Associate Editor - Arts & Culture Publishing

West Kowloon Cultural District Authority; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 357,000 - 580,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hong Kong Palace Museum invites applications for a fixed-term 2-year contract as an editor and writer. You will assist the supervisor with writing, editing, editorial calendar planning, workflow coordination, fact checking, and information research, and help monitor publication production.

We seek a university degree in Languages, Literature, Art History, History or Journalism, with at least 3 years in publication or editing for art or culture.

Qualifications

• University degree in Languages, Literature, Art History, History, Journalism or related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in publication or editing related to art or culture.
• Editing and translation skills in English and Chinese for arts and culture publications.
• Experience collaborating with internal and external stakeholders and conducting research.
• Strong editing or copywriting skills with attention to detail.
• Creative, mature, independent and problem solver.
• Understanding of project and budget management.
• Proficiency in both written and spoken English and Chinese.

Responsibilities

• Assisting supervisor on writing, editing, editorial calendar planning, workflow coordinating, fact checking, source verification and information research.
• Supporting monitoring and reviewing production details of publications, articles, multimedia content, online text, or other written materials.
• Coordinating with other Museum teams and relevant Departments under the Authority to ensure content aligns with standards.
• Liaising with vendors (writers, translators, copy editors) to ensure timely, high-quality materials.
• Supporting document management, scheduling meetings and procurement processes.
• Performing duties as reasonably assigned by HKPM.

Skills

Editing

Research

Fact checking

Bilingual English/Chinese

Stakeholder communication

Education

University degree in Languages, Literature, Art History, History, Journalism

Tools

InDesign

Job description

The Hong Kong Palace Museum invites applications for a fixed-term 2-year contract as an editor and writer. You will assist the supervisor with writing, editing, editorial calendar planning, workflow coordination, fact checking, and information research, and help monitor publication production.

We seek a university degree in Languages, Literature, Art History, History or Journalism, with at least 3 years in publication or editing for art or culture.