Editor, Caterer
ITP Media Group
- Dubai
- Permanent
- Full-time
- The overall production, execution and management of Caterer Middle East across print and digital products.
- Maintaining a strong working relationship with the commercial team.
- The content strategy and planning of editorial calendar across digital, print, video, audio and social.
- The ideation and development of creative front covers for the monthly magazine.
- Meeting digital traffic targets and finding ways to grow the audience within brand guidelines.
- Supporting the Group Editor with the Caterer Middle East annual Awards processes and calendar of events.
- Ensuring all content reflects overall content/editorial strategy.
- Determine what medium is best suited for a particular content piece and making sure it is published to deadline.
- Ensure the titles’ editorial standards are met, all relevant copyrights have been cleared, the content is legally and morally safe, content is optimised for SEO and content meets local and legal guidelines.
- Being an ambassador for the titles.
- Developing revenue-generating content strategies and establishing good external relationships.
- Representing the brands internally.
- Use contacts and social-media networks to identify industry trends and react to them with strong editorial content.
- Be able to attend events outside of office hours.
- Embrace a digital-first philosophy.
- Ability to work under pressure with multiple deadlines and stakeholders, using superb organisational skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with internal and external clients
- Strong problem-solving skills. Must be able to address challenges when they occur with leadership and confidence
- Capable of identifying and adopting best practices
- Ability to make good decisions under pressure
- Team player who is cooperative with sharing of information and knowledge
- Ability to make decisions and work autonomously
- Creative, with an interest in design
- Second-to-none eye for copy editing with close attention to detail
- A doer, who is bursting with a wealth of ideas that can be used across all platforms
- Data driven and excited by analytics, with an excellent grasp and understanding of SEO best practice
- A demonstrable passion for and excellent knowledge of digital content creation
- Flexibility and a professional approach at all times