Hanoi Grapevine is a website that posts information about culture and arts events in Vietnam namely art exhibitions, film and music festivals, theatre performances, original music gigs, documentary and film screenings, photography, fashion and literary events as well as charity events and sometimes also networking gatherings. We also have an online shop that sells arts and cultural products and organize a few events and annual art exhibitions. Read more about us.
We have worked with numerous prestigious clients include the cultural institutes such as British Council, Goethe-Institut, L’Espace, Japan Foundation, Casa Italia; embassies; galleries and art-music spaces; hotels and resorts and a lot more. See our
Our team is an internationally-minded group currently based in Hanoi, Singapore and Frankfurt (Germany). We are all passionate about developing the art and creative scene in Vietnam and working hard in order to achieve our mission.
Why working with us?
– We provide the best of arts and culture in Vietnam for both domestic and international readers.
– We have a great team of Vietnamese and foreigners working on both full-time and part-time basis who are creative, enthusiastic, energetic, friendly and passionate about what we do, and a dynamic English-speaking environment.
– Our working hours are flexible, because we value people by their ability to cope with deadlines and target number, not by office hours.
– We provide great networking opportunities with businesses, diplomatic session, creative & art community, start-up community, etc.
– We offer competitive salary and bonus based on your performance.
– We offer opportunities to join various art, culture and networking events in town.
We are currently looking for people to fill in some below positions:
(Position closed) Part-time Content Editor:
Responsibilities:
Working together with the Grapevine content team to generate updated and interesting content for the website, including:
• Uploading and editing event information and opinion information sent by the event organizers and writers onto Grapevine website,
• Searching information on opportunities for artists,
• Writing and summarizing general posts such as “Some event highlights in April in Hanoi”, “Music events in October in Hanoi”, etc.,
• Occasionally conducting interviews and writing new articles for the website,
• Other tasks if required.
Requirements:
• Having an interest in the arts and cultural activities and share Grapevine’s vision, mission and values,
• Having excellent writing skills in both English and Vietnamese,
• Having an eye for details and an interest in working with content,
• Familiarity with WordPress (preferable having owned a personal WordPress blog before),
• Having a positive attitude and willing to contribute to the development of Grapevine,
• Previous experience in writing and editing is a plus,
• Knowledge on content marketing and SEO is a plus.
Please email to [email protected] no later than 23 May 2015, titled [Part time Content] Your Name (no tones), e.g: [Part time Content] Nguyen Van A, together with CV, blogs, writing samples (both English and Vietnamese), and email written in English (attention: if your writing samples and CV are heavier than 2 MB please DO NOT attach in the email but upload them to Dropbox and send us the link).
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
(Position closed) Sales Executive:
Responsibilities:
• Selling advertising spaces to a group of selected businesses,
• Setting up meetings and attending the meetings with potential sponsors for Grapevine’s events (art exhibitions, music gigs, art talks, etc.),
• Calling sponsorship, writing proposals and negotiating with sponsors for Grapevine’s events,
• Draft a sales strategy for Grapevine,
• Assisting the Grapevine team in other tasks if required.
Requirements:
• Having an interest in the arts and cultural activities and share Grapevine’s vision, mission and values,
• Having an interest and experience in sales work,
• Effective communications skills both in English and Vietnamese, both verbal and writing skills,
• Confident, friendly and comfortable working with people,
• Experience working in fundraising and calling for sponsorships is a plus
Benefits:
• Access to art, music and cultural events in town (i.e tickets, whenever available),
• Opportunity to expand networks into the world of arts, diplomatics, hospitalities, businesses, start-ups, etc.,
• Commission based on performance,
• Flexible time and working location,
• Opportunity to be promoted to sales manager if proving efficient.
Please email to [email protected] no later than 05 April, titled [Sales Executive] Your Name (no tones), e.g: [Sales Executive] Nguyen Van A, together with CV, and email written in English. In your CV please indicate clearly if you have experience in sales, fundraising and the volume of fund you have raised, the sales amount you have won and with/from whom.
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
(Position closed) Intern – Graphic Design:
Responsibilities:
• Design any necessary documents and visual materials (Facebook covers, ads, rate cards, etc.)
• Assist in Grapevine’s next art exhibition design tasks (brochures, flyers, poster, invitation letters, etc.)
• Other tasks if required.
Requirements:
• Having an interest in the arts and cultural activities and share Grapevine’s vision, mission and values,
• Having an eye for elegance, especially in working with artworks,
• Having a positive attitude and willing to contribute to the development of Grapevine,
• Decent English skills to communicate with the international team of Grapevine,
• Familiarity with Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign; knowledge of any other design or video editing programs is a plus.
Benefits:
• Access to art, music and cultural events in town (i.e tickets, whenever available),
• Opportunity to expand networks into the world of arts, design and creative community,
• Opportunity to improve artistic and professional skills and gaining working experience,
• Opportunity to learn to work independently and cope with deadlines,
• Flexible time and working location,
• Certificate signed by the Grapevine’s managing members,
• Opportunity to become an official member of the Grapevine team if proving appropriate.
Salary is negotiated with free tickets to various art, culture and networking events in Hanoi.
Please email to [email protected] no later than 27 Dec, titled [Graphic Design Intern] Your Name (no tones), e.g: [Graphic Design Intern] Nguyen Van A, together with CV, several design samples, and email written in English (attention: please DO NOT attach design samples but upload them first to dropbox and send us the link).
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
(Position closed) Part-time Technical Staff:
Working time:
• Flexible part time, depending on the workload with an average of no more than 3-4 hours per day,
• Half a day presence at office per week to discuss work and progress.
Working requirements:
• Constantly update new versions of WordPress and related plugins,
• Make alterations and fix any problems on the website when required,
• Deal with hosting and server issues,
• Deal with newsletter system (Mailchimp, Feedburner),
• Deal with technical issues on the Grapevine online shop (to be discussed more),
• Perform other technical tasks when required.
Working skills and knowledge:
• Wordpress
• PHP
• Javascript
• CSS
• MySQL
• Technical English and average communicative English to be able to work directly with Grapevine’s founder who is an English speaker and to deal with Singaporean host
• Preferred candidates who are familiar with Hanoi Grapevine and have an interest in the cultural landscape of Vietnam.
Salary is negotiated with free tickets to various art, culture and networking events in Hanoi.
Please email to [email protected] titled [IT Application] Your Name (no tones), e.g: [IT Application] Nguyen Van A, together with CV, several samples web designs, and email written in English.
