GETTY IMAGES
Managing Editor, APAC (2022-present), Bangkok
- Setting strategy and direction for the visual report from APAC
- Managing budget in a unified form across geographies to allocate resources more efficiently, in line with strategic plans
- Working closely with clients to better guage the market, bringing a real-world perspective to production and editing
- Making decisions that measurably improve our organisation and serve media customers better with content that genuinely fills needs
- Working closely with social and marketing teams to better align with broader communication strategy
- Scaling change to further diversify our content as well as who produces it
News Editor, APAC (2020-2022), Singapore & Bangkok
- Leading a diverse, talented team of visual content creators across APAC
- Generating impactful & unique visual content in news and long-form storytelling
- News and event coverage planning, talent and budget management, and editing the region’s biggest stories
- Communication and crossover with multiple teams: social, marketing, sales, outreach and philanthropy
- Improving real-time editing by designing staff training and fine-tuning production infrastructure
- Raising the level of visual craftsmanship to the highest degree in everything we do
- Providing meaningful mentorship and opportunity to a wide range of young content producers
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Photo Editor, International (2017-2020), Hong Kong
- Editing the flagship International New York Times print edition, curating and signing off on visuals in the world’s newspaper of note
- Responsible for front-page visual storytelling, the NYT’s key focal point for direct-to-audience visuals
- Publishing hundreds of front pages covering many regional and global top stories
- Working across the digital and print teams in multiple time zones for the Asia and Europe reports
- Responsible for Digital Home Page visuals, another key intersection point for the NYT’s audience
- Assignment editing and budget management
BLOOMBERG LP
Photo Editor, APAC (2016), Hong Kong
- Visual media editing, assignment editing and project management
- Production of financial news visuals content for the Bloomberg News service and all related Bloomberg publications
- Working closely with text and video teams daily to execute a cross-media storytelling strategy
REUTERS
Chief Photographer (2011-2013), Mumbai
- Leading teams in regional coverage of key news, entertainment and top-level sports events across Asia
- Managing the budget and over 30 staff photographers, freelancers and desk editors in South Asia
- Ensuring the team meets speed, ethics and safety standards while reporting
- Aligning with bureau chiefs and multimedia teams to support breaking and long-form storytelling with competitive visuals
- Building an experimental editing hub that supports real-time picture editing across APAC
Staff Photographer (2007-2011) Singapore
- Covering breaking news, business, sport, entertainment and features as a regional staff photographer based out of Singapore
- Working under pressure to tight deadlines, without supervision and deciding which images to gather to meet coverage demands
- Reacting fast to breaking news, monitoring media and sourcing third-party content
- Regional team leader at multiple news & sports events
Photo Sub-Editor (2005-2007) Singapore
- Picture editing on the Reuters Global Pictures Desk, a 24/7 operation, working shifts including overnights and weekends
- Ensuring that pictures and captions are accurate and free from bias or manipulation
- On-site editing for major sports events in Asia and Europe
Managing Editor, APAC (2022-present), Bangkok
- Setting strategy and direction for the visual report from APAC
- Managing budget in a unified form across geographies to allocate resources more efficiently, in line with strategic plans
- Working closely with clients to better guage the market, bringing a real-world perspective to production and editing
- Making decisions that measurably improve our organisation and serve media customers better with content that genuinely fills needs
- Working closely with social and marketing teams to better align with broader communication strategy
- Scaling change to further diversify our content as well as who produces it
News Editor, APAC (2020-2022), Singapore & Bangkok
- Leading a diverse, talented team of visual content creators across APAC
- Generating impactful & unique visual content in news and long-form storytelling
- News and event coverage planning, talent and budget management, and editing the region’s biggest stories
- Communication and crossover with multiple teams: social, marketing, sales, outreach and philanthropy
- Improving real-time editing by designing staff training and fine-tuning production infrastructure
- Raising the level of visual craftsmanship to the highest degree in everything we do
- Providing meaningful mentorship and opportunity to a wide range of young content producers
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Photo Editor, International (2017-2020), Hong Kong
- Editing the flagship International New York Times print edition, curating and signing off on visuals in the world’s newspaper of note
- Responsible for front-page visual storytelling, the NYT’s key focal point for direct-to-audience visuals
- Publishing hundreds of front pages covering many regional and global top stories
- Working across the digital and print teams in multiple time zones for the Asia and Europe reports
- Responsible for Digital Home Page visuals, another key intersection point for the NYT’s audience
- Assignment editing and budget management
BLOOMBERG LP
Photo Editor, APAC (2016), Hong Kong
- Visual media editing, assignment editing and project management
- Production of financial news visuals content for the Bloomberg News service and all related Bloomberg publications
- Working closely with text and video teams daily to execute a cross-media storytelling strategy
REUTERS
Chief Photographer (2011-2013), Mumbai
- Leading teams in regional coverage of key news, entertainment and top-level sports events across Asia
- Managing the budget and over 30 staff photographers, freelancers and desk editors in South Asia
- Ensuring the team meets speed, ethics and safety standards while reporting
- Aligning with bureau chiefs and multimedia teams to support breaking and long-form storytelling with competitive visuals
- Building an experimental editing hub that supports real-time picture editing across APAC
Staff Photographer (2007-2011) Singapore
- Covering breaking news, business, sport, entertainment and features as a regional staff photographer based out of Singapore
- Working under pressure to tight deadlines, without supervision and deciding which images to gather to meet coverage demands
- Reacting fast to breaking news, monitoring media and sourcing third-party content
- Regional team leader at multiple news & sports events
Photo Sub-Editor (2005-2007) Singapore
- Picture editing on the Reuters Global Pictures Desk, a 24/7 operation, working shifts including overnights and weekends
- Ensuring that pictures and captions are accurate and free from bias or manipulation
- On-site editing for major sports events in Asia and Europe