Open-Innovation Startup #1 in Europe - Agorize is the leading platform for online innovation challenges: www.agorize.com.
For 6 years, we have been helping 180+ companies such as Uber, Google, Microsoft, Paypal, Valeo, Bank of America accelerate their innovation process and collaborate with our network of 5M+ innovators. (students, developers, startups and employees)
After helping thousands of talent from over 145 countries, our ambition is to bring our vision to Asia. And it works!
After only 6 months of activities in Hong Kong, 5 leading companies (BNP Paribas, HK Science Park, Société Générale, OnePlus, The HK Jockey Club) have put their trust in us to organize their own innovation challenge.
Given that context, we are now building up our Hong-Kong team of talented, young & hungry individuals to become a key player in Asia!
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We are looking for someone ambitious and results-oriented to work alongside our Strategic Partnership Manager and Business Developer.
You will have responsabilities to work on:
- Growth Hacking: Creating and managing key partnerships with relevant universities, students’ unions, incubators and accelerators throughout Asia in order to broadcast our online competitions. (Prospecting, phoning, mass emailing, engage new partners, signing up new contracts, follow up)
- Networking: Support the organization of offline events (Universities presentations / Awards Ceremonies / Job Fairs) to attract the best talent (students / IT profiles / startups) and convince them to join our online innovation challenges.
- Community Management: create content and update social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Wechat, Line, etc
- Last but not least, you will be part of a team which is launching a business from scratch in Asia, there will be a lot of unscheduled stuff to do! Expect a very hands-on job!
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You are bilingual in English and in Mandarin. Speaking a third language is a plus! Knowing the Asian culture is crucial!
You have an entrepreneurial mindset: you are a proactive multi-tasker, ambitious, and with the capability to “think out of the box”. You are enthusiastic, passionate and eager to learn! You do not take NO as an answer and you are not afraid to run the extra mile.
You have a deep passion for innovation, ideally with your own network in the startup ecosystem; and you would like to be part of our project to become THE go-between in Asia by convincing top universities and incubators to partner with us!
You love difficult challenges and you are ready to take on this ONE!
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Contract: Final Year Internship (so that you can get hired at the end of it)
Compensation: According to your profile
Location: Quarry Bay