Arts and Culture Writer

Arts and Culture Writer, Time Out Singapore
Location: Singapore
Reporting to: Editor, Time Out Singapore
Department: Content
**Role Overview**
Time Out Singapore is seeking an excellent Arts and Culture writer and curator who has experience in both a print and digital media environment. We are seeking a dynamic individual bursting with story ideas that will help grow our print, digital and social audience.
The focus of the job is primarily on writing and owning the digital vertical of our Art and Culture section on Time Out and all its social media channels
**Key Responsibilities**
- Writing to a high standard and within the TOAsia Style Guidelines and producing video reports and picture galleries
- Producing timely news content, including (but not limited to) new openings, closures, product releases and trends, thought leadership pieces and interviews
- Writing concise and critical reviews of prominent venues with guidance from City Editor/APAC Content Director
- Research, pitch and write interesting stories for better engagement and reach, getting exclusive coverage for Time Out
- Updating and creating listings for prominent venues and events
- Updating features, in line with the editorial content calendar and SEO strategy
- Creating new features, in-line with the editorial content calendar and SEO strategy
- Creating social assets and scheduling posts across Instagram, Facebook and TikTok
- Keeping up to date with social media trends and industry happenings

**Skills and Experience**
You will have a passion for and excellent knowledge of Singapore’s exciting Arts and Culture scene. You will have extensive professional content experience in the Arts and Culture sector, with a strong reporting and packaging background.
- Excellent grasp and understanding of SEO best practices.
- Highest standard of accuracy, attention to detail and ability to write copy in line with editorial standards.
- The ability to work quickly to meet tight deadlines under pressure.
- A self-starter with the ability to work in a fast-paced and creative media environment
- Experience in video production and editing is not mandatory, but is highly desirable.

**About Time Out**
Time Out is a company filled with individuals as diverse as the cities we live in and cover. At the same time there are common characteristics and values we all share. To join our team, you’ll want to
- Be commercially astute
- Either have experience at or want to dive headfirst into a fast-paced transformative company in pursuit of excellence
- Think globally
- Have excellent communication and relationship building skills
- Have a high sense of ownership, urgency and drive
- Be a team player

**About our culture**
**About Time Out Group plc**

**Time Out Group is a global media and hospitality business** that inspires connection and joy by capturing the soul of the world’s greatest cities through its two divisions - Time Out Media and Time Out Market.
Time Out launched in London in 1968 with a magazine to help people discover the exciting new urban cultures that had started up all over the city. Today, Time Out’s professional journalists curate the best things to do, see and eat in 333 cities in 59 countries.
Time Out Market is the world’s first editorially curated food and cultural market, bringing a city’s best chefs, restaurateurs and unique cultural experiences together under one roof. From cooking classes with top chefs to installations from local artists and live entertainment, Time Out Market captures the soul of the city.
The first Time Out Market opened in 2014 in a historic market hall in Lisbon, quickly turning into the most popular destination in the city with 4.1m locals and tourists visiting in 2019. The success of Lisbon brought further expansion in North America, with Time Out Market opening in five major cities in 2019: Miami, New York, Boston, Chicago and Montreal. In 2021, Time Out Market expanded into the Middle East with Time Out Market Dubai, and more Time Out Market locations are in the pipeline including Porto, London, Prague, Japan and more.
Time Out Group was named International Brand of the Year 2021 in the Campaign Publishing Awards - awarding bravery, editorial innovation and forward thinking. While Time Out Market won the Most Innovative Food & Beverage Concept Award at the Global RLI (Retail & Leisure International) Awards 2021