Head (Business Content Incubation)

• (a)To assist in formulating strategies and execution plans to promote and facilitate business content development for the cultural and creative industries through international exchanges;
• (b)To drive delegations and overseas exhibitions to explore opportunities in the Mainland and overseas for cultivating and promoting cross-sectoral, cross-genre and cross-regional content for the cultural and creative industries;
• (c)To co-ordinate the planning and organisation of events and activities in collaboration with associations/ companies in Hong Kong and overseas to propel cross-sectoral, cross-genre and cross-regional content application for the cultural and creative industries;
• (d)To foster a business ecosystem to stimulate innovation for content distribution, and to enhance circulation of content distribution for driving the business sustainability of the cultural and creative industries;
• (e)To explore industrialisation and commercialisation opportunities for the cultural and creative industries;
• (f)To promote new creative values, apply funding and administer “Proof-of-Concept” projects; and
• (g)To supervise the Business Content Incubation Section and manage the resources allocated to the Section.

Head (Film Development)

• (a)To formulate strategies in collaboration with the trade and industry associations of the film sector in administering Film Development Fund (FDF) related to the development of film and streaming platform;
• (b)To assist in formulating policies and strategies for promotion of the long term development of film industry and nurturing of talents;
• (c)To process projects / applications conducive to the development of film industry and nurturing of talents from the trade and industry associations of the film sector;
• (d)To formulate strategies and draw up implementation plans to support the film industry in creation of IP, nurturing IP production, IP trading and cross sectoral collaboration on IP;
• (e)To assist in drawing up programmes in enhancing the film industry to explore business/commercialisation opportunities and yielding economic values through IP trading
• (f)To administer funding schemes under FDF including the Other Film-related Projects Scheme, First Feature Film Initiative, Content Development Scheme for Streaming Platforms and Scriptwriting Incubation Programme including vetting applications, preparing papers for seeking approval from Fund Vetting Committee / Film Development Council, preparing assessment / progress / completion reports and monitoring of project progress; and
• (g)To head the Film Development Section for its daily operation and represent the team to attend and officiate events when necessary.

Head (IP Facilitation)

• (a)To assist in developing and implementing strategies to establish and sustain a cultural IP business ecosystem for the cultural and creative industries;
• (b)To provide support to the cultural and creative sectors for propelling IP creation and nurturing IP production and IP trading;
• (c)To provide assistance to the cultural and creative sectors in enhancing their IPs to explore business/commercialisation opportunities and yielding economic values through IP trading;
• (d)To identify and assess IP licensing opportunities for the cultural and creative industries;
• (e)To propose/create investment opportunities and framework for cultural IP business;
• (f)To co-ordinate the planning and organisation of major events and activities to facilitate and promote IP creation and production for the cultural and creative industries; and
• (g)To supervise the IP Facilitation Section and manage the resources allocated to the Section

Note:

• (1)Shortlisted candidates will be required to attend a written test and an interview.
• (2)Subject to the exigency of services, appointees may be required to work irregular hours and overtime, including Saturday, Sunday and Public Holiday.
• (3)Appointees may be subject to job rotation among the positions covered in this advertisement for their development, as the senior management deems fit.

• (a)A bachelor’s degree from a university in Hong Kong, or equivalent, preferably in marketing, business administration or legal studies or related fields;
• (b)Met the language proficiency requirements of “Level 2” results in the two language papers (Use of Chinese (UC) and Use of English (UE)) in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, or equivalent results* ;
• (c)A minimum of 12 years of post-qualification full-time work experience in business model, business content incubation, social media marketing and/or nurturing start-up business with intellectual property (IP) creation/trading, with at least eight years at managerial level or above;
• (d)Good knowledge of the cultural and creative industries, especially the film industry and IP licensing;
• (e)An international perspective, strong business sense, solid commercial experience, legal knowledge, high capability to interact with interlocutors in the business and professional fields as well as counterparts in the Government in handling business projects and IP creation and trading;
• (f)Good command of written Chinese and English, and fluency in spoken Cantonese, Putonghua and English; and
• (g)Strong problem-solving, analytical, organising, communication and management skills, and the ability to work independently.

[* Level 5 or above in English Language of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) is accepted as equivalent to Level 2 in the UE paper of the CRE. Level 5 or above in Chinese Language of the HKDSEE is accepted as equivalent to Level 2 in the UC paper of the CRE. Grade C or above in Use of English of the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE) or in English Language of the General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level) (GCE A Level) is accepted as equivalent to Level 2 in the UE paper of the CRE. Grade C or above in Chinese Language and Culture or Chinese Language and Literature of the HKALE is accepted as equivalent to Level 2 in the UC paper of the CRE. An overall band of 6.5 or above with no subtest score below band 6 obtained in the same sitting in the Academic Module of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) within the 2-year validity period of the test is accepted as equivalent to Level 2 in the UE paper of the CRE.]