• Keep abreast of channel and product updates within the agency, ensuring these are communicated to the client where appropriate
• Ensure Client contractual obligations, service levels and performance are maintained
• Work with the APAC Managing Director and Channel Heads to ensure optimal resource across Clients
• Manage the client P&L for the Hong Kong office, with support from the APAC Managing Director
• Grow Your Clients Business & Ours:
• Recognise opportunities to advance our client engagements and work alongside the Account Managers, Market Directors and Channel Heads to maximise these
• Act as partner for the client, and strive for new and innovative opportunities to drive the client’s business

• Grow Your Team & Collaborate with wider teams across APAC:
• Develop and grow our local team
• Support the development of the team below and around you, providing mentorship, coaching and direction to the office
• Grow each team and their capacity, and improve working methods to increase efficiency
• Be part of the wider community and collaborate with other functions and offices on various projects

• 8 + years in both digital & offline marketing across multiple channels (Paid Search, Social Media, Display/Programmatic, branding)
• Solid agency experience
• Excellent communication and project management skills
• Strong experience in managing teams and development of staff
• Confident client facing ability
• Excel at building relationships, both internally and with clients themselves
• Experience managing retail and/or travel clients
• Strong numerical skills and commercially aware
• Results and target driven with excellent attention to detail
• Able to prioritise and multi-task, working with all agency departments as well as independently
• Fluent English. Cantonese and/or Mandarin is also preferred

WHY ASSEMBLY?

• We’re part of Stagwell, the challenger network built to transform marketing. We’re nimble, smart, and digital-first, and we’re quickly growing to take on the biggest legacy hold cos.
• We care about your growth – we offer competitive salaries, annual compensation reviews, and keep detailed personal development plans to ensure you’re hitting your personal and company goals.
• We recognize and celebrate your success…all the time! Whether it’s through company meetups, employee recognition programs, or just a regular day, we make sure our people’s achievements are known and appreciated!
• We’re truly a people-first organization. That’s why we offer a Flexible Time Off policy that puts you in control of your work-life balance, as well as market-leading primary and secondary caregiver and parental leave policies.
• We care about social and environmental Impact – we have dedicated Impact Champions that collaborate globally to make sure we’re leaving the world better than we found it.
• We have an amazing group of employee resource groups committed to guiding the agency to become more inclusive, diverse, and representative of the world around us.

Our Company

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. 

We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

Creativity for All

Adobe is a place where exceptional people work – don’t just take our word for it, our employees have recently voted us #1 on the Great Place to Work list for the 10th consecutive year!

We’re proud to offer market leading employee benefits designed to suit your lifestyle. Some of the great benefits include health insurance, global days off, wellness fund, market-leading parental leave, access to our Employee Stock Purchase Program and programs designed to help continue to build your career.

We also proudly empower our employees to get involved with corporate social responsibility and offer a broad range of opportunities to make a bigger impact through philanthropy, employee, and community engagement.

We know that people are the differentiator in our business, and that's why we want to meet you.

The Opportunity

The Territory Account Manager works within Digital Media Team and undertakes a variety of roles critical to the success of growing Adobe's revenue. This role sales for new customers in Hong Kong. You will need to understand and interpret customer requirements and drive new accounts, As a Territory Account Manager, you will carry a revenue target in Hong Kong and a new customer target which is measured quarterly.

What You'll Do

• Exceed quarterly and Annual Region Revenue and new customer Targets
• Manage partner deployment region, motivate them to invest more resources in Adobe's business
• Manage partner Sales, ensure partner business success. work with partners to follow-up with their customer
• Conduct regular accounts review with partners and get partner feedback to the management team
• Provide regular engage to resellers on new product knowledge and sales skills
• Build and maintain a required new business schedule and track pipeline progress
• Manage and close the pipeline of new deals by driving all aspects of the sales cycle
• Prepare activity and weekly forecast, monthly review report
• Work with the outsourced firm to conduct AP activities and manage them on high efficiency
• Work cross-functionally with Renew team, business development, Solution consulting team and marketing to drive objectives like industry program/campaigns, CES incentive/others program

What You Need To Succeed

• Must have a proven track record in achieving &. over-achieving targets within an IT Sales capacity, preferably selling Software Solutions.
• Experience in sales and channel sales role
• At least 5 years of sales experience
• Preferably have completed a degree in business, IT, marketing or similar
• Highly motivated and proactive
• Team Work
• Passion to encourage the team member to go high
• Strong verbal communication skills (talking and listening)
• Proficient in Cantonese, English & Mandarin (Reading, written and spoken)

Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. Learn more.
 

Adobe aims to make Adobe.com accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email accommodations@adobe.com or call (408) 536-3015.

Adobe values a free and open marketplace for all employees and has policies in place to ensure that we do not enter into illegal agreements with other companies to not recruit or hire each other’s employees.

About fifty-five

Part of The Brandtech Group, fifty-five is a data consultancy helping brands collect, analyse and activate their data across paid, earned and owned channels to increase their marketing ROI and improve customer experience.

Headquartered in Paris with offices in London, New York City, Hong Kong, Taipei, Shenzhen, Shanghai and Singapore, the data company was named by Deloitte as one of the fastest-growing tech firms in Europe, thanks to its unique technology approach combining talent with software and service expertise. We’ve been working with brands to help them thrive in a multi-channel, digitized world since 2010, through the strategic use of data and marketing technologies, and the astute coordination of their partner ecosystems.

Expected Skills

You will actively participate in the development of fifty-five in the region by fostering awareness and thought leadership, communicating about its know-how, innovations and case studies externally.

As a member of the marketing team (including 6 in Paris, 1 in Hong Kong and 1 in the US), you will contribute to the development of our regional communication strategy, by creating strong communication axes translated into quality content and the organization of events allowing fifty-five to communicate effectively with its clients and prospects.

Your contributions can take the following forms (list not exhaustive):

• Assist the development of the marketing content strategy, through our content website “the tea house”: editorial planning, content co-writing, publication on the website, and promotion
• Assist in the organization of customer, partner and public relations events
• Management of fifty-five's pages on social networks (WeChat mainly)
• Coordinate with internal and external parties to ensure smooth execution of the tasks required
• Coordination of fifty-five's communications: newsletters, press releases, conferences, trade shows, etc.
• Management of marketing resources: centralization, harmonization and redistribution of shared resources within 55 (inter-team, inter-office)

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Communication/Business Administration/Marketing or related disciplines.

What we are looking for

• Creative, curious and entrepreneurial spirit
• Excellent writing skills and ability to summarize
• You have a strong sense of initiative and autonomy
• Strong interest in technology, the brandtech and data revolution, and the challenges of brand communication and strategy in the digital age
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Google Docs
• Fluent English and Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese ideally)

Benefits

• A multicultural environment with employees from over 20 countries
• Values centered on excellence, caring and sharing
• Ample opportunities for learning hard and soft skills, continuous training on the digital ecosystem and technologies (initial training for all new employees, followed by ongoing training sessions, etc.)
• Particular importance given to wellness, work-life balance and the right to disconnect

fifty-five encourages diversity and is committed to guaranteeing equal treatment of all applications, regardless of gender, age, origin, sexual orientation, state of health or political or religious opinion.

Calling all university students! Want to kickstart your marketing career? Join the EBC Group, a leading financial company, as our marketing intern!

Why EBC Group? Let me tell you:

Reception and Office Management

• Handle office main line, screen calls, and provide client support
• Manage meeting rooms, common areas, and office visitors
• Maintain office equipment and manage office supplies
• Administer office security system and manage access cards
• Coordinate travel requests for Hong Kong team and visitors
• Manage business cards for all employees and assist with event scheduling.
• Manage relationships with vendors and suppliers
• Oversee IT support for the office, including hardware and software arrangements for new joiners
• Support new joiner and leaver processes, including printer and phone system setup
• Manage office work mobiles, contracts and renewals on a timely manner.
• Maintain and update stock and checklist on fixed assets and office equipment

Marketing and Business Support

• Assist with sales and marketing requirements for the office
• Coordinate event registrations, source and liaise with venues, manage logistics for marketing materials.
• Update administrative and CRM records and produce reports upon request

Operational Support

• Assist with credit card transactions, preparation of purchase orders, and tracking of expense reports.
• Provide ad hoc support to finance and business when needed

Essential

• Attention to detail and a passion for admin, process and efficiency
• Good command of English language skills (spoken and written)
• Experience in reception work, office management and maintenance, travel arrangements and sales and marketing coordination
• Able to work to tight deadlines
• Highly collaborative, enabling a working partnership with multiple team members across multiple disciplines
• Able to work flexibly and respond to changing business priorities  
• Demonstrate sound judgment and discretion

Preferred

• Worked in a multinational corporate environment

• Certificate or higher in a related field
• 3-5 years of prior experience in reception, office management, travel coordination, and sales/marketing support.
• Project management skills
• Intermediate to advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word
• Excellent command of spoken and written Chinese and English

As one of the world’s leading asset managers, Invesco is dedicated to helping investors worldwide achieve their financial objectives. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, we provide a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world.

If you're looking for challenging work, smart colleagues, and a global employer with a social conscience, come explore your potential at Invesco. Make a difference every day!

Job Description

Job Summary:

The position reports to the Head of HK and SEA Intermediary Sales, and forms part of the team focusing on generating business from retail distribution channels through Hong Kong. This includes banks, insurance firms, family offices, security houses as well as digital platforms

Key Responsibilities / Duties:

• Continue to build Invesco’s relationships with key stakeholders of intermediaries to expand the book of business
• Adequately present asset class and capabilities of investment teams at the early stages of engagement
• Work on RFIs / RFPs as part of the onboarding process for intermediaries
• Lead Distribution Agreement discussions
• Achieve sales and revenue target as assigned
• Achieve agreed level of client engagement activities
• Actively market existing products include having regular conversations with various teams in the intermediaries to highlight attractiveness and strength of Invesco products versus peers
• Support clients when they conduct peer comparison analysis
• Coordinate and lead in the organization of roadshows / RM briefings
• Address issues/challenges that clients may face with respect to selling our products to their end investors
• Work closely with other departments (E.g. Investment, Compliance, Singapore Retail Sales) in delivering timely response and solving issues faced by clients
• Work closely with HK Retail Sales team to ensure collaborative marketing efforts to intermediaries with presence in both locations

Work Experience / Knowledge: 

Preferred 7 - 10 years of experience in sales of investment products, preferably also with some knowledge of funds’ research

Experience and knowledge of key large distributors in Hong Kong are a plus

Skills / Other Personal Attributes Required:

• Have broad investment knowledge across asset classes
• Hands-on, results oriented and client focused
• Excellent people, social and communication skills
• Accurate, articulate, presentable and showing initiative
• Strong analytical skills and computer skills
• CFA/ CAIA and other technical skills are plus

Formal Education:

University degree required

Language skills:

English, Cantonese and Mandarin

Full Time / Part Time

Worker Type

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Workplace Model

At Invesco, our workplace model supports our culture and meets the needs of our clients while providing flexibility our employees value. As a full-time employee, compliance with the workplace policy means working with your direct manager to create a schedule where you will work in your designated office at least four days a week, with one day working outside an Invesco office.