Hua Quan Village is an art and cultural village located in Jiangxi, China, a 3-hour train ride from Shanghai. It is right next to Longhu Mountain (Dragon Tiger Mountain), the birthplace of Taoism and one of China’s most beautiful UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The village was created as a place for people of all walks of life to create their own personalized journey of creative exploration. Spanning across 41 acres (165,000 square meters), Hua Quan Village was created by legendary musician Liu Jiachang and philanthropist Susan Wang over the course of 11 years and is one of the largest art and cultural centers in Asia. The village houses and supports a large number of local artists.

Curated by the nation’s leading artists, musicians, and cultural experts, Hua Quan Village provides a rare opportunity to explore numerous galleries, over 100 outdoor murals created by famous artists from around the world, art museums, and cultural museums. Additionally, the village offers a collection of art, well-being, and cultural classes and experiences that cater to every individual’s needs and interests.

The village is recruiting an overall general manager with a background in sales and marketing for a rare opportunity to lead our current hotel and village staff. Our boutique hotel has ~150 rooms. There are also villas and a smaller bargain hotel that can hold up to 72 guests. The boutique hotel has fully equipped venues for conferences and events. Having opened for just a couple of years, we have focused mostly on the local Yingtan City market and have just scratched the surface. On top of this, we have built out our international educational programs and art programs. The position will be based at the village in Jiangxi, China. As a key member of our team the focus will be on overall guest experience / village offerings, sales & marketing, and overall hotel operations. This is an opportunity to take Hua Quan Village to the next level with its beautiful infrastructure already in place. The position will work closely with our education and art departments that are bringing in groups focused on these 2 areas.

Applicants for this position need to have a hotel management and sales and marketing background. The candidate needs to be able to be entrepreneurial and to translate the mission and vision of the village into a reality. Additionally, applicants will need to be self-motivated, entrepreneurial, hard working, and work well on teams. 2 references must be supplied.

Responsibilities
- Oversee overall village
- Evaluate and improve overall village experience and offerings
- Improve guest experience and service and train / hire staff required
- Develop overall marketing and sales strategies and lead guide different current teams
- Develop KPI and reporting / budgeting with hotel and sales and markeitng teams
- Manage existing sales and marketing team
- Work with the management team to develop KPIs, targets, and reporting / budgeting for hotel and sales and marketing teams
- Hite and collaborate with team to drive planning process and implementation on branding and marketing
- Uphold all company policies and see that quality and safety controls are followed

Requirements
- Min. 4-year hotel management and sales and marketing background
- Preferably Bilingual: English and Chinese
- Comfortable public speaking and presenting skills in front of large groups of people
- Must be committed and proactive about customer service and community relations, detail-oriented, a clear communicator, a strong leader, a team and culture builder, and a team player

Compensation
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Lodging and food covered
- 1 month off with flights back home included to begin with if international candidate