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# Media Associate - Mandarin at Web Summit

- **Company:** Web Summit
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-08-27
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/websummit/b794f39b-2a7f-4d00-a656-b8489dd45e20

## Job description

About the team:

The Media team is at the heart of Web Summit, making sure that the world’s most influential media attend, speak at and cover our events across the world. The team facilitates the best experience for the media during Web Summits, facilitating discussion and driving coverage across multiple platforms.

The Media team works with journalists on a daily basis, making sure that every significant media outlet, reporter and creator across the globe - whatever their platform - knows about, travels to and covers our events. In doing so, we drive awareness of our events as the world’s premier tech conferences - and of Web Summit as the world’s leading tech conference business.

The team also secures the most impactful and relevant moderators for our stage content; arranges interviews, live podcasts, creator content, press conferences and announcements; tracks and analyses coverage; sources and highlights relevant content for attending media; and works closely with Web Summit’s key teams to ensure the maximum impact and visibility of their work.

The Role: You'd support Web Summit’s media and communications team in building relationships with Chinese journalists and media organisations, particularly across Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and other Chinese-speaking markets.

The ideal candidate is a bilingual PR/media professional who understands both Chinese and Western media, can build relationships with journalists, identify stories that will resonate with Chinese audiences, and turn Web Summit's speakers, partners, startups and technology stories into coverage.

Who you are:

- Native Mandarin Speaker - you are fluent, comfortable and confident in communicating in both Mandarin and English.
- You have a strong understanding of the Chinese media landscape and the Chinese technology/business ecosystem.
- You’re familiar with platforms such as WeChat, Weibo, Douyin, Xiaohongshu, Zhihu and other Chinese social media platforms, and are comfortable creating compelling Chinese-language posts, short-form video concepts, social campaigns and editorial content.
- You’re creative, confident and articulate: a clear communicator with excellent presentation and interpersonal skills
- You’re an adaptable and resourceful individual who can work to tight deadlines under pressure
- You’re a strategic thinker with a proven track record of planning, executing and evaluating activity on a long-term basis
- You’re an excellent team player, but with the ability to work on your own initiative
- You’re confident using AI tools and data to help manage and focus your work
- You have previous experience dealing with media - as a journalist, or in relevant PR or marketing functions.
- You have a strong attention to detail in everything you do
- You have a proven track record of achieving targets.

What you’ll do:

- You’ll identify compelling stories, build relationships with journalists, coordinate media opportunities and help position Web Summit, its speakers, partners, investors and startups within the Chinese media ecosystem
- You’ll combine excellent communication skills with strong news judgement, cultural awareness and an ability to work at pace in a global events environment
- You’ll develop relationships with China’s leading media, influencers, creators, and relevant communities, and ensure they attend our events
- You’ll manage content for WeChat, Xiaohongshu, Weibo, Douyin, Bilibili and other relevant channels
- You’ll take ownership of a number of content stages and tracks, becoming an expert on the media outlets and individuals who report on those tracks
- You’ll use AI and data tools to ensure maximum efficiency, while maintaining immaculate records on Salesforce
- You’ll have the drive and ambition to convince world-renowned media professionals to speak at our events, or chair talks with other high-profile speakers
- You’ll develop and execute coverage planning strategies with top-tier media outlets and individuals before our events

Benefits and perks:

- Subsidised healthcare, dental, employee assistance programme (EAP) and more.
- Pension contribution up to 6% (Irish-based only)
- A dedicated in-house L&D department, with access to workshops, online learning and resources to help you excel in your career development.
- Company laptop, generous annual leave and flexible working arrangements.
- Our very own Tramway Team, which drives community and morale-boosting events for employees to participate in.
- Annual company get-togethers, charity days, and monthly wellbeing talks.
- Wellness subsidy issued to all employees of €1000 per year

At Web Summit, we embrace diversity and inclusion. We want talent from all walks of life to help us on our journey to digitise the conference sector. Hiring decisions are made purely on experience, skills and the needs of the business.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

## About Web Summit

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Web Summit organizes the world’s largest and most influential technology conferences, connecting founders, investors, and innovators across Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East.
- **Entity Type**: Private (organic growth, no disclosed venture funding)
- **Headquarters**: Dublin, Ireland
- **Founded**: 2009
- **Founders**: Paddy Cosgrave (primary founder; also David Kelly and Daire Hickey co‑founded)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Conference/event technology and media – producing large‑scale B2B tech events.
- **Target customers**: Tech companies (startups to enterprises), investors, media, and government delegations seeking networking, branding, and thought leadership.
- **Mission / purpose**: “Uniting people to achieve a common objective” – enabling serendipitous connections that drive the tech ecosystem forward.

## Products & Services
- **Web Summit (Lisbon)**: Flagship annual event in Lisbon, Portugal, attracting ~70,000+ attendees. Includes startup pitching, keynote stages, and industry tracks.
- **Web Summit Vancouver**: North American edition held in Vancouver, Canada, replicating the European model for the Americas market.
- **Web Summit Rio**: South American edition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, launched to tap into the Latin American tech scene.
- **Web Summit Qatar**: Middle East edition in Doha, Qatar, expanding into the Gulf region.
- **Proprietary Event Software**: In‑house platform for attendee matchmaking, scheduling, live streaming, and networking – also offered to other organizations (event tech as a service).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: ~641 employees worldwide (March 2026); average salary ~$59,789 (Revelio Labs)
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Not VC‑backed; major corporate sponsors and media partners include Google, Meta, McKinsey, and leading global brands (per event sponsorship pages).
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount grew 8.8% from 589 (2023) to 641 (2026)
  - Active job postings rose 2.7% in 2026 to 38, with steady hiring in engineering, sales, and operations ([Revelio Labs](https://www.reveliolabs.com/companies/web-summit/employees))
  - Expansion into four global markets (Europe, North America, South America, Middle East) within five years

## Competitive Advantages
- **Unmatched scale & brand**: “The best tech conference on the planet” (Forbes) – name recognition that draws top speakers and attendees.
- **Global network effect**: Multiple events across continents create year‑round engagement and cross‑border connections.
- **Proprietary technology**: In‑house software provides a superior attendee experience and licenses to other organizers, reducing reliance on third‑party platforms.
- **Operational excellence**: 15 years of refining logistics, safety, and content curation for mass events.

## Strategic Focus
- **International expansion**: Deepening presence in high‑growth markets (Brazil, Qatar) and considering additional regions.
- **Digital & hybrid experiences**: Enhancing virtual participation and data‑driven matchmaking through software.
- **Diversification**: Offering event‑tech solutions to external clients, reducing dependency on ticket sales alone.
- **Talent investment**: Growing engineering, data science, and product teams to accelerate platform innovation.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & values**: Emphasis on courage, integrity, fun & community, and collaboration – with frequent town halls, social activities, and charity initiatives ([Web Summit Careers](https://websummit.com/careers)).
- **Work model**: Hybrid – roles based in Dublin, Lisbon, London, Beijing, Shanghai, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and remote options available.
- **Benefits**: Fully subsidised health and dental insurance, Employee Assistance Programme (mental health counselling), monthly wellness talks, generous annual leave, and flexible work arrangements.
- **Professional development**: Dedicated in‑house learning & development team, personalised training programmes, access to online courses, and guest speaker masterclasses.
- **Engineering culture**: “Software makes Web Summit an amazing experience” – the engineering team is core to the product, working on event‑tech at scale.
- **Note**: Revelio Labs reports a “negative and declining” employee sentiment overall; candidates should weigh this against the public perks and rapid growth.

## Sources
1. [Web Summit Careers Page](https://websummit.com/careers)
2. [Web Summit Job Listings (Lever)](https://jobs.lever.co/websummit)
3. [Revelio Labs – Web Summit Employee Data](https://www.reveliolabs.com/companies/web-summit/employees)

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