Copy Editor, ThinkChina

SPH Media; Singapore; On-site; SGD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

ThinkChina in Singapore is seeking a effectively bilingual copy editor to focus on Chinese-translated articles, ensuring accuracy and alignment with editorial standards. You will craft compelling headlines, standfirsts, and sub-headings, and curate strong pull-quotes to engage readers.

This is a 2-year contract with possible renewal based on performance and organisational needs, operating in a fast-paced digital magazine environment with AI-assisted workflows.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant field with strong English and Chinese proficiency.
• Familiar with AI tools to support workflows.
• Creative with understanding of digital and social media trends.
• Strong interest in current affairs, especially China-related issues.
• Detail-oriented with a strong sense of ownership over editorial standards.
• Able to work independently but also collaborate in a fast-paced team.

Responsibilities

• Fact-check and refine machine and human translations.
• Craft headlines, standfirsts, sub-headings and pull-quotes.
• Ensure accuracy and alignment with house style.
• Curate compelling content for various platforms.
• Collaborate with editors and reporters in a dynamic team.

Skills

Bilingual English/Chinese

Editorial standards

Team collaboration

Digital content tailoring

Education

Degree in relevant discipline

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Job description

ThinkChina is an English-language digital magazine under Lianhe Zaobao that features big reads, opinions and columns with a China-focus. We are seeking for an effectively bilingual copy editor to join our team. Focusing on Chinese-translated articles, the copy editor plays a critical role in fact-checking and refining machine and human-translated articles, to ensure accuracy, clarity and alignment with the publication’s editorial standards and house style. The role also requires suitable and compelling headlines, standfirsts and sub-headings, as well as curating strong pull-quotes for articles to enhance reader engagement and impact. This is a 2-year contract with a possibility of renewal based on performance and organisational needs.

Requirements

• A Degree in relevant discipline with a strong proficiency in English and Chinese (written and spoken)
• Familiar with AI tools to support and enhance workflows and content production
• Creative with a good understanding of digital and social media trends to tailor and repackage content for different platforms and audience
• Strong interest in current affairs, particularly China-related issues
• Detailed with a strong sense of ownership in delivering high editorial standards
• Able to work independently but also connect with people and collaborate as a team in a fast-paced environment