Editor, ASEAN

Job Responsibilities 

• Support teams in developing industry-leading written content.  

• Main responsibilities include supporting the strategic thinking and message positioning of digital and integrated campaigns, and producing high-quality social media content, blog posts, articles, press releases, campaign taglines, advertising copy, and any other written assignments where your strategic input could be beneficial to the agency and its clients 

• Conduct research into industry trends and newsworthy topics that will create engagement and earn attention. 

• Collaborate with Vero’s account services, creative, and planning teams to help translate creative ideas into groundbreaking messages.   

• Suggest stories and generate headline ideas in alignment with the target audience’s preferences 

• Oversee layout (artwork, design, photography) and check content for accuracy and errors 

• Proofread, edit, and improve stories 

• Provide expert counsel to teams and clients on content ideas, strategy, and quality 


• Comply with media law and ethical guidelines

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, or related field. 


• Proven experience of 2-3 years in content creation, copywriting, or editorial roles, preferably within a PR or advertising agency setting. 


• Strong research skills with the ability to identify relevant industry trends and compelling narratives. 


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English 


• Detail-oriented with a keen eye for grammar, punctuation, and style. 


• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple projects simultaneously. 

TRAVEL & PLACE TO WORK

At Vero, we believe in flexibility and trust. We support both working from home (WFH) and face-to-face interactions in countries where offices are available. Our team leaders decide where their teams will work, whether it's at the office, from home, or at a third space like a local café. We understand that everyone has different needs and preferences, so we offer flexible working hours from Monday to Friday, which may vary depending on workload and client needs.

ABOUT VERO

Vero is an award-winning strategic communications consultancy, advising some of Southeast Asia’s leading brands, corporations, and non-profit organizations.

B Corp certified across all its offices, and a signatory of the Clean Creative pledge since 2022, Vero adopts a forward-thinking approach to public relations and marketing, striving to enact meaningful change for clients and society at large.

Vero’s team of over 240 PR, social, digital, influence, and creative professionals in Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, and its partnership in Myanmar, brings unique perspectives to earned media, prioritizing digital technology, creative storytelling, and stakeholder engagement in championing stories of progress. This includes the newest units: Vero IQ, which digs deep for data-driven insights, Vero Xperience, dedicated to redefining brand events in the region and Vero Advocacy, a government-engagement focused strategic advisory.

Listed among the Global Top 250 Agency Ranking by PRovoke Media and winner of numerous Southeast Asia Consultancy of the Year awards, Vero designs integrated marketing and communications strategies that resonate within and across this vibrant region’s digital ecosystems and fast-growing economies.

WORKING AT VERO

You will be a member of a multicultural team of communication specialists spread across the region and brought together by their passion for creative and efficient strategies. We take pride in creating deeply simulating flexible workplaces that are professional and inspiring.

Vero also invests in a comprehensive set of employee benefits, including but not limited to:

Unlimited Leave: Your allocated holiday time at Vero will be unlimited. We trust our people to use good judgment when given guidelines for making decisions about taking a holiday, and we know that our teams work better when they can rest and take a proper break from work. Our goal is that every team takes an average of 15 days (minimum!) per person a year.

Flexible Office: All of Vero’s teams can choose where they want to work on any given day, be it from the office, from home, from a coffee shop, or from a yacht in the Pacific Ocean.

Home Office Setup: Vero offers one company laptop, subscriptions to relevant industry media upon request, as well as to social sentiment analysis and business intelligence tools and dashboards.

International Travel: Where relevant and possible, Vero encourages teams to travel for events/client work and meeting Vero colleagues in the region. In any given year, manager-level team members have the opportunity to visit some of Vero’s other offices, attend industry events, and follow their clients if they handle regional projects.

Thought Leadership and Training: Vero sponsors team members with training tools and resources, both internal and external. Details of training programs and incentives will be shared upon your onboarding. This includes training and development investments organized by the company as well as specialized programs that our executives may come across and feel is needed for their development. For example, this could be a program organized by a group such as PR WEEK, PRCA or a training program that focuses on business in general. Across the Vero group, we are seeking new and better ways to help people develop careers.

Health Insurance: Vero provides private medical insurance as a benefit. The actual package and structure of the insurance may be determined by the Company and at its sole discretion

Mental Health Budget: Vero understands the importance of access to proper mental health support; all our employees can access counseling. The access to this budget and the content of your therapy are 100% confidential; only you and your therapist know what is being said during sessions, of course.