Vacancy: Editor - SME Magazine (Business Media, Malaysia)

08 December 2010
Vacancy: Editor - SME Magazine (Business Media, Malaysia)
Business Media International is Malaysia's leading business publishers.

Our brands include some of the region's finest and most widely read titles such as:

1. SME Magazine is Asia's fastest growing business magazine and Malaysia's best selling. With over 350,000 readers spread across Asia, and 120,000 in Malaysia alone, SME Magazine is the industry leader in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei and No. 2 (and growing fast!) in Indonesia.

2. HR Asia is the region's most authoritative publication for senior HR professionals. R Asia readers are the new breed of dynamic, mobile HR professionals who are now taking the HR scene in Asia by storm!

3. Capital Asia is the first regional business and investment publication for the elite group of wealthy and influential individuals - drivers of the new Asian economy.

JOIN US AS WE EXPAND REGIONALLY!

We invite seasoned sales professionals to join us in our offices in Petaling Jaya, Jakarta, Singapore and Bandar Seri Begawan.

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply online.

Editor - SME Magazine (Selangor - Petaling Jaya (near Kelana Jaya LRT station))

Responsibilities:

* This is a regional role and you will be expected to travel occasionally
* You will assist the Publisher / Editor-in-Chief in planning and implementing the editorial calendar, covering press conferences, meeting and interviewing people and personalities, checking and verifying facts and figures, doing extensive internet research, writing business and lifestyle articles and proofreading of articles.
* You will be expected to contribute extensively to marketing and business development ideas and strategies as part of the leadership team
* You will work independently and on a very tight schedule
* You will be expected to lead a small of team of editorial staff operating in several countries
* You will occasionally provide support to marketing, advertising and event operations when so required

Requirements:

* To excel in this position, you should have a minimum 5 years of editorial / reporting experience in a magazine environment. You should possess good business contacts and have a sound understanding of business concepts and local issues.
* You should have your own car and be willing to travel to where the story is. As part of a small team, you are expected to work independently. It goes without saying that you should speak and write impeccable English and have an eye for details.
* Applicants should be Malaysian citizens or hold relevant residence status.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified for interview, all job-related enquiries will not be entertained.

Apply here.
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