Director, Publishing Editorial

Thomson Reuters; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 250,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work Model

Flexibility & Work-Life Balance

Career Development and Growth

Industry Competitive Benefits

Culture & Inclusion

Social Impact & Volunteering

Job summary

Thomson Reuters is looking for a Director, Publishing Editorial to lead a group of B2B publications, driving editorial direction, audience growth, and profitability across APAC. You will shape revenue streams, pricing, and digital strategy while managing a high-performing team and ensuring brand integrity.

You will partner with sales, content, and technology to execute a 3–5 year strategy, oversee budgeting, and optimize operations across print, web, and mobile platforms.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of media/publishing experience, with 5+ years in a publisher or senior commercial role
• 5+ years in a people management role
• Proven track record of revenue growth and P&L management
• Deep understanding of magazine publishing economics (print, digital, hybrid models) and website technologies and design
• Experience with audience development, circulation, and subscription strategies
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Understanding of editorial operations and journalism principles
• Knowledge of advertising sales and media planning
• Financial acumen with ability to read, interpret, and manage budgets
• Strategic thinking and business development capabilities

Responsibilities

• Oversee business & revenue management across APAC publications
• Drive growth in print, web, and digital properties
• Develop pricing strategies and advertising packages
• Lead Editorial team to align vision with business objectives
• Oversee digital strategy including website, apps, social media, and e-commerce
• Manage and develop the group of employees
• Oversee brand marketing and promotional campaigns
• Develop 3–5 year strategic plans aligned with company objectives

Skills

Media/publishing leadership

Revenue growth & P&L management

Editorial operations understanding

Audience development & subscriptions

Strategic thinking

Team management

Advertising sales knowledge

Budgeting & financial acumen

Multi-platform media experience

Job description

Job Description

The Director, Publishing Editorial is responsible for the commercial success, audience growth, editorial direction and people management of the group of publications. This is a senior leadership role with a group of B2B publications, owning the day to day business operations and growth KPIs to ensure the group profitability, market position, and long-term sustainability.

Key Responsibilities

In this opportunity as a Director, Publishing Editorial, you will be responsible for

• Business & Revenue Management
  • Achieves or exceeds the financial targets and performance metrics

• • Works closely with the sales team on all revenue streams including subscriptions, advertising, licensing, and digital initiatives
  • Develop a clear growth strategy for the print, web and digital properties across APAC

• Advertising & Sales
  • Develop pricing strategies and advertising packages with head of department
• Editorial & Content Strategy
  • Manage the Editorial team to align editorial vision with business objectives
  • Ensure editorial quality supports brand positioning and reader loyalty
• Digital & Audience Development
  • Oversee digital strategy, including website, mobile apps, social media, and e-commerce
  • Responsible for the maintenance and upgrade of websites, social media, and all media products
• Staff Leadership & Management
  • Manage and develop the group of employees
• Marketing & Brand Building
  • Oversee brand marketing and promotional campaigns
• Strategic Planning
  • Develop 3-5 year strategic plans aligned with company objectives

Required Qualifications

You are an ideal fit for the Director, Publishing Editorial role if your experience includes

• 15+ years of media/publishing experience, with 5+ years in a publisher or senior commercial role, 5+ years in a people management role

• Proven track record of revenue growth and P&L management

• Deep understanding of magazine publishing economics (print, digital, hybrid models) and website technologies and design.

• Experience with audience development, circulation, and subscription strategies

• Strong leadership and team management skills

• Understanding of editorial operations and journalism principles

• Knowledge of advertising sales and media planning

• Financial acumen with ability to read, interpret, and manage budgets

• Strategic thinking and business development capabilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience at a multi-platform media company (print, digital, video, podcasts)

• Background in audience analytics and data interpretation

• Experience with subscription and membership models

• Knowledge of media technology and publishing platforms

• Experience launching or revitalizing publications

• International media or regional media expansion experience

What's in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: We've adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.

• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.

• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

• Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.

• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

• Making a Real-World Impact:We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. More information on requesting an accommodation here.

More information about Thomson Reuters can be found on thomsonreuters.com.