National Gallery Singapore is a leading visual arts institution which oversees the world’s largest public collection of Singapore and Southeast Asian modern art. Situated at the birthplace of modern Singapore, in the heart of the Civic District, the Gallery is housed in two national monuments – City Hall and former Supreme Court – that have been beautifully restored and transformed into this exciting 64,000 square metre venue. Reflecting Singapore’s unique heritage and geographical location, the Gallery aims to be a progressive museum that creates dialogues between the art of Singapore, Southeast Asia and the world to foster and inspire a creative and inclusive society. This is reflected in our collaborative research, education, long-term and special exhibitions, and innovative programming. The Gallery also works with international museums such as Centre Pompidou, Musée d’Orsay, Tate Britain, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (MOMAT) and National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA), to jointly present Southeast Asian art in the global context, positioning Singapore as a key node in the global visual arts scene.
The Singapore Visual Arts Cluster comprises National Gallery Singapore, Singapore Art Museum and Singapore Tyler Print Institute.
A Content Developer plays a key role in making art history accessible to a diverse audience. This involves using language, media and technology to make exhibitions and programmes more interesting and engaging.
This person will be part of the SVAC’s Content Publishing team, which develops a range of content including publications, multimedia audio guides, exhibition labels, collaterals, education materials, digital publications and other online content. Publications range from exhibition catalogues to general and children’s titles, covering mainly Southeast Asian art history, museum collections and exhibitions.
Responsibilities
- Managing content development projects from start to finish. This includes working with writers/authors, curators, educators and programmers, as well as designers, printers or technology developers. This requires a keen understanding of the SVAC institutions’ content, the nature of content and strong project management skills.
- Adapting, repackaging and editing content for various platforms, including print, web, app and other digital platforms. This involves a good understanding of different audience segments and how to angle or nuance a message appropriately and effectively, while maintaining its integrity.
- Supporting the SVAC institutions’ digital asset and content management system.
- Providing administrative support to Content Publishing team. Tasks may include obtaining copyrights to use materials, proofreading and editing.
- Other tasks as necessary and specific to the role.
- A good degree in humanities or social sciences.
- Strong project management skills with ability to prioritise workload and multitask under tight deadlines.
- Good oral, written and interpersonal communication skills with ability to manage multiple stakeholders.
- Meticulous with attention to detail.
- Good at problem-solving and critical thinking. Comfortable with complexity and change.
- A collaborative team player with a positive mindset and keen interest in the arts.
- Previous editorial or publishing experience would be preferred but not necessary.
