The Job Hunt: Music Management, Travel Journalism, and Basketball Coaching
Who wants to spend their Beijing days locked up in a boring, dead-end job, with horrible colleagues you'd rather never see again? As our beloved reader, you should know that you don't have to submit yourself to such an unbearable life of sadness. Instead, take a look below at the best of our job Classifieds.
Outdoor Activities Organization Need Hiking Guides
China Outdoors Club is seeking guides to lead hikes, treks, walks and camping trips to the Great Wall and in the mountains. They also host historical tours of Beijing, hoping to offer guests a "local's perspective" on the city's well-known and lesser-known attractions. Interested parties "must be fit, have a lot of hiking experience, and be eco-friendly." If you love the outdoors and struggle to find the time to get outside, knock out two birds with one stone with this job.
Travel Video Planner and Anchor
Chengpu Communications is seeking a Network Short Video Planner and Anchor to "find amazing China" and produce photos and videos of their travels. The gig seems relatively casual and fun – the job requirements make no mention of a college degree or any experience in broadcast journalism. They simply require that you be bilingual, interested in travel and Chinese culture, familiar with video storytelling and that you be "humorous." If you're looking for a hail-Mary with which to justify more trips to the remote regions of China, click the link to apply! You never know.
Business Developer and Executive Assistant for an Entertainment Company
FutureONE is looking to fill not one but TWO positions: a business director and an executive assistant. The business director is responsible for "detailing executable growth and go-to-market strategies and bringing them to life," while the executive assistant will serve the organization's CEO, gaining valuable insight into the industry and its major players. The roles both require that applicants be bilingual as the jobs will involve extensive travel between China, the US and Europe with heavy translation. But during those trips, the lucky chosen candidates will be able to run shoulders with some heavy hitters in the international music and entertainment management industries, including the company's founder and star producer Zeng Yu. I feel intimidated just writing about it.
Basketball Coaches in Wudaokou
Providing children with the gift of knowledge is beautiful. Providing them with the necessary basketball skills to stunt on their friends is ballerrr! A small private "basketball company" is seeking part-time coaches for programs in the Wudaokou area. Classes are typically two hours, for which teachers are paid RMB 500. Not too shabby, when in reality you're just playing games – no lesson-planning, no grading of homework, just you and your new air buds having a good time.
Copy Editor of Beijing Review
Speaking from experience: copy editing is a really sweet gig. There are few to no screaming children around, regular/sociable office hours, and plenty of interesting things to read. For lovers of the English language and Chinese culture, the Beijing Review needs your help. Being a relatively small publication, the organization has plenty of potential for you to have a big impact and make a difference. Copy editors will help plan, produce and manage content, and implement social media campaigns. Applicants should be a native English-speaker, have a degree in journalism or communications, three years of experience, and awareness of Chinese current events and culture.
As always, if these positions don't suit your next big career push, there's a neverending supply of jobs waiting for you to apply over in our Classifieds section.
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