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About the Role
Web Summit is seeking native Mandarin speakers to join the Speakers Team. This role is crucial for attracting top speakers, particularly from China's tech sector, to ensure global engagement with leaders, creators, and thinkers at their events.
Responsibilities
- Conduct deep-dive research on potential speakers, their recent announcements, and business needs to craft effective pitches.
- Engage in outreach with compelling, high-level pitches and maintain momentum in long-term discussions.
- Contribute to session concepts, titles, and narrative angles.
- Manage speaker data, track confirmation statuses, and coordinate complex scheduling for high-profile offices.
- Ensure comprehensive knowledge of VIPs and how to meet their goals by attending Web Summit.
- Undertake trips within China and standard event travel.
Requirements
- Native Mandarin speaker.
- Fluent English.
- Experience in a fast-paced environment such as PR, talent agency, journalism, events, TV, Radio, or high-end hospitality.
- Exceptional writing and presenting skills, with the ability to sound professional, persuasive, and succinct.
- Grounded understanding of China's tech and business ecosystem, including key players and dynamics.
- Proficiency with China-specific research and outreach tools like WeChat, Weibo, Douyin, and Zhihu.
- Ability to work collaboratively as a team player and independently.
- Willingness to learn, ask questions, and scale skills quickly.
- High Social IQ, with a personality that makes people enjoy working with you.
- Relentless determination to achieve goals.
Skills
- Mandarin (Native)
- English (Fluent)
- Research
- Outreach
- Pitching
- Editorial
- Administrative
- Scheduling
- Communication (Written & Verbal)
- Contextual Intelligence (China Tech/Business)
- Douyin
- Zhihu
- Teamwork
- Initiative
- Curiosity
- Social IQ
Location
- Dublin
- Lisbon
- Porto
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Experience in fast-paced environments (PR, talent agency, journalism, events, TV, Radio, or high-end hospitality)
Benefits
- Subsidised healthcare
- Dental
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Pension contribution up to 6% (Irish-based only)
- Dedicated in-house L&D department with access to workshops, online learning, and resources
- Company laptop
- Generous annual leave
- Flexible working arrangements
- Tramway Team for community and morale-boosting events
- Annual company get-togethers
- Charity days
- Monthly wellbeing talks
- Wellness subsidy of €1000 per year
About the Company
- Web Summit is a leading tech event organizer, known for facilitating meaningful connections within the tech industry.
- The company aims to expand its global reach, promote connectivity, highlight important issues, and connect global leaders.
- Web Summit is committed to positive environmental and community impact.
- The company values ambitious individuals dedicated to self-improvement and building a better organization.
Equal Opportunity
- Web Summit embraces diversity and inclusion, seeking talent from all backgrounds.
- Hiring decisions are based on experience, skills, and business needs.
- AI tools may be used to support the hiring process, but final decisions are made by humans.
- Information about data processing is available upon request.