Interim Editor (Maternity Cover) - Honeycombers Singapore

Contract: 4.5 month maternity cover, late - August 2026 to early - January 2027, full-time in Singapore

The role

We're looking for an experienced editor to lead the Honeycombers Singapore editorial team while our Editor is on maternity leave. You'll own the day-to-day running of the desk: driving the content calendar, editing and publishing across platforms, managing a small team of writers, and working closely with our sales, branded content, and design teams to keep editorial and commercial priorities aligned.

This is a hands-on role for someone who can hit the ground running: equal parts editor, people manager and operator.

What you'll do

Editorial leadership

• Run the weekly editorial planning cycle: keep the content calendar sharp and timely

• Write and edit articles, including SEO-driven content updates and refreshes

• Sub-edit and SEO-check all editorial content before publication

• Proofread and quality-check twice-weekly newsletters

• Curate the Honeycombers homepage

• Review and approve social media copy across Instagram, Telegram and Facebook

• Lead and mentor a small editorial team through feedback and workload planning

• Align cross-functional contributors on priorities and deadlines

Editorial operations

• Offer editorial support to the branded content team on client campaigns

• Prepare weekly editorial performance reports and review priority commercial pages

• Review design work for editorial accuracy and quality

• Write internal marketing copy to support client campaigns

• Act as editorial liaison for ongoing content partnerships

Events & special projects

• Manage editorial coverage of events

• Deliver content entitlements for two flagship awards programmes

• Collaborate across departments on key editorial and revenue initiatives

Who you are

• 3 - 5 years' editorial experience in digital lifestyle media, with time spent editing or managing a team

• A sharp, fast editor with strong SEO instincts and a genuine feel for the Honeycombers style

• Familiarity with Singapore's lifestyle scene

• Comfortable juggling editorial and commercial priorities, and confident representing editorial in cross-team conversations

• Experienced across CMS publishing (WordPress or similar), newsletters, Instagram, Telegram and Facebook

• A calm, organised operator who can manage people, deadlines and a busy inbox

• Available to start by 24 August 2026 for a 4.5 - month contract