Messehost/ess (m/w/d) @ electronica 2026

Jobbeschreibung

Company: Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC)

HKTDC is looking for reliable and outgoing temporary staff (m/f/d) to support our team at a trade fair. Candidates should meet the following criteria:

Duties & Expectations
- You as our booth assistant will switch between 3 roles:

Role #1 - Help at the HKTDC Info Counter

• Help our Hong Kong exhibitors with questions about the exhibition or the venue
• Provide stationery & serve coffee and snacks to our exhibitors
• Distribute flyers and promotional materials to business visitors
• Collect business cards and complete standard contact forms for follow-up by our staff
• Ask visitors to give us their contact information and consent to contact them
• Refer any interested visitors to our on-site staff for business matching meetings
• Keep the booth clean and make sure the water kettles, coffee machines, and snacks are refilled

Role #2 - Visit Specific Exhibitors at the Fairground

• Approach and speak with selected exhibitors to:
       1. promote HKTDC
       2. collect their business cards & ask them to give us their consent to contact them
       3. distribute flyers and promotional materials

• Accurately record contact details and feedback from conversations
• Invite visitors to our booth and explain how to access our exhibitor list via QR code

Role #3 - Move-In & Move-Out

• Help with building things, unpacking boxes, and moving materials on the day before fair opens
• Help with packing things into boxes and moving materials on the last fair day after fair closes

Candidate Requirements

• Must be physically fit and able to walk and stand for extended periods
• Punctual, responsible, and well-organised
• Fluent in both German and English; additional European languages, Cantonese and Mandarin are a plus
• Professional appearance and grooming; clean business attire required
• Friendly, confident, and approachable personality
• Able to work independently and follow detailed instructions
• Possess a cell phone & willingness to use a messaging app (esp. WhatsApp)
• Prior experience in trade fairs, customer service, retail, or hospitality is an advantage
• Quick to learn and adapt to new tasks