Lifestyle Journalist

Singapore Press Holdings Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 39,060 - 83,700; Full time

Job summary

The Straits Times, an English flagship daily of SPH, seeks a Lifestyle Journalist for the Life section to cover trends, consumer stories and lifestyle features. You will craft engaging stories for multiple platforms, aiming to inform and inspire readers across Singapore.

Ideal candidates have 3–10 years of journalism experience, a degree from a recognised university, and a strong command of English. Ability to meet deadlines and work weekends is required.

Qualifications

• 3-10 years of journalism experience, Lifestyle or news reporting experience is a plus.
• Degree from a recognised university.
• Excellent command of English.
• Strong writing and reporting skills, with the ability to produce compelling, and engaging content on tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build and maintain relationships with newsmakers, colleagues, and audiences.
• Good news sense with a good understanding of online and mobile readership.
• Comfortable using social media and digital tools to research, report, and promote content.
• Willingness to be rostered to work on shifts, weekends and/or public holidays.

Responsibilities

• Can home in on the latest lifestyle industry developments, spot and analyse trends, and package these into informative, engaging and useful stories.
• Is adept at any of the following skills, with the goal of creating content on multiple platforms to amplify the ST Life brand: social media, video presentation/production, SEO, podcasts, radio
• Writes with flair
• Is curious about the world and open to new lifestyle experiences
• Hardworking, resourceful, full of initiative and able to meet deadlines

Skills

Lifestyle journalism

Story writing

Multiplatform content creation

SEO knowledge

Social media familiarity

Interviewing

Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field

Job description

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Lifestyle Journalist (ST Life), The Straits Times

The Straits Times, an English flagship daily of SPH, has been serving readers for more than a century. Its comprehensive coverage of world news, East Asian news, Southeast Asian news, home news, sports news, financial news and lifestyle updates make The Straits Times the most-read newspaper in Singapore.

Job Role

Dream job alert: Singapore’s most-read newspaper seeks a lifestyle journalist for the Life section. We are looking for someone experienced and interested in lifestyle news, keen on unearthing ways to help people live, work, relate, travel, eat and dress better.

Key Responsibilities

The ideal candidate

Can home in on the latest lifestyle industry developments, spot and analyse trends, and package these into informative, engaging and useful stories

Is adept at any of the following skills, with the goal of creating content on multiple platforms to amplify the ST Life brand: social media, video presentation/production, SEO, podcasts, radio

Writes with flair

Is curious about the world and open to new lifestyle experiences

Hardworking, resourceful, full of initiative and able to meet deadlines

Required Qualifications

Job requirements

3-10 years of journalism experience, Lifestyle or news reporting experience is a plus

Degree from a recognised university

Excellent command of English

Strong writing and reporting skills, with the ability to produce compelling, and engaging content on tight deadlines

Excellent communication skills and the ability to build and maintain relationships with newsmakers, colleagues, and audiences

Good news sense with a good understanding of online and mobile readership

Comfortable using social media and digital tools to research, report, and promote content

Willingness to be rostered to work on shifts, weekends and/or public holidays