CLARENCE CHANG
Summary
People-centric, customer-driven, empathetic - across a 30-year career as a team player, manager & leader - with a flair for the spoken & written word, & a passion to connect with teams & individuals as part of interpersonal communications, engagement or training.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Communications & Press Secretary
SINGAPORE CIVIL SERVICE (MCI, PMO MOE, MOM)
10.2016 - 10.2023
- Led whole-of-government public communications & engagement strategies for Ministries of Communications & Information (MCI), Education (MOE) & Manpower (MOM) across media relations, ground engagement, marketing communications, data & research, plus strategic planning
- Coordinated mainstream media & social media strategies for political office-holders (Tharman Shan-mugaratnam, Ong Ye Kung, Tan See Leng, Ng Chee Meng) in Prime Minister's Office (PMO), MOE & MOM
Senior Vice-President (Employee Engagement & Communications)
GOVERNMENT OF SINGAPORE INVESTMENT CORPORATION (GIC)
03.2008 - 10.2016
- Initiated & coordinated internal engagement & communications strategies for 1,300-strong global organization in 10 cities [incl. climate surveys, orientation programmes, branding presentations, courses on values, personalities, leadership, building teams, giving & receiving feedback, etc]
- Acquired extensive exposure in Corporate Communications, Human Resource, Organizational Development. Events & Project Management, plus Learning & Development
Senior Political Correspondent & Executive Content Producer
SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS (SPH)
10.2000 - 03.2008
- Pioneered SPH's foray into TV broadcasting as Channel i News' Political Correspondent locally & overseas, plus doubled up as Straits Times TV's Forum Presenter & Assignments-cum-Copy Editor
- Drove The New Paper's political stories as Senior Writer, helmed the Straits Times' Fatherhood print series as Columnist, plus supervised straitstimes.com's online journalists & content producers as Daily Editor for website & radio bulletins
Broadcast Journalist & Editor, News & Current Affairs
MEDIACORP NEWS / TELEVISION CORPORATION OF SINGAPORE (TCS)
06.1994 - 10.2000
- Spearheaded studio talk show format with live viewer call-ins - a first for Singapore TV - over Channel NewsAsia's 'Talking Point' as Programme Editor
- Covered frontline reports for daily TV news bulletins across multiple beats - Politics, Crime & Home Affairs, Education, Defence, Community Development, etc
Education
BA LLB - History, Political Science, Law
The Australian National University (ANU)
Canberra, Australia12.1993
Year 12 Matriculation -
Western Australian International College (WAIC)
Perth, Australia12.1988
GCE O Levels -
Raffles Institution (RI)
Singapore12.1986
Skills
- Writing, Editing & Wordsmithing
- Hosting, Emceeing & Interviewing
- Networking & Events Management
- Facilitating Soft Skills Workshops
- Media Proficiency across Multiple Platforms: TV, Radio, Print & Online
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Malay
Upper intermediate (B2)
Timeline
Director of Communications & Press Secretary
SINGAPORE CIVIL SERVICE (MCI, PMO MOE, MOM)
10.2016 - 10.2023
Senior Vice-President (Employee Engagement & Communications)
GOVERNMENT OF SINGAPORE INVESTMENT CORPORATION (GIC)
03.2008 - 10.2016
Senior Political Correspondent & Executive Content Producer
SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS (SPH)
10.2000 - 03.2008
Broadcast Journalist & Editor, News & Current Affairs
MEDIACORP NEWS / TELEVISION CORPORATION OF SINGAPORE (TCS)
06.1994 - 10.2000
BA LLB - History, Political Science, Law
The Australian National University (ANU)
Year 12 Matriculation -
Western Australian International College (WAIC)
GCE O Levels -
Raffles Institution (RI)