Content Editor
Location MENA
Position Number 1886
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Content Editor
Primary Function:
The Content Editor is responsible for editing and preparing news stories, features, in-depth reports, and other editorial content for publication on MBN's digital platforms, ensuring accuracy, clarity, fairness, and consistency with MBN's journalistic standards.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The following tasks are considered essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions:
- Edits assigned news stories, features, in-depth reports, analysis, and other editorial content for accuracy, clarity, and readability.
- Collaborates with reporters, editors, and other newsroom staff to ensure timely publication of high-quality content.
- Maintains high editorial standards in compliance with MBN's Journalistic Code of Ethics.
- Reviews facts, sources, and attribution to ensure accuracy and fairness.
- Improves story structure, headlines, and presentation while preserving the writer's intended meaning.
- Identifies story opportunities, develops ideas, and assigns coverage to reporters in coordination with newsroom leadership.
- Manages daily assignments, tracks story progress, and follows up with reporters to ensure deadlines are met.
- Coordinates editorial workflows from assignment through editing and publication, ensuring efficiency and timely delivery.
- Prioritizes stories and adjusts assignments in response to breaking news and changing editorial needs.
- Works with reporters to address gaps in reporting and strengthen story development.
- Uses content management systems (CMS) and other editorial tools to prepare and publish content.
- Coordinates with other teams as needed to ensure accuracy and consistency across platforms.
- Stays informed of news developments, editorial priorities, and internal communications.
Other Duties:
Perform additional job-related duties and take on new responsibilities as needed based on organizational requirements and circumstances.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Minimum of 5 years of professional journalism experience, with a strong background in editing news, features, in-depth reports, and other editorial content.
- Excellent writing and editing skills in both Arabic and English, with a strong command of journalistic style, grammar, accuracy, and clarity.
- Strong editorial judgment and a thorough understanding of journalistic ethics, fact-checking, sourcing, and attribution standards.
- Ability to identify newsworthy stories, develop compelling angles, and coordinate editorial assignments.
- Strong understanding of story structure, headline writing, and digital journalism.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage assignments, prioritize coverage, and maintain efficient editorial workflows.
- Ability to meet tight deadlines, respond quickly to breaking news, and maintain high editorial standards under pressure.
- Experience using content management systems (CMS) and digital publishing tools.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with reporters, editors, and other newsroom teams.
- Ability to work independently, solve editorial problems, and adapt to changing news priorities.
- Willingness to work flexible hours, including nights and weekends, as needed.
- Commitment to journalistic excellence, continuous professional development, and MBN's editorial standards.
MBN is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity.
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