Senior Content Manager, Editorial; FTC

About Skyscanner

Everyone loves travelling, but planning is not without its challenges. That's why we've spent 20 years building tools that turn travel-planning chaos into a breeze. Today, around 160 million travellers count on us every month to skip the whole “47 browser tabs open” phase and find flights, cars, and hotels quickly and easily.

(Hybrid)

Content might start with words, but this role is about so much more than writing. You'll own editorial strategy and day‑to‑day content operations across our APAC markets, balancing creativity with commercial impact, and local relevance with global consistency. Working across SEO, PR, Lifecycle, Brand and Product, you'll help create content that travellers love and search engines do too. You'll also champion smarter AI‑powered workflows, manage skilled freelancers, and keep a complex international content operation running as smoothly as a perfectly planned itinerary.

• Owning APAC Editorial Strategy:
  Lead the planning and production of content for the APAC region, including markets such as Australia, Japan, Korea, India, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, ensuring every piece delivers value for travellers and the business.
• Creating Content That Performs:
  Commission, optimise, and refresh content using editorial judgment, SEO skills, and performance insights to keep our content relevant and competitive.
• Managing World‑Class Freelancers:
  Find and brief freelance writers and editors, build solid relationships, and help them create high‑quality content while keeping projects on schedule.
• Leading Content Operations:
  Serve as a Contentful expert, publish content, support colleagues, and ensure editorial workflows run smoothly during launches, migrations, and peak travel periods.
• Using Data to Drive Decisions:
  Monitor content performance, identify new opportunities, and use analytics to shape future commissioning and optimisation priorities.
• Championing AI‑Native Workflows:
  Experiment with AI tools to improve planning, briefing, and production, while applying robust editorial judgment to ensure quality, accuracy and local relevance remain consistent.
• Collaborating Across Skyscanner:
  Work closely with SEO, PR, Lifecycle, Brand and Product teams to deliver campaigns and content that support growth, engage travellers, and bring brilliant ideas to life.

• Editorially accomplished:
  Built a career in content marketing, editorial management or publishing, and know how to deliver extraordinary content at scale.
• SEO and AI search savvy:
  Understand SEO inside out, have a well‑developed hold of AI search and Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO), and know how great editorial content earns visibility.
• Data‑driven by nature:
  Comfortable using analytics and performance insights to prioritise work, optimise content and uncover opportunities for growth.
• Exceptionally organised:
  Thrive managing multiple markets, stakeholders and deadlines without breaking a sweat.
• Collaborative and globally minded:
  Confident working across time zones, managing freelancers and partnering with cross‑functional teams to deliver shared goals.
• Digitally fluent:
  Hands‑on experience with Contentful or another CMS, enjoy learning new tools and excited by how AI can enhance editorial workflows.
• Traveller‑first:
  Combine deep editorial judgment with commercial awareness and a genuine passion for creating travel content that helps people explore the world with confidence.
• Bonus points if:
  Used tools such as GA4, Kubit or similar content performance platforms, collaborated with localisation partners or have multilingual experience, and familiar with digital asset management tools such as Bynder.

We are the real deal — no corporate gloss, no empty promises. Just a team of genuinely curious, caring humans building things that help travellers explore the world a little easier.

Skyscanner is made up of brilliant humans from every corner of the world. We believe travel makes the world better — and that the same is true of our diverse teams. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and products that are accessible to all.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

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