Oct 2021 – Jul 2022 · 9 mos · Singapore

• Doing in-depth research on political trends in South Asia/Indo-Pacific
• Analysing the implications of political developments on businesses in the region
• Writing and editing briefs to ensure minimal errors in spelling and grammar

Mar 2021 – Jul 2021 · 4 mos

• Writing and editing breaking news reports while keeping a close watch on political developments
• Doing thorough research on political and security developments to come up with story ideas
• Effectively using tools like Tweetdeck to comb through the information and find relevant details
• Taking interviews and writing long-form articles to give an angled take
• Building contacts across industries to get expert opinion and information for stories
• Coordinating with teams in different time zones for content accuracy and coverage
• Working in a fast-paced environment and multi-tasking under tight deadlines

Jan 2021 – Mar 2021 · 2 mos

• -Write on major international issues with a particular focus on the Americas

Nov 2018 – Dec 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo

• Writing breaking news and analysis copies, editing contributor copies, and taking interviews
• Leading the website’s coverage of international political and security events in Asia
• Ensuring reports and long-form articles are well-structured, logical and easy to understand
• Liaising with reporters on the ground to rewrite their copies and provide constructive feedback
• Identifying misinformation and disinformation
• Managing social media accounts to ensure continuous engagement with the publication’s posts
• Exclusively managing the Snapchat account which started getting a million views
• Conducting and leading edit meetings on content moderation

May 2017 – Nov 2018 · 1 yr 6 mos

• Leading election coverage and fact-checking reports before publication
• Combining video and graphic content to convey stories
• Creating and embedding visuals from Google Maps in copies to accurately show locations of security events
• Working in a fast-paced environment and under rigid deadlines to produce factually correct content
• Analysing social media trends to create timely and engaging content

Nov 2016 – May 2017 · 6 mos

• Converting complex articles into simple, readable form
• Writing concise reports and summaries from long-form articles

May 2016 – Nov 2016 · 6 mos

• Spotting social media trends and political developments to write stories
• Pitching and writing op-ed and feature articles to expand the website’s coverage
• Analysing audience data and effectively using it to tailor content accordingly
• Shooting vox pop on current issues and editing video scripts
• Networking and establishing a rapport with sources in political and academic circles to get quick quotes