• (a)To assist the Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner for Cultural and Creative Industries Development 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 under CreateSmart Initiative;
• (g)To supervise the Business Content Incubation Section and manage the resources allocated to the Section.

Note:

• (1)Subject to the exigency of services, the appointee may be required to work irregular hours and overtime, including Saturday, Sunday and Public Holiday.
• (2)Shortlisted candidates will be required to attend a written test and an interview.

Candidate should have/be:

• (a)a bachelor’s degree from a university in Hong Kong, or equivalent, preferably in design, communications, 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 content development/creation, business model, business content incubation, social media marketing and/or nurturing start-up business with IP creation/trading, with at least eight years at managerial level or above;
• (d)good knowledge of the cultural and creative industries;
• (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;
• (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.

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.]