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Minna Li Ming-na

Media Relations, Corporate Communications Specialist

Summary

Experienced with strategic communications planning, leveraging storytelling to enhance corporate image and stakeholder engagement. Utilizes media relations to effectively convey messages and manage public perception. Track record of building and maintaining strong internal and external communication channels.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Corporate Communications Manager

Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited
12.2023 - Current
  • Enhancing brand reputation by developing and implementing strategic corporate communications plans with media outlets, i.e. media interviews, roundtable, luncheons, etc.
  • Supervising and reviewing all materials, i.e. press releases, speeches, and videos, etc, to ensure consistency with company messaging and quality standards.
  • Managing overall message consistency by reviewing new and social monitoring internal guidelines.

Freelance PR, Writer, Producer, Emcee

Self-employeed
06.2022 - 12.2023
  • Assisting listed company for various corporate communications events, i.e the Annual Results Announcement, business dinners and press conferences
  • Creating contents for listed company on brand building – press releases, videos, advertorials and CSR articles, etc
  • Providing professional emcee service

Assistant Manager, Corporate Communications

Hong Kong Genome Institute
06.2021 - 06.2022
  • As the first batch of staff team members of the government funded institute, developing all the contents of corporate literature from scratch - leaflets, booklets, annual report, videos, press release, website contents, speeches, advertorials, etc
  • Building the media list and connection, managing media enquiries and interviews, leading the press events and media engagement activities, news monitoring
  • Managing the government official visits
  • Managing the message deck and line-to-take for issues, crisis management and materials for LegCo meeting (Panel Meeting on Health Services on 10 Sept 2021)
  • Supervising the works with external agencies, outsourced vendors and business partners on public relations and communications initiatives

Assistant Manager, Corporate Communications – Media Relations

Hong Kong Productivity Council
03.2019 - 06.2021
  • Managing media relations - media enquiries and interviews, maintaining good relationships with financial and local news reporters, managing press events and media engagement activities
  • Applying brand journalism, pitching executive interviews and media publicity opportunities to raise brand awareness and uplifting brand equity
  • Establishing contents for corporate literature - press releases, speeches, advertorials, etc
  • Developing Line-to-Take for issue and crisis management (Public Accounts Committee at LegCo – public hearings of Audit Report 2019)

Senior Financial and Technology News Reporter / Program Host / News Anchor

Television Broadcasts Limited
03.2013 - 05.2018
  • Senior Financial News Reporter/Producer and Host, "Innovation GPS" (創科導航) & "Economic GPS" (財金導航)
    12/ 2015 – 5/ 2018
    Spearheading the development of "Innovation GPS", a technology news program focusing on cutting-edge innovations and trends, as well as "Economic GPS", a finance news program providing insights on financial and economic topics. Both shows broadcast weekly on TVB Finance & Information Channel (J5)
  • Daily News Reporter (Local news)
    4/ 2015 – 12/ 2015
    Covering daily local news stories, providing timely and accurate reporting
  • Financial News Reporter/Producer, "Finance Magazine" (財經透視)
    3/ 2013 – 4/ 2015
    Producing in-depth financial news stories for "Finance Magazine", a flagship financial news program covered economic topics, broadcast weekly on TVB Jade Channel
  • News Anchor
    Presenting news segments on TVB Jade Channel, including "午間新聞" and "11:30晚間新聞," and hosting the current affairs program "Closer Look" (時事多面睇), delivering comprehensive coverage of relevant issues focused on finance and economic issues, broadcast weekly on TVB Jade Channel

News Anchor

Now TV
06.2012 - 03.2013
  • Presenting daily news stories on news Channel 332 and 333
  • Covering international news stories

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Journalism and Mass Communication

Hong Kong Shue Yan University
09.2008 - 07.2012

A-Level Exams - Economic, Chinese History

Carmel Divine Grace Foundation Secondary School
09.2001 - 05.2008

Skills

  • Content development

  • Multimedia content creation

  • Corporate storytelling

  • Media relations

  • Press release and Speech writing

  • Skilled in MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Adobe Premiere Pro

Awards

Gold Award of Best Business Technology News Reporting, Hang Seng Management College Business Journalism Awards 2017

Timeline

Corporate Communications Manager

Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited
12.2023 - Current

Freelance PR, Writer, Producer, Emcee

Self-employeed
06.2022 - 12.2023

Assistant Manager, Corporate Communications

Hong Kong Genome Institute
06.2021 - 06.2022

Assistant Manager, Corporate Communications – Media Relations

Hong Kong Productivity Council
03.2019 - 06.2021

Senior Financial and Technology News Reporter / Program Host / News Anchor

Television Broadcasts Limited
03.2013 - 05.2018

News Anchor

Now TV
06.2012 - 03.2013

Bachelor of Arts - Journalism and Mass Communication

Hong Kong Shue Yan University
09.2008 - 07.2012

A-Level Exams - Economic, Chinese History

Carmel Divine Grace Foundation Secondary School
09.2001 - 05.2008
Minna Li Ming-naMedia Relations, Corporate Communications Specialist