Graduate Intern (Strategic Partnerships and Events, Business Development)

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.

Contract Duration : 9 - 12 Months)

We are seeking a motivated Graduate Intern to support our Strategic Partnerships and Events team of Business Development Department. This role offers hands-on experience in partner relationship management, venue hiring, and event coordination—ideal for recent graduates looking to break into marketing, business development, or event management.

You will be responsible for :

managing day-to-day administration, operations and reporting of the cross-departmental Public Open Space and Special Venue Hiring Committee;

implementing the complete venue hiring and advertising sales process, which includes handling inquiries and site visits, preparing proposals, license agreements, and invoices, applying the VEM system, managing events, and conducting post-event follow-ups;

communicating and working closely with other departments to ensure smooth delivery of all planned and ad-hoc events;

conducting market research and competitive analysis to identify potential sales and new business;

providing a wide range of administrative support to the team in a timely manner to ensure the smooth running of business operations;

assisting in identifying, researching, and onboarding strategic partners and maintain partnership databases, track agreements;

maintaining and building good relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders; and

performing ad hoc task as requested.

You should :

possess a recognised university degree in marketing and communication, event management or related disciplines;

be detail-minded, strong sense of responsibility and positive working attitude is a must;

have good initiative and be self-motivated, able to work independently and multitasking;

be proficient in creating high-quality PowerPoint decks to effectively communicate information and ideas in visually appealing and informative presentations;

possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to work independently with minimum supervision;

be proficient in computer applications, e.g. MS Office and Photoshop; and

be proficient in written and spoken English and Chinese, including Cantonese and Mandarin.