Paid Branding, Innovation, Strategy & Marketing Internship in China

Branding and Strategy Power House needs you

The Host Company is a Multinational Dutch brand strategy and design agency in China since 2005. They build brands for Chinese companies that want to go to Europe and EU companies that want to enter China.

The Daily work includes:

Branding Strategy

Innovation Research

Design Management

Marketing Design

They are one of the oldest and largest Dutch design companies in China and Holland.

A creative agency positioned between business consultancies (e.g. BCG, McKinsey), 4A Agencies (WPP, OMICOM) and Design Agencies (from product to retail design, from print to digital). We develop in-house full brand concepts for Asia and Europe.

Available Positions

CREATIVE ECOMMERCE / DIGITAL JUNIOR CONTENT CREATOR
GRAPHIC DESIGN
STRATEGIC PRODUCT DESIGN / INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
OFFICE / ADMIN ASSISTANT MANAGER
MARKETING RESEARCH
2/3D PRODUCT DESIGNER
RETAIL DESIGNER
/ SR. BRAND AND / OR DESIGN MANAGER

Read about each role below:

We offer an exciting placement opportunity for branding and design!

Creative Ecommerce / Digital Junio Content Creator

MAIN TASKS

Content Development: go “behind-the-scenes” for our ever-evolving clients to provide customers with product knowledge through product descriptions, blog posts, product guides and site infrastructure maintenance
Customer Solutions: utilize listening and analytical skills to assess customer inquiries, investigate problems, and provide creative solutions
Logistics: learn the ins & outs of managing ‘out of stock’ orders by working with manufacturers and our purchasers, while keeping customers informed about the status of their order
Traffic: coordinate transportation and delivery of orders, as well as channel communication between internal departments, customers and carriers
Short format Video: stage, photograph, research, film and edit product images/videos
Marketing: Search Engine Optimization, Pay Per Click Marketing, Social Media, E-mail marketing

REQUIREMENTS

Leadership characteristics
Ability to manage diverse projects in a fast-paced environment
Creative problem solving and analytical skills
Ability to work within a cross-departmental team
Marketing, Photoshop knowledge
Video and/or writing experience should be highlighted; We have a separate position for only video content makers!
Basic PC skills: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Graphic Design Internship in China

Graphic Design / DTP / Visual Communication

For our branding and strategy projects and reports we need graphic designers. Additionally you work on packaging, advertising, and digital campaign. There are various levels available, ideally you are a multi-talent that is able to create excellent AI and PS creative graphics.

MAIN TASKS

Create VIS / SIS
Support with reports and layouts
Digital marketing / Ecommerce layouts
Website and UI design
Create creative campaign and key visuals
User interfaces for mobile devices
Logo design and brand identity
Excellent with colour and typography
Printing and digital services execution

SKILLS

Skilled in AI/PS /Word/Excel/PPT/InDesign
English is not required but would help
Being well organized and detail oriented, especially on file management
Printing technique and paper understanding
Making brand identities
Making advertising graphics

Strategic Product Design / Industrial Design

Industrial Design / SPD & IPD

Students that are open for an international experience, are hands-on, and want to learn the practical sides of SPD and IPD from real cases and clients in China and Internationally. You should be fluent in English, Dutch or / and Chinese would be an asset.

We offer you to be part of our executing team and share your analytical and creative insights with our China team.

SPD students will work on cases for repositioning existing brands and creating new brands through integrated brand management and design. You contribute by combining your structured analytical thinking with project management and design concept directions.

IPD students will take part in the conceptual design and positioning of new products, retail concepts, marketing materials and brand touch points by analysing consumer behaviour and customer insights, e.g. retail journey experience.

Daily Tasks;

Design Management
Project Management
Ideation / no detailing
Planning and task management with Chinese design team
Report to senior management
Advice of project deliverables

HR China Internship

(RECRUITMENT, SELECTION, PROMOTION, OFFICE MANAGER)

To make the pool of talents and freelancers larger we need a HR Manager that independently can recruit creative people and support staff to create a stronger future team. Additionally you will organize internal company event and promotional forums and/or PR Campaigns.

MAIN TASKS

Recruitment and Selection Process Strategy, we believe our process can be improved both efficiency and experience
Recruitment Campaigning, together with our marketing and design team we want to create an unique look and feel to each position and placement
Think, analyse, decide and execute our HR Management, we look for a person that can realise and execute with support of our Chinese team to find and select the right people.
Build with our team, and better HR department to find creative staff and international new interns for the longer term.

Manage HR platforms, Allocate resources to create a wider HR network
Administrative tasks, Manage office related processes

SKILLS

Proven skills in Excel/Word/PPT, Photoshop is a pre.
Well spoken / written English (not fluency required)
Being well organized and detail oriented
Create procedures, policies and processes
Excellent in inter-personal relations and manage personal issues

REQUIREMENTS

HR Background and 2-3 years HR education
Chinese / Cantonese language skills is an asset
Excellent organisation skills / Document archiving
Open-minded and willing to explore new ideas
Vision and open-mind
Detail oriented and hands-on mentality (do-it)

OFFICE / ADMIN ASSISTANT MANAGER

(ADMIN, FINANCE, OFFICE SERVICES)

To support our Office Manager and our teams we look for a support office manager for daily issues and handling of practical things. This is an ideal job for starters and grow into a possible new role in the future.

MAIN TASKS

Work in basic admin works of outgoing payments and incoming invoices
Support with financial procedures
Support all office related daily issues
Support the creative teams and management teams with operational issues
Develop financial planning (more strategic tasks)

SKILLS

Proven skills in Excel/Word/PPT, Photoshop is a pre.
Well spoken / written English (not fluency required)
Being well organized and detail oriented
Able to quickly learn processes and create more efficient ones
Quick and pro-active, willingness to learn new tasks

MARKETING RESEARCH

Assistant MARKETING MANAGER & RESEARCHER (MARKETING DESKTOP RESEARCH & PLANNING)

For our China office, we look for a Sr. or Jr. Marketing manager and researcher that supports the creative team with directions and our strategic team to create background information. Ideally you are diligent and able to switch easily between Chinese and English, both written and spoken. You are not a translator, but a cultural filter for interpretation and sensitive nuances between western and marketing cultures

MAIN TASKS

Conduct in-depth market analysis in Chinese and English
Provide background data on industry developments
Write marketing planning for the Chinese market
Allocate trends and developments for a wide industry range
Understand A wide range of marketing principle to underbuilt brand strategies
Work in Digital strategies for ecommerce and digital marketing

SKILLS

Skilled in AI/PS/SW (or Pro-E)/Word/Excel/InDesign
Proven skills in Excel/Word/AI/PS
Fluent spoken / written English (Chinese is a plus)
Well organized and detail oriented
Marketing, B2B Marketing, B2C Marketing, Digital Marketing
Good in copy writing and translate western concepts to Chinese context

SR. BRAND AND / OR DESIGN MANAGER

(BRANDS STRATEGY/ DESIGNER & MANAGER)

Design managers manage all design processes within our branding and strategy projects from client intake to the briefing to our creative teams. However, you are also able to translate these ideas in to real design concepts yourself, mood boards, 2D and possibly 3D concepts.

MAIN TASKS

Brand identity strategy development
Brand identity consistency gate keeper
Brand material lead designer and supervisor
Product design briefings and product development manager / designer
Operational and process oriented planning controller
Developing a new collections of products
Research relevant marketing backgrounds and create positioning’s

SKILLS

Skilled in AI/PS/ Word/Excel
Fluent spoken / written English
Being well organized and detail oriented
At least relevant project or work experience (or proven design talents)
Cultural sensitive and analytical

2/3D PRODUCT DESIGNER

(2D, CAD, RHINO, SOLIDWORKS)

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For our new product development projects we look for a product designer with affinity for product design management and liaison with freelance product designers and our product designers in Holland and China.

MAIN TASKS

Create design briefing based on limited client briefings
Create ideas, concepts and renderings in 2D
Create 3D Shell concepts in 3D Software and Make renderings
Communicate project details to management and clients
Guide New product Design development processes

SKILLS

Skilled in AI/PS/SW (or Pro-E)/Word/PPT/ Excel/InDesign
Proven skills in Excel/Word/AI/PS and ProE/SW
Basic English level is acceptable, not fluent required
Being well organized and detail oriented
Excellent in Sketching by hand, 2D AI/PS drawings, Rhine or SW or Pro-E
Understand structural concepts and different product design processes
Understanding manufacturing process
Engineering basic level, higher more desirable
Good understanding of concurrent product development
Able to create innovative structural product designs

REQUIREMENTS

Chinese / Cantonese person
Leading design or engineering school or university
Experience in International working environment
Excellent organisation skills / Document archiving
Example of Product Design projects or proven talents
Open-minded and willing to explore new ideas
Clear understanding of luxury and premium branding
Vision and open-mind
No 9-5 mentality
Able to work in Pazhou
Willingness to travel

RETAIL DESIGNER

SIS, In-store communication, Service Design,

For our new retail development projects we look for a retail designer with affinity for retail design management and liaison with our Chinese retail designers and our product designers in Holland and China.

MAIN TASKS

Create design briefing based on limited client briefings
Create retail ideas, concepts and mood boards and materials references
Create sketch-up concepts or use other 3D tools to convey retail concepts
Communicate retail requirement details to management and clients
Guide New retail Design development processes

SKILLS

Skilled in AI/PS/3D Max/
Proven skills in Excel/Word/PPT
Basic English level is acceptable, not fluent required
Being well organized and detail oriented
Excellent in Sketching by hand, 2D AI/PS drawings, and 3D tools (incl. Rendering)
Understand floor plan concepts and different fixture solution
Understanding manufacturing process
Engineering basic level, higher more desirable
Good understanding of concurrent retail development trends
Able to create innovative retail solutions