He stayed at the university to become a lecturer; in June 1992 he was promoted to associate professor.

In September 1992, he was named a project leader with the Xi'an Technology and Development Zone; there he was responsible for liaising with investors outside of mainland China and headed its innovation center.

In November 2005, he was named a member of the Xi'an party standing committee.

It was said that during this time Jing worked on the expansion of the tombs of Xi Zhongxun.

[1] Jing was named deputy head of the Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party in July 2015 and deputy party chief of Beijing in April 2017.