Contract:
- 1 year employment contract
- based in the Philippines - Metro Manila preferred (but not limited to)
- 38,000php gross contract including social benefits, health insurance and accident insurance
HOW TO APPLY?
Please send us by July 28, 2026:
- Your CV
- Your portfolio (videos, articles, campaigns or other editorial work)
- A 5-minute video introducing yourself, explaining your motivation for applying, and sharing which editorial mission excites you most: makesense Asia or Jobs_that_makesense Asia and why.
Please note: Applications that do not include all of the required materials will not be considered.
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What is makesense?
makesense is an international organisation working to accelerate just and equitable transitions across society.
We believe that addressing today’s biggest social and environmental challenges, from climate change and biodiversity loss to growing inequalities, requires more than technological innovation. It requires people, organisations and institutions to work together to imagine, build and adopt new ways of living, working and collaborating.
Since 2010, makesense has been strengthening the capacity of citizens, civil society organisations, entrepreneurs, businesses and public institutions to become active contributors to these transitions. Today, our global team of more than 120 employees works across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Southeast Asia to design and implement programmes that create lasting systemic change.
In Southeast Asia, our mission is simple: to help build the new models our societies need while enabling more people to become part of the solution.
We do this through five complementary areas of work:
- Impact Workforce Development: We help students, professionals and workers, including those from underserved communities, access meaningful careers that contribute to a more sustainable, inclusive and resilient future. Through career platforms, learning programmes and employer partnerships, we are building the region’s impact workforce.
- Just Economy Incubation: We support entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises developing innovative solutions to today’s social and environmental challenges. By strengthening their capacity and connecting them with the right partners, we help accelerate the emergence of economic models that serve both people and the planet.
- Civil Society Strengthening: Strong civil society organisations are essential to democratic and equitable societies. We work alongside non-profits, grassroots movements and informal collectives to strengthen their organisational capacity, leadership and long-term sustainability so they can increase their influence and scale their impact.
- Civic Engagement: Systemic change only happens when citizens become active participants. We design campaigns, communities and collective action initiatives that empower people to engage with societal challenges, shift public narratives and accelerate the adoption of solutions that improve lives and protect the planet.
- Mindset Change: Stories shape societies. We collaborate with creators, influencers and thought leaders to develop compelling narratives that make complex issues accessible, inspire hope and encourage meaningful action. By changing how people understand today’s challenges, we help create the conditions for lasting systems change.
Role Context: Building a media platform for the impact community in Southeast Asia
*WE ARE LOOKING TO HIRE TWO EDITORIAL OFFICERS *
Most people do not engage with impact-driven careers or take action on social and environmental issues, not because they do not care, but because these challenges often feel too vast, too complex, and too disconnected from their everyday lives. Many are also unaware of the inspiring solutions that already exist, or of the many ways they can contribute through their careers, civic engagement, or everyday choices.
At makesense, we believe media has the power to bridge this gap.
That is why we are rebuilding our social channels into something closer to a media that helps people better understand the defining challenges of our time, discover the individuals and organisations driving change across Southeast Asia, and feel informed, inspired, and empowered to take meaningful action.
That is a bigger shift than it sounds, so it is worth being specific about what we mean.
We want to explain the sector, not just celebrate it. We believe people deserve to understand how the impact ecosystem in Southeast Asia actually works. Who funds what. Which organisations are doing the difficult work and which are performing it. What is genuinely changing and what has stalled. That clarity is what lets someone decide where to put their energy, their time, or their next five years.
We want to be useful before we are inspiring. Feeling is where it starts, but it is not where it ends. We want to be the thing someone reads and then knows what to do on Monday, whether that is a job to apply for, an organisation to volunteer with, or a question worth asking their employer.
We want to go and find the story, not wait to be handed one. That means doing the research, building the sources, and asking the questions that get you past the press release. Some of what we publish will be quick. Some will take time. Both should tell people something they did not already know.
We are hiring two Editorial Officers to build this with us. One will cover careers in the impact economy. The other will cover the issues themselves, and how citizens can act on them.
Your mission
Whether you join makesense Asia or Jobs_that_makesense Asia, you will help transform ideas into stories that people actually want to watch, read and return to.
You will:
Find the story
- Identify the stories, trends, and shifts worth covering across the impact ecosystem
- Research independently. Build a network of sources, practitioners and partners you can go back to
- Interview entrepreneurs, experts, partners and community members
- Travel across Southeast Asia to report from events and produce field content
Produce it
- Write the scripts, articles, and interview guides
- Produce short-form video, carousels, and other visual formats for Instagram, LinkedIn and beyond
- Design the visual assets aligned with our brand identity
- Be one of the faces and voices of the organisation on camera
Build the publication
- Set and build the editorial direction of one of our two publications. Adapt each story across Instagram, LinkedIn, our newsletter and blog
- Support the promotion of makesense programmes, including calls for applications, when the story is worth telling. The publication serves the ecosystem, and our programmes are part of it.
- Monitor performance and continuously test new editorial formats
Collaborate
- Write creative briefs for teammates and external contributors
- Advise colleagues on storytelling and content
- Work with our programme, partnerships and communications teams so the reporting has access to what they know
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