Lifestyle Editor (Maternity Cover)

Honeycombers Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Honeycombers Pte Ltd in Singapore is seeking an experienced editor to lead the editorial desk during a maternity leave. You will drive the content calendar, edit and publish across platforms, and manage a small team of writers while collaborating with sales, branded content and design to keep editorial and commercial priorities aligned.

This hands-on role requires a sharp editor with SEO instincts, comfortable balancing editorial and commercial priorities, and the ability to start by 24 August

Qualifications

• 3–5 years editorial experience in digital lifestyle media, with time spent editing or managing a team.
• Strong SEO instincts and a good feel for Honeycombers style.
• Familiarity with Singapore’s lifestyle scene.
• Experience across CMS publishing, newsletters, social platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the editorial desk, driving the content calendar and publication across platforms.
• Edit and publish content, including SEO updates and refreshes.
• Sub-edit and quality-check content before publication.
• Proofread newsletters twice weekly and curate the homepage.
• Coordinate with sales, branded content, and design teams to align priorities.
• Mentor a small editorial team and manage workloads.
• Oversee cross-functional contributors on deadlines and priorities.

Skills

Editorial leadership

SEO

CMS publishing

Team management

Tools

WordPress

CMS

Job description

Contract: 4.5 month maternity cover, late-August 2026 to early-January 2027, full-time in Singapore

We’re looking for an experienced editor to lead the Honeycombers Singapore editorial team while our Editor is on maternity leave. You’ll own the day-to-day running of the desk: driving the content calendar, editing and publishing across platforms, managing a small team of writers, and working closely with our sales, branded content, and design teams to keep editorial and commercial priorities aligned.

This is a hands‑on role for someone who can hit the ground running: equal parts editor, people manager and operator.

What you’ll do

Editorial leadership

• Run the weekly editorial planning cycle: keep the content calendar sharp and timely
• Write and edit articles, including SEO-driven content updates and refreshes
• Sub-edit and SEO-check all editorial content before publication
• Proofread and quality-check twice-weekly newsletters
• Curate the Honeycombers homepage
• Review and approve social media copy across Instagram, Telegram and Facebook
• Lead and mentor a small editorial team through feedback and workload planning
• Align cross-functional contributors on priorities and deadlines

Editorial operations

• Offer editorial support to the branded content team on client campaigns
• Prepare weekly editorial performance reports and review priority commercial pages
• Review design work for editorial accuracy and quality
• Write internal marketing copy to support client campaigns
• Act as editorial liaison for ongoing content partnerships

Events & special projects

• Manage editorial coverage of events
• Deliver content entitlements for two flagship awards programmes
• Collaborate across departments on key editorial and revenue initiatives

Who you are

• 3-5 years’ editorial experience in digital lifestyle media, with time spent editing or managing a team
• A sharp, fast editor with strong SEO instincts and a genuine feel for the Honeycombers style
• Familiarity with Singapore’s lifestyle scene
• Comfortable juggling editorial and commercial priorities, and confident representing editorial in cross-team conversations
• Experienced across CMS publishing (WordPress or similar), newsletters, Instagram, Telegram and Facebook
• A calm, organised operator who can manage people, deadlines and a busy inbox
• Available to start by 24 August 2026 for a 4.5-month contract