CAREERS
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Journalist (Riyadh)
About Al Arabiya English:
Al Arabiya English is the leading source of news and opinion from the Middle East for English-speaking audiences around the world. It is a 24-hour digital news platform publishing breaking news, politics, business, features, opinion and lifestyle. With a headquarters in Dubai and correspondents across the region, Al Arabiya English presents a globalized view of the Arab world to audiences across five continents.
Key responsibilities and accountabilities
The candidate will be required to monitor, collect and analyze facts about newsworthy current events and create breaking news updates and publish immediately, with a focus on both speed and accuracy.
You will be required to formulate hard news through online or personal sources, investigation, interviews, news wires, social media and data analysis.
- Monitor various channels, news outlets, wires, press agencies, government sources, social media for breaking news updates
- Verify and publish relevant breaking news on the website and on social media channels
- Arrange interviews with people who can provide information about a story
- Establish and maintain relationships with credible sources
- Review and evaluate news events to isolate pertinent facts and details
- Analyze information obtained from news sources
- Agree with the editor on stories, angles and areas of concentration
- Complete tasks assigned by the editor
Requirements- 1-2 years of experience in online journalism
- Proven speed and accuracy in reporting news
- Strong English language editing, writing and reporting skills
- Strong written and spoken communication skills
- Proven ability to reach relevant and credible sources
- Proven knowledge of the politics in the Middle East
- Data analysis capabilities
- Have relevant contacts
- Word and Excel skills
- An eye for detail along with critical thinking
- Arabic speaking and translation skills are an advantage
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Journalist (Washington)
About Al Arabiya English:
Al Arabiya English is the leading source of news and opinion from the Middle East for English-speaking audiences around the world. It is a 24-hour digital news platform publishing breaking news, politics, business, features, opinion and lifestyle. With a headquarters in Dubai and correspondents across the region, Al Arabiya English presents a globalized view of the Arab world to audiences across five continents.
Key responsibilities and accountabilities
The candidate will be required to monitor, collect and analyze facts about newsworthy current events and create breaking news updates and publish immediately, with a focus on both speed and accuracy.
You will be required to formulate hard news through online or personal sources, investigation, interviews, news wires, social media and data analysis.
- Monitor various channels, news outlets, wires, press agencies, government sources, social media for breaking news updates
- Verify and publish relevant breaking news on the website and on social media channels
- Arrange interviews with people who can provide information about a story
- Establish and maintain relationships with credible sources
- Review and evaluate news events to isolate pertinent facts and details
- Analyze information obtained from news sources
- Agree with the editor on stories, angles and areas of concentration
- Complete tasks assigned by the editor
Requirements- 5+ years of experience in online journalism
- Proven speed and accuracy in reporting news
- Strong English language editing, writing and reporting skills
- Strong written and spoken communication skills
- Proven ability to reach relevant and credible sources
- Proven knowledge of the politics in the Middle East
- Data analysis capabilities
- Have relevant contacts
- Word and Excel skills
- An eye for detail along with critical thinking
- Arabic speaking and translation skills are an advantage
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Journalist (London)
About Al Arabiya English:
Al Arabiya English is the leading source of news and opinion from the Middle East for English-speaking audiences around the world. It is a 24-hour digital news platform publishing breaking news, politics, business, features, opinion and lifestyle. With a headquarters in Dubai and correspondents across the region, Al Arabiya English presents a globalized view of the Arab world to audiences across five continents.
Key responsibilities and accountabilities
The candidate will be required to monitor, collect and analyze facts about newsworthy current events and create breaking news updates and publish immediately, with a focus on both speed and accuracy.
You will be required to formulate hard news through online or personal sources, investigation, interviews, news wires, social media and data analysis.
- Monitor various channels, news outlets, wires, press agencies, government sources, social media for breaking news updates
- Verify and publish relevant breaking news on the website and on social media channels
- Arrange interviews with people who can provide information about a story
- Establish and maintain relationships with credible sources
- Review and evaluate news events to isolate pertinent facts and details
- Analyze information obtained from news sources
- Agree with the editor on stories, angles and areas of concentration
- Complete tasks assigned by the editor
Requirements- 1-2 years of experience in online journalism
- Proven speed and accuracy in reporting news
- Strong English language editing, writing and reporting skills
- Strong written and spoken communication skills
- Proven ability to reach relevant and credible sources
- Proven knowledge of the politics in the Middle East
- Data analysis capabilities
- Have relevant contacts
- Word and Excel skills
- An eye for detail along with critical thinking
- Arabic speaking and translation skills are an advantage
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Social Media Journalist (UAE/KSA)
About Al Arabiya English:
Al Arabiya English is the leading source of news and opinion from the Middle East for English-speaking audiences around the world. It is a 24-hour digital news platform publishing breaking news, politics, business, features, opinion and lifestyle. With a headquarters in Dubai and correspondents across the region, Al Arabiya English presents a globalized view of the Arab world to audiences across five continents.
Key responsibilities and accountabilities
As a Social Media Journalist, you will research, create, and publish engaging hard news and lifestyle content across various social media platforms and the Al Arabiya English website. This role requires strong journalistic skills, creativity, social media expertise, and a passion for storytelling.
- Content creation: Produce original and captivating written, visual, and multimedia content for social media platforms, including articles, posts, videos and infographics to communicate news, stories, and updates effectively.
- News research: Stay informed about current events, trends, and topics across various industries and identify newsworthy stories suitable for social media coverage.
- Social Media Management: Manage AA English social media accounts, including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube, ensuring consistent and engaging content that aligns with the brand's voice and guidelines.
- Storytelling: Develop compelling narratives that effectively convey information and engage the target audience, utilizing storytelling techniques to captivate and retain interest.
- Trend Analysis: Analyze social media data, metrics, and trends to identify opportunities for content optimization and improvement and make data-driven decisions to enhance social media performance.
- Collaboration: Collaborate with other team members, including journalists and video editors, to create cohesive and impactful social media posts and campaigns.
- Stay Updated: Stay up-to-date with emerging social media trends, technologies, and best practices, and continuously explore new tools and strategies to optimize social media presence and engagement.
- In addition to social media, the role requires writing news articles (breaking, daily and features) and creating content for the Al Arabiya English website.
Requirements- Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, or a related field.
- Proven experience in journalism and social media management
- Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills with a keen eye for detail.
- Proficient in using social media platforms and social media management tools.
- Understanding of journalistic ethics and standards.
- Creative mindset with the ability to generate unique and engaging content ideas.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to work under tight deadlines and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Analytical mindset, comfortable with data analysis and reporting.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Knowledge of SEO and content optimization strategies is a plus.
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Digital Manager
About Al Arabiya English:
Al Arabiya English is the leading source of news and opinion from the Middle East for English-speaking audiences around the world. It is a 24-hour digital news platform publishing breaking news, politics, business, features, opinion and lifestyle. With a headquarters in Dubai and correspondents across the region, Al Arabiya English presents a globalized view of the Arab world to audiences across five continents.
Key responsibilities and accountabilities
- You will lead the digital side of the newsroom with the ultimate aim of increasing our traffic and impressions, numbers of users and engagement.
- Focusing on analyzing numbers and dissecting analytics to create best digital practices.
- This would be achieved through a combination of advising on story selection, story treatment, adding multimedia value, publishing techniques, leveraging social media networks, website management and reporting.
- You will be responsible for monetizing the digital offering through advertising. This is not an editing role, but it is a leadership role in the newsroom with a shared responsibility for collective targets.
- Focus on optimizing the newsroom for a rich digital offering that makes the most of the evolving digital publishing options and ensures that we maximise the growth in our audiences.
- Ensure a consistently high quality of our digital output, ensuring that our stories are rich in multimedia elements including video and graphics, where needed
- You will be responsible for creating and updating a digital best practice handbook for reporters and editors, and help to develop digital publishing standards, in particular offering advice and guidance to less experienced people on best practice.
- Take the lead in working with IT and website developers on updating all aspects of the digital workflows from CMS to website and data.
- Be familiar with user journeys and put great priority on the best possible user experience.
- You will own SEO and ensure that each individual piece of content is optimized for different platforms including website, mobile app, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and any other platform.
- Constantly be up to date with the competitive landscape in digital news platforms, ensuring that Al Arabiya English is at the vanguard of digital news in the region, embracing an early-adopter approach to news consumption behaviors.
- Analyze and provide reports on performance including for individual journalists and the team overall on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-yearly and yearly basis.
Requirements- Have 7+ years of experience in a similar role;
- Native-level English language skills;
- Management skills
- Experience managing a digital newsroom, including webmaster, top news editor and digital editor
- Strong English language editing, writing and reporting skills;
- Experience publishing rich digital content using Sprinklr or similar publishing tool
- Experience and understanding of live analytics and publishing in a 24/7 environment
- Expertise in compiling and analyzing data from digital assets
- Willingness to work shifts including night shifts
- Strong online research background;
- Word and Excel skills;
- An eye for detail along with critical thinking;
- Prioritizing and multitasking;
- Expertise in graphic design, animated maps, social media community management and video editing an advantage
- Arabic speaking skills are an advantage.