Reuters Breakingviews, the world’s leading financial commentary publication, is looking for an editorial assistant to support our work in Asia.

The editorial assistant is a critical entry-level position supporting a team of columnists and editors across the region. The ideal applicant will have exceptional organizational skills, an ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously and a robust appreciation for the editorial process.

The successful candidate will gain valuable experience as part of an award-winning team based in the busy Hong Kong newsroom. They will help Reuters Breakingviews to cover the region’s biggest financial stories, from boardroom battles and hostile takeovers to bold economic reform.

The role involves:

• Daily web production of text and video content on multiple publishing platforms
• Promotion of Breakingviews through social media, email newsletters and other means
• Overseeing special projects, including the production and distribution of books
• Organization of regular editorial events, including dinner-debates and panel discussions
• Maintaining and growing lists of VIPs, customers and editorial contacts
• Supporting Breakingviews editors with administrative, travel and other assistance

The successful applicant will ideally have:

• Proven organizational skills and an ability to multi-task
• An interest in pursuing a career in journalism
• Strong awareness of the best practices in social media
• Enthusiasm for supporting the leading team in global financial commentary
• Familiarity with Microsoft Excel, in particular creating graphic charts from spreadsheets
• Fluent written and conversational English; able to catch and correct grammar and spelling errors in written copy
• Available to work full time in Hong Kong

Nice to have:

An understanding of finance and economics

Professional or fluent Mandarin, Cantonese or Japanese

To apply:

Send a cover letter (no more than one page) and CV (no more than two pages) to katrina.hamlin@thomsonreuters.com

Company: Canada Wood

Position: Director – Corporate Communications

Location: Shanghai

Salary: Negotiable

Canadian forest industry in China, Canada Wood China in cooperation with Forestry Innovation Investment (also known collectively as the China Enterprise) has been instrumental in the successful first phase of a strategy to introduce wood frame construction to the Chinese market and significantly increase the volume of Canadian lumber consumption in China. The next phase of the China strategy is to build on opportunities that advance Canadian wood use in China’s construction sector to increase the export of high value wood products to China.

This role is created to work collaboratively with staff across the organization, the incumbent is responsible for ensuring the development and delivery of a comprehensive corporate communications function.

Responsibility:

-Foster and maintain strong professional working relationships with Canadian stakeholders to understand and meet their communication requirements and manage their expectations.

-Develop and manage the internal communication activities to build workforce unity, promote information sharing and facilitate the achievement of Canada Wood’s strategic goals and priorities.

-Provide strategic and operational advice to the Country Director and other function heads within Canada Wood China on internal and external strategic communication issues.

Education and Experience:

–Graduate Degree or equivalent combination of knowledge, work experience and education in areas of, Communications, Marketing, or Public Relations;

-At least 5 years’ experience in a mid- to senior-level in a related field;

-Experience writing professionally in English;

-Experience working collaboratively as part of a team.

The job will involve traveling as required

Contact: Beibei Wu /  beibei.wu@canadawood.cn

Company: PRISM

Position: AUTOMOTIVE REPORTER/PRODUCER

Location: Shanghai

Salary: Negotiable

OVERVIEW

A major global automaker’s regional content operation for Asia Pacific, based in Shanghai, is expanding. We play a central role in helping the company tell its story to a wide variety of audiences through news and topical content consumed through multiple platforms, including digital, print and television media outlets as well as social media channels. We are looking for people with a background in journalism, editorial content and media production who are passionate about telling innovative stories. 

ROLE

At the very heart of our Content Factory is storytelling our brand, its people, products and services. This results from developing distinctive, creative stories that are highly relevant for a mass audience of consumers throughout the Asia Pacific region. We are looking for a brand journalist to bring us these skills. The role requires a mix of strong reporting skills, the ability to cultivate relationships with internal experts and a strong awareness of the media landscape in Asia. A keen interest in cars and transportation issues is helpful.

Our ideal candidate should possess:

• Excellent English writing skills (native)
• Journalistic training and experience is essential (print, digital or broadcast)
• Proven ability to tell stories in interesting and innovative ways and to recognize what

makes a good news story

• Voracious appetite for the news and strong awareness of the Asian media landscape
• Energetic reporting skills to develop stories and cultivate expert sources, and strong

curiosity to explore, propose and pursue story ideas

• Ability to deal with a broad array of stakeholders
• Ability to collaborate well with other content production disciplines
• Familiarity with editorial operations is helpful
• Flexibility to respond to unanticipated demands/opportunities
• Familiarity with the automotive marketplace and mobility is preferred but not required.

Contact: Eric Olander, eolander@primsteam.com

This role is created to be an important member of the APAC internal communications team, with the purpose to capture and highlight business dynamics and existing passion of co-workers in the region, thus contributing to the Company’s transformation journey by elevating the OHI and realizing the ambition of being the “Employer of Choice”. The daily tasks of this role include, but not limited to writing/editing/polishing news stories, feature articles, presentations, as well as conducting TV interviews and related production etc. He/she will be a member of the APAC/Global internal communication network and will lead the editorial board in news-desk planning and execution.

Ideal candidate will need to have strong journalistic skills, being able to identify, develop and promote internal news in a timely and interesting manner. The individual will be working in a very dynamic and fast-paced environment with heavy focus on interaction amongst various departments and individuals within the Company.

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The Marketing and Communication department at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University is seeking to offer a full-time position to a talented English language native professional writer and editor to join XJTLU’s Content and Media team.

The ideal candidate is passionate about telling the stories that will help build XJTLU’s international reputation as a leader in learning, teaching and research and is committed to international engagement and promoting higher education. The incumbent will have impeccable professional skills in writing, editing, content development, story research, interviewing, fact-checking; s/he will also possess excellent coaching skills to help others develop their best writing abilities.

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