Deputy Middle East Breaking News Editor
Reuters is seeking an experienced, dynamic journalist to join its Middle East Breaking News Hub in Dubai. The hub is in charge of producing real-time financial, energy and general news alerts and briefs and quick updates in English from a variety of sources, including TV broadcasts, news conferences, speeches, tweets, podcasts, social media and news agency feeds. The candidate will work closely with bureau chiefs and reporters in the Gulf and across the wider Middle East and North Africa region to break with the highest degree of accuracy news that is important for Reuters’ global audience of decision makers in the worlds of business, media and politics.
About the Role
As our Deputy Middle East Breaking News Editor you will:
Support the Breaking News Editor in managing a dynamic team covering news from across the region
Publish alerts on breaking news clearly, accurately and quickly; write follow up stories and updates at speed to meet the needs of Reuters financial, professional and media clients
Work under pressure in a very fast-paced environment
Rapidly digest statements on political, financial, economic, energy and commodities news, as well as speeches, tweets and TV broadcasts, breaking out the essential information
Get the news first to Reuters subscribers
About You
To be our Deputy Middle East Breaking News Editor you will require:
Excellent command of the Arabic and English languages
A strong understanding of the main issues at play in the region
A solid knowledge of the energy and financial industries
Ability to inspire and help manage a team in a fast-moving environment
Ability to work calmly under pressure.
Readiness to work early or late shifts
Ability to work closely with a large team across the Middle East
Be a strong team player
Please note, the deadline for applications is Thursday,7th March, 2024.
What’s in it For You?
You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:
Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.
Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking.
Social Impact: Eight employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.
Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should – we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.