Careers at Design Anthology
Founded in Hong Kong in 2014, and now headquartered in Singapore, Design Anthology is one of Asia Pacific’s most respected independent media brands, covering design, architecture, art, style, travel and creative culture through a distinctly regional lens. Under the leadership of editor-in-chief Jeremy Smart, our work takes us around the world, from international design fairs and hotel openings to private homes, creative studios and cultural institutions. We collaborate with some of the world’s leading brands and most influential creatives, while maintaining the editorial independence, curiosity and integrity that have defined us from the beginning. A role with Design Anthology offers the opportunity to work on ambitious projects and help shape stories and experiences that reach a global audience.
Open Roles
Project Editor
A rare opportunity to join one of the Asia Pacific region’s leading independent media brands, helping shape editorial projects, commercial partnerships and events across our key markets.
The project editor leads the development and delivery of Design Anthology’s editorial partnerships, branded publications and special projects. Working closely with clients, the commercial team, editor-in-chief and commissioning editor, they oversee the entire editorial process, from ideation and creative direction through to commissioning, editing, production and publication. Combining strong editorial judgement with project management skills, the Project Editor ensures every story, publication and event reflects Design Anthology’s values, voice and commitment to quality while helping deliver commercial objectives across a range of global projects.
The location of this role is flexible, but the candidate must be based in Asia Pacific and have the right to live and work without visa sponsorship.
This is a journalism role, so experience as a journalist or editor in an editorial environment is essential.
Responsibilities
Working with the commissioning editor, commercial team, editor-in-chief and clients to manage the ideation, creative direction and editorial process of Design Anthology partnerships and advertorials, including commissioning of writers, photographers, illustrators, deadlines, liaising with clients and managing workflow and budgets
Ideating and project managing talks, events, exhibitions and other experiential projects
Shaping commercial stories, advertorials and partnerships with writers to ensure they fit the Design Anthology tone and style and adhere to our editorial standards
Liaising with commercial partners to develop briefs and manage the production process
Representing Design Anthology in both an editorial and commercial capacity
Writing and sub-editing commercial copy for print, website, email, social media, including copy edits and fact checks
Proofing and checking layouts for print or digital publications
Research and sourcing of new contributors
Ensuring all final output meets Design Anthology’s strict style, quality, trust and integrity standards
Ad-hoc writing for each of our platforms