Assistant Business Editor
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About the Role
The National seeks an Assistant Business Editor to support the Section Editor in directing editorial content, enforcing style, and managing digital and print publishing. Requires 5+ years experience in journalism, strong editorial judgment, SEO knowledge, and proficiency in English; Arabic is an advantage.
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Responsibilities
- Support the Section Editor in directing and managing editorial content
- Enforce standard editing procedures and maintain consistency with the approved Stylebook
- Monitor and respond to local and regional developments relevant to business coverage
- Participate in daily planning meetings and maintain the daily story budget
- Assist in assigning stories with clear guidelines, deadlines, and word count expectations
- Review submitted content to ensure it aligns with the assignment brief; return for revisions if necessary
- Ensure content is accurate, balanced, culturally sensitive, and legally compliant
- Copyedit for clarity and style; publish online content with SEO friendly headlines, tags, and links
- Ensure timely publishing across digital platforms
- Utilize digital storytelling tools to enhance content presentation
- Strengthen the digital presence of the business section and optimize content for audience engagement
- Cross promote content and support digital distribution, including via social media
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience within a publishing environment (newspaper, magazine, or digital media)
- Proven track record in commissioning, editing, and publishing content across print and digital platforms
- Demonstrated understanding of business news coverage in the UAE and wider Middle East region
- Excellent command of written and spoken English
- Bachelor's degree in journalism, Communications, Economics, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
- Strong editorial judgment and knowledge of journalistic standards
- Proficiency in editorial systems and content management platforms
- Understanding of SEO principles and digital publishing best practices
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About The National
- The National, an IMI company, was founded in 2008 and has since set a new standard for quality English language journalism in the Middle East. Widely recognised as one of the most influential news outlets from the region, The National has been awarded extensively for its journalism, design, podcasts
- The National is committed to delivering quality journalism to its international audiences. Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, it has bureaux in London, Washington DC, Beirut and Cairo, in addition to 200 correspondents and a wide network of contributors worldwide, The National has developed a reputation fo
- Publishing across all digital platforms, The National also produces a print edition five days a week in the United Arab Emirates.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Section Editor in directing and managing editorial content.
- Enforce standard editing procedures and maintain consistency with the approved Stylebook.
- Monitor and respond to local and regional developments relevant to business coverage.
- Participate in daily planning meetings and maintain the daily story budget.
- Assist in assigning stories with clear guidelines, deadlines, and word count expectations.
- Review submitted content to ensure it aligns with the assignment brief; return for revisions if necessary.
- Ensure content is accurate, balanced, culturally sensitive, and legally compliant.
- Promote productivity and efficiency within the section.
- Copyedit for clarity and style; publish online content with SEO friendly headlines, tags, and links.
- Ensure timely publishing across digital platforms.
- Utilize digital storytelling tools to enhance content presentation.
- Strengthen the digital presence of the business section and optimize content for audience engagement.
Role Requirements
- Strong editorial judgment and knowledge of journalistic standards, including accuracy, balance, and legal awareness.
- Proficiency in editorial systems and content management platforms.
- Ability to manage social and multimedia production, including identifying audience growth targeted story ideas and visuals.
- Knowledge in podcast production to manage ideas from inception to final output.
- Understanding of SEO principles and digital publishing best practices.
- Strong awareness of social media platforms and their role in content distribution and engagement.
- Excellent command of written and spoken English; Arabic proficiency is an advantage.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a proactive and collaborative work ethic.
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience within a publishing environment (newspaper, magazine, or digital media).
- Proven track record in commissioning, editing, and publishing content across print and digital platforms.
- Demonstrated understanding of business news coverage in the UAE and wider Middle East region.
- Experience contributing to editorial planning and coordinating content workflows.
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