The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority welcomes exceptional talent with a passion to realise the vision and mission of making the West Kowloon Cultural District a prime local and international destination for arts, culture and entertainment.
You will be responsible for :
- achieve all WestK Performing Arts (PA) venues - Xiqu Centre, Freespace and WestK Performing Arts Centre - budgeted utilization and revenues target;
- hands-on role in promoting WestK PA venues to potential hirers and develop new business opportunities with hirer acquisition initiatives to achieve set KPIs;
- communicate and manage relationships with existing and potential hirers;
- manage, coordinate and confirm space availability with contribution to occupancy, income and artistic penetration;
- issue and process all venue booking related documents;
- coordinate with Artistic, Technical and Productions, Venue Operations and across departments for booking logistics and execution;
- stay connected with industry and relevant venue partners with access to most updated market information and conditions;
- manage and support business projects which include liaison and contractual work with partners and vendors
You should :
possess a recognised university degree in performing arts / cultural studies, hospitality / tourism, business management or equivalent;have 4 years of working experience of which 2 years of relevant experience are in venues, hotels or event production agencies;possess relevant experience in PA programme operations and have a good understanding of the PA scene in Hong Kong and Asia Pacific preferredpossess a can-do attitude and customer service oriented mentality;strong interpersonal skills and ability to maintain good relationship with existing hirers, potential clients and internal stakeholders; andbe proficient in written and spoken English and Chinese