Experience

SPH Magazines

• Singapore
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editor-In-Chief ( ICON / ICONSingapore.com )

  • Jan 2020 - Present

• Editor ( ICON / ICONSingapore.com )

  • Jan 2016 - Jan 2020

  > Edit and write for Singapore’s leading Chinese luxury lifestyle magazine, focuses on Singapore’s social and corporate elite > Spearhead the magazine’s digital content development strategy> Manage the magazine’s business development and budgets > Manage a team of 6 editorial and art, as well as freelancersAchievements:> The publication won several awards, including Chinese Magazine of the Year (2016 and 2017 MPAS Magazine Awards)

• Editor ( ICON MOMENTS )

  • Sep 2010 - Jan 2020

  > Conceptualise, edit and write for the watch and jewellery annual, a spin-off from Icon Singapore> One of Singapore’s leading watch and jewellery Chinese publications, with its stunning visuals and easy-to-understand approach to complicated timepieces. Achievements:> Won an excellence award for best use of design, layout & presentation at the recent Asian Publishing Awards 2013.

• Deputy Editor ( ICON )

  • Jan 2014 - Jan 2016

  > Edit and write for Singapore’s leading Chinese luxury lifestyle magazine, which focuses on Singapore’s social and corporate elite > Spearhead the magazine’s digital content development strategy, leading up to the launch of its tablet edition in April 2013, revamp the website in September 2014 and social media initiative> Manage the magazine’s business development and budgets Achievements:> The publication won several awards, including best magazine in overall design at the WAN-IFRA Asia Media Awards 2013. Show less

• Project Editor ( Peak Selections: Gourmet and Travel )

  • Oct 2011 - Jan 2016

  > Conceptualise the quarterly gourmet and travel magazine, a spin-off of The Peak magazine, featuring Singapore’s top corporate and public figures > Chair the magazine’s annual G Restaurant Awards, working closely with up to 15 panellists made up of ambassadors, head of states, and C-suite gourmands, as well as veteran food journalistsAchievements:> The magazine has picked up many prestigious awards for its high quality of journalism and superior design, including Food Media of the Year at the recent Media Publishers Association of Singapore (MPAS) Awards 2014, 2015 and 2016. It has also received a total of 16 Awards of Excellence in the category of Cover, Photography and Alternative Storytelling in the International Creative Media Awards (ICMA) 2013, 2014 and 2015 organised by the International Editorial-Design & Research Forum based in Germany. Show less

• Associate Editor ( ICON )

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

• Lifestyle Editor ( ICON )

  • Aug 2004 - Jan 2013