Asia Writer

About the role:

• Writing quick-turnaround news stories for the web and occasionally print, ensuring that the pieces are accurate, grammatically correct and provide adequate content to our readership
• Track and research key news and development in the legal market; look at how these can be used to create different kinds of articles or video content; occasionally write analysis pieces that reflect these important trends
• Be involved in managing the website and social media (primarily LinkedIn) to ensure they stay up-to-date
• Edit short pieces from other writers as needed
• Other writing/curation tasks as required

About You:

• 4-6 years of experience in English-language journalism, business/trade journalism preferred
• At ease with writing different formats of web articles, from news pieces to short features
• Dynamic self-starter who appreciates the urgency of daily deadlines, and is not afraid to raise issues or ask questions as needed
• Keen to learn more about a new industry, and is open to doing the research and network-building as necessary
• A digital native who understands the importance of website headlines and the power of social media
• Comfortable with working remotely with a team spread across the breadth of the Asian region
• Collaborative and easy to work with