Executive Producer
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About the Role
CNN Global Productions seeks an Executive Producer based in Abu Dhabi to shape and deliver premium storytelling across the Middle East. The role involves developing sponsored and unsponsored feature content, guiding multi-platform productions from concept to delivery.
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Responsibilities
- Oversee the delivery of CNN Global Productions content across the Middle East, ensuring premium editorial quality and operational excellence.
- Identify opportunities to expand existing sponsorships and develop new programme, show and series concepts.
- Devise content strategies for sponsored and unsponsored feature campaigns using audience insights and performance data.
- Commission and oversee multi platform content from pitch to wrap, including productions filmed on location across the region and internationally.
- Partner closely with CNN editorial teams, section editors and on air talent to align projects with wider editorial and audience growth priorities.
- Coordinate production planning, logistics and risk management, ensuring compliance with CNN Standards & Practices and regional regulatory requirements.
- Oversee production budgets, tracking spend throughout campaigns to ensure delivery on time and within agreed targets.
- Act as a senior editorial liaison with network leadership and, when required, cover responsibilities for the Executive Director of Content Creation.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in an editorial leadership role within digital first, multi platform content creation
- Background in producing and commissioning premium feature content across news, business, travel, style and sport for a global audience
- Deep Middle East regional expertise, including business and economic literacy, awareness of regional geopolitics and security considerations, and strong cultural understanding
- Strong knowledge of international newsgathering and feature production practices, including editorial standards and compliance requirements
- Demonstrated ability to guide, support and develop multi‑disciplinary editorial teams while delivering content against defined performance goals and audience insights
- Arabic and/or other regional languages are desirable
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Your New Role
- CNN Global Productions is seeking an Executive Producer based in Abu Dhabi to shape and deliver premium storytelling across the Middle East.
- This role plays a central part in developing sponsored and unsponsored feature content that reflects the region’s complexity, creativity and global impact.
- You will guide multi platform productions from concept to delivery, working closely with regional and global partners to bring distinctive stories to CNN’s audiences.
Your Role Accountabilities
- Oversee the delivery of CNN Global Productions content across the Middle East, ensuring premium editorial quality and operational excellence.
- Identify opportunities to expand existing sponsorships and develop new programme, show and series concepts.
- Devise content strategies for sponsored and unsponsored feature campaigns using audience insights and performance data.
- Commission and oversee multi platform content from pitch to wrap, including productions filmed on location across the region and internationally.
- Partner closely with CNN editorial teams, section editors and on air talent to align projects with wider editorial and audience growth priorities.
- Coordinate production planning, logistics and risk management, ensuring compliance with CNN Standards & Practices and regional regulatory requirements.
- Oversee production budgets, tracking spend throughout campaigns to ensure delivery on time and within agreed targets.
- Act as a senior editorial liaison with network leadership and, when required, cover responsibilities for the Executive Director of Content Creation.
Qualifications & Experience
- Extensive experience in an editorial leadership role within digital first, multi platform content creation, with a background in producing and commissioning premium feature content across news, business, travel, style and sport for a global audience.
- Deep Middle East regional expertise, including business and economic literacy, awareness of regional geopolitics and security considerations, and strong cultural understanding.
- Strong knowledge of international newsgathering and feature production practices, including editorial standards and compliance requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to guide, support and develop multi‑disciplinary editorial teams while delivering content against defined performance goals and audience insights.
- Arabic and/or other regional languages are desirable.
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