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Assistant Marketing Manager FTC (13 Months) - Mandarin Speaker (JR102617)

London , United Kingdom
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Join the Design China project team to manage marketing activities for one of Asia’s leading design events while overseeing a small team and interns.

At Clarion, our people are at the absolute heart of what we do. We’re proud that our core values of PASSION, CARE, IMAGINATION, and TRUST define the way we carry out our work across all of our exhibitions and conferences.

If you share our values and want to be a part of a successful, dynamic, and creative global business then we want to hear from you.

The Opportunity:

We are looking for an experienced Assistant Marketing Manager, who is Mandarin-speaking, to join the Design China project team, working closely on Design Shanghai, one of Asia’s leading international design events.

This is a maternity cover role, ideal for a candidate with strong international marketing experience, excellent communication skills, and a solid understanding of exhibitions, design, or cultural events.

You will manage one full-time team member and 2 - 3 interns and play a key role in driving marketing activities in the lead-up to the show.

Key Responsibilities:

International PR & Media

  • Lead overseas PR and media relations for the exhibition.
  • Coordinate closely with appointed PR agencies.
  • Build, maintain, and grow relationships with international media partners.

Sales Team Support

  • Support the UK sales team with marketing materials and exhibitor promotion initiatives.
  • Assist with exhibitor communications and promotional planning.

Exhibitor Marketing & Data Management

  • Manage exhibitor promotion campaigns, including email/newsletter planning and execution.
  • Support sales teams in collecting and organising exhibitor data.
  • Maintain and develop marketing databases and reporting.

Social Media Management

  • Oversee daily operations across all social media platforms.
  • Plan content calendars and ensure consistent brand tone and messaging.

Branding & Creative Direction

  • Manage and implement annual brand key visuals (KV).
  • Ensure brand consistency across all marketing materials and channels.

Website & Digital Marketing

  • Manage website updates, maintenance, and SEO optimisation.
  • Ensure content accuracy and timely updates across all digital platforms.

Supplier & Cross-Regional Coordination

  • Liaise with UK-based marketing suppliers and partners.
  • Support communication and coordination between UK and China teams.

Team & Project Management

  • Line-manage one full-time team member and 2 - 3 interns.
  • Support campaign planning, timelines, and cross-team coordination.
  • Provide onsite marketing support during the exhibition period.

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills & Behaviours:

  • Extensive experience in marketing, ideally within exhibitions, events, design, culture, or international brands.
  • Strong experience working with PR agencies and international media partners.
  • Excellent writing skills, with the ability to produce clear, engaging, and well-structured content in both English and Chinese (e.g. press materials, emails/newsletters, website copy, and social media content).
  • Strong design sensibility: candidates with hands-on design capability or experience working closely with designers and creative assets will be highly preferred.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple projects and tight deadlines.
  • Experience managing or mentoring junior team members and interns.
  • Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
  • Ability to work independently while collaborating across international teams.

About Clarion Events

Clarion Events is one of the world’s leading event organisers, producing and delivering innovative and market-leading events since 1947. (https://clarionevents.com/welcome)

Clarion Events embrace diversity and equal opportunities in all that we do. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

Clarion is private equity backed and owned by Blackstone. Blackstone is one of the world’s leading global investment funds, investing capital for the long term to build successful, resilient businesses. (https://www.blackstone.com/) 

Our purpose is to deliver exceptional customer outcomes and experiences, by making every connection count.

Our vision is we want every one of our products to be a market leader in customer satisfaction and delight.

Benefits

    • 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
    • End of year wellbeing shutdown (closed for the last week of the year)
    • Celebration day off (e.g. birthday, Diwali, Eid, etc)
    • Summer Hours in August (3pm finish on Fridays)
    • Helping Our World (HOW) Days – one paid day per quarter to carry out charity work
    • Pension Scheme
    • Private Medical Insurance
    • Health Cash Plan
    • Wellbeing Library (MYNDUP)
    • Mentoring Programme
    • Subsidised Café
    • Season Ticket Loan
    • Cycle to Work Schemes
    • Free on-site gym and shower facilities
    • Free eyesight tests
    • Free flu vaccination – offered on site once a year for all employees

Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

  • Flexible Work Hours: Summer Hours in August (3pm finish on Fridays)
  • Health Insurance: Private Medical Insurance
  • Annual flu vaccination: Free flu vaccination – offered on site once a year for all employees
  • Paid Time Off: 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
Clarion Events

Our StoryHeadquartered in London, Clarion is a truly international business, with a portfolio of events and media brands across a range of vertical markets. We have employees based in offices worldwide who specialise in delivering first class marketing, networking and information solutions in high value sectors, both in mature and emerging geographies.We organise both live and digital events every year, attracting buyers with spending and decision-making power who are looking for solutions and innovations to help move their businesses forward. Putting them in contact with the providers of these solutions, and with each other, is our overriding objective, always.Our Vision & ValuesClarion strives to deliver exceptional customer outcomes and experiences. This means as our customers’ expectations and needs change, we will continue to evolve our products and services. Our vision is to be a leading industry partner and enabler connecting people, communities and opportunities. As the markets we serve evolve, are constantly looking for new ways to innovate and improve our live events and digital products, both in terms of how we produce them and how they are delivered.The unique culture and identity of Clarion comes from our people and our values of Passion, Care, Imagination and Trust. We hire and support committed and passionate people, and invest in developing and growing their careers in a positive, open environment of mutual respect.We believe that diversity, inclusion and equality are fundamental to making Clarion Events a successful and vibrant organisation. Clarion aims to put tolerance and inclusion at the heart of everything that we do and we need to work hard to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce that reflects the diverse communities and markets in which we operate. We have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind.

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