TEMPORARY PROJECT MANAGER (STUDENT RECRUITMENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT)

In a city renowned for its international outlook and connectivity, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) plays a unique and influential role in nurturing future generations of performing artists, including performers, practitioners, designers, and technicians. Ranked 10th in the 2026 QS World University Rankings for Performing Arts and 1st in Asia, the Academy and its Schools of Chinese Opera, Dance, Drama, Film & Television, Music, and Theatre & Entertainment Arts form a vibrant centre of practice, production, teaching, and practice-as-research. Its outstanding reputation is reinforced by the quality of its graduates and its partnerships with centres of excellence locally, regionally, and internationally. Through international residencies, visiting artists, and a distinguished alumni network—including some of the most respected professionals in their disciplines—the Academy is committed to training future world-class performers and practitioners.

The postholder will be required to assist the Head of Student Recruitment and Community Engagement in planning and delivering institutional-wide student recruitment and community outreach activities.

Duties include planning and implementing marketing projects for Undergraduate and Postgraduate student recruitment and community engagement; coordinating events and seminars (onsite and online); managing the RedNote account of the Academy; including content and production of promotional materials (e.g., advertorials, and promotional videos); handling private messaging and making enquiry logs, liaising with agencies and KOLs to promote the Info Day and Programme Admissions on Mainland social media platforms.  Explore opportunities to develop community engagement projects with institutions, organisations and sponsors.

Applicants should have:
(a) A degree in Performing Arts/ Creative Media/ Media Production or related discipline;
(b) Normally, at least three years of relevant work experience in project management;
(c) Solid experience in managing social media platforms (i.e., RedNote, WeChat, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and BiliBili, etc.);
(d) Sound expertise in content management, creative writing and digital advertising;
(e) Proven experience in marketing and related areas;
(f)  Passion in performing arts; 
(g) Good computer literacy and basic knowledge of using prevailing platforms of website builders; and
(h) Excellent command of both spoken and written English and Chinese (including Cantonese and Putonghua).

TERMS OF APPOINTMENT
The appointment will be for a period of around 2 months starting from December 2026. The starting salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.