Job Description

The Singapore Visual Arts Cluster comprises National Gallery Singapore, Singapore Art Museum and Singapore Tyler Print Institute. A Content Developer plays a key role in making art history accessible to a diverse audience. This involves using language, media and technology to make exhibitions and programmes more interesting and engaging. This person will be part of the SVAC\xe2\x80\x99s Content Publishing team, which develops a range of content including publications, multimedia audio guides, exhibition labels, collaterals, education materials, digital publications and other online content. Publications range from exhibition catalogues to general and children\xe2\x80\x99s titles, covering mainly Southeast Asian art history, museum collections and exhibitions.

Role and responsibilities:

• Managing content development projects from start to finish. This includes working with writers/authors, curators, educators and programmers, as well as designers, printers or technology developers. This requires a keen understanding of the SVAC institutions\xe2\x80\x99 content, the nature of content and strong project management skills.
• Adapting, repackaging and editing content for various platforms, including print, web, app and other digital platforms. This involves a good understanding of different audience segments and how to angle or nuance a message appropriately and effectively, while maintaining its integrity.
• Providing editorial supervision and guidance during the content development process, giving close feedback and ensuring that content is delivered in a timely fashion and to our institutions\xe2\x80\x99 standards.
• Administrative work as necessary and specific to the role.

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in humanities or social sciences.
• A minimum of 5 years of editorial experience for Manager and 8 years for Senior Manager, ideally in an area of publishing. Experience in digital, academic or arts publishing would be ideal.
• Experience in people management is an advantage.
• Strong project management skills with ability to prioritise workload and multitask under tight deadlines.
• Good oral, written and interpersonal communication skills with ability to manage multiple stakeholders.
• Meticulous with attention to detail.
• Good at problem-solving and critical thinking. Comfortable with complexity and change.
• A collaborative team player with a positive mindset and keen interest in the arts.