Editor | M+ Museum — Hong Kong SAR, China

M+ is a museum dedicated to collecting, exhibiting, and interpreting visual art, design and architecture, moving image, and Hong Kong visual culture of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. In Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District, we are building one of the largest museums of modern and contemporary visual culture in the world, with a bold ambition to establish ourselves as one of the world’s leading cultural institutions. Our aim is to create a new kind of museum that reflects our unique time and place, a museum that builds on Hong Kong’s historic balance of the local and international to define a distinctive and innovative voice for Asia’s twenty-first century.

You will be responsible for

working with the M+ curatorial team to produce and edit English copy related to all museum initiatives;
editing and proofreading all English texts related to exhibitions, public programmes, learning programmes, publications, and web content generated by M+;
reviewing M+ books and providing editorial advice on the overall publication;
working closely with internal M+ parties as well as with WKCDA departments, such as Marketing and Customer Experience, Communications and Public Affairs, and External Affairs, to ensure consistency in content and language of all published materials; and
liaising with external parties including, but not limited to, designers, translators and copyeditors.

You should

possess a recognised university degree relevant in English, journalism, art history, visual culture studies, or other related disciplines;
have 6-7 years of experience as an editor at a museum or equivalent field, such as journalism or publishing related to art, design, or visual culture;
have demonstrated experience in collaborating with stakeholders on published materials related to exhibitions, public programmes, or learning programmes;
have in-depth experience in and knowledge of managing editorial processes and workflows;
possess proven experience in developing and implementing editorial policies and guidelines; and
have excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Chinese written and verbal communication skills as well as translation experience are an advantage.

For interested parties, please submit your application with detailed CV on or before following date. Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible. The review of applications will continue until post is filled.

29-08-2024

Data collected will only be used for job application processing. Your data may be accessed by our appointed recruitment consultants who have agreed to keep confidence of all personal data in not less than the standards applicable to us. Applicants not being invited for interview within 4 weeks from the submission date may assume their applications unsuccessful.

All related information will be kept up to 24 months and all personal data will be destroyed afterwards.

For more information, please visit https://www.westkowloon.hk or contact:

Crystal Yu /+852 22000114

Find more opportunities on our M+ Museum page.

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