Assistant Editor, Brand Newsroom (SPH Content Lab)

About Us

SPH Media's mission is to be the trusted source of news and lifestyle content in Singapore and Asia. One of our core purposes is to produce credible, balanced, and objective news and analysis, always with a view to uphold the public good and fostering an informed, engaged citizenry.

We welcome talented individuals to join us and grow a career in a vibrant and collaborative environment built around a culture of respect and inclusivity.

As an employer, we are committed to rewarding our people fairly and developing them in their careers.

About the Role

Assistant Editor, Brand Newsroom (SPH Content Lab)

Content Lab is the international-award-winning content marketing arm of SPH Media and Brand Newsroom is a specialised unit within Content Lab that creates commissioned content through a newsroom lens. In an era of dwindling attention spans and information overload, Brand Newsroom strives to seize attention with targeted native, cross-platform content that is credible, clear, and compelling. Our unique selling point is to effectively bring clarity to complexity without being boring.

Brand Newsroom is looking for an exceptional talent to join our team as Assistant Editor. You will play a leadership role in creating engaging audience-centric content that is relevant and relatable, and resonates with the audiences of The Straits Times, The Business Times, and other SPH Media English platforms.

Working with a team of editors and an army of contributors, you must have the ability to manage all the moving parts needed to bring a content project to life. The job requires ideation, planning, project management, pitching, client management, and exceptional editing and writing skills.

Must play well with others.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with the team to craft and refine ideas for stories, content series, concepts, themes; creating multiformat content that's relevant to the audiences of both Chinese and English news titles
• Project manage campaigns through their life cycles, editing and writing a range of stories, working with an internal team of editors and pool of freelancers
• Gate-keep with a keen awareness of political, financial, social and legal minefields
• Ensure content is produced to brief at highest quality; and evangelises use of in-house style guides
• Write, edit, proofread and improve content; optimising copy and headlines for digital and social media according to best SEO practices
• Craft effective and engaging social media copy
• Manage sales / client relationships and help educate them on Brand Newsroom's journalistic approach to storytelling
• Manage deadlines and monitor budgets
• Build a high-quality pool of contributors
• Comply with media law and ethical guidelines

Who we are looking for

• Minimum 5 years of demonstrated excellence in content creation, including digital and social media platforms
• Newsroom experience is key
• Excellent writing and editing skills
• Excellent command of the English language. Fluency in a second language is a bonus
• A keen ability to think strategically
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• A keen eye for detail and visual design
• Knowledge of SEO and social media best practices
• Strong project management skills
• Detail-oriented and a gift for multitasking to meet aggressive deadlines within budget requirements
• Must work well with colleagues, while being able to lead the team to deliver results
• Experience with content management systems such as Wordpress and Drupal, a plus