Frontier Myanmar is seeking a Managing Editor to help lead our newsroom.
The successful candidate will work with a team of award-winning journalists and together with other senior editors oversee the production of accurate, in-depth reports on a fast-developing situation in Myanmar.
Duties will include commissioning and editing stories, managing reporters and liaising with freelancers while contributing to Frontier’s membership programme, which includes panel discussions and newsletters. There will also be opportunities to do original reporting, write editorials and commentaries, and speak on Frontier’s weekly discussion podcast.
The ideal candidate will be an experienced journalist or editor with excellent written English who knows how to craft magazine-type features. If they are not from Myanmar, they will have worked in the country or elsewhere in Southeast Asia and possess a deep knowledge of Myanmar’s politics, culture and business environment.
The position is based in Chiang Mai, Thailand and is full time.
To apply, please email a cover letter, CV/resume, work samples and at least two reference contacts to bendunant@frontiermyanmar.net and nang@frontiermyanmar.net by May 15.
Responsibilities include:
- Planning the editorial agenda with the Editor-in-Chief
- Commissioning stories from staff reporters and freelancers
- Managing staff and copy flow to ensure a steady output of high-quality articles
- Editing stories and providing feedback to reporters
- Maintaining and improving the quality of editorial content
- Reporting stories and writing commentaries where time allows
- Coordinating with colleagues producing Frontier’s newsletters and podcasts
- Contributing to discussions about organisational strategy
- Contributing to Frontier membership products, including newsletters and live events
- Ensuring the smooth functioning of the newsroom and that staff have the physical and psychological support needed to work effectively
- Approving reporters’ expenses, field reporting plans and budgets
- Contributing to grant proposal development and ensuring that editorial grants are delivered successfully
Requirements:
- Four years’ experience in journalism, including editing
- Prior experience in managing a team and meeting deadlines
- Strong written English essential
- Written and spoken Burmese an advantage, but not essential
- Deep knowledge of Myanmar politics and society preferred
- Ability to work sensitively in a multi-cultural newsroom
About Frontier:
Since its founding in 2015, Frontier Myanmar has earned a reputation for quality, impartial journalism in a difficult working environment. Its reporting has been recognised every year since 2017 by the Society of Publishers in Asia, the region’s most prestigious media awards. Despite the existential challenges posed by the 2021 military coup, it continues to deliver in-depth reports from across Myanmar, making space for overlooked voices and issues.
In January 2020, Frontier launched a membership programme aimed at building a community of people who care about independent journalism in Myanmar. The programme supports the financial sustainability of Frontier and ensures it can remain an independent voice in the country’s media landscape.
