Managing Editor

منذ 7 أيام

united arab emirates VAP Group دوام كامل

Location: Hybrid (Dubai)
Employment Type: Full-time

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage the daily and weekly editorial calendar, assigning stories across news, insights, guides, and other site verticals.
  • Edit and copy-edit articles for accuracy, clarity, structure, SEO, and adherence to house style before publication.
  • Coordinate real-time coverage of breaking news and time‑sensitive developments relevant to the vertical.
  • Manage the CMS publishing workflow (WordPress), including scheduling, categorisation, tagging, and featured‑image/metadata quality control.
  • Supervise, coach, and give regular feedback to staff writers, reporters, and freelance contributors; set individual output targets.
  • Ensure clear labelling and separation of press releases, sponsored posts, and editorial content per the site's Editorial Policy.
  • Responsible for the comprehensive management and oversight of the Global Ai Show's event agenda www.globalaishow.com.
  • Liaise with the Chief Editor on story approvals for sensitive, legal‑risk, or high‑visibility pieces.
  • Track content performance (traffic, engagement, rankings) and adjust assignment priorities and headlines/structure accordingly.
  • Coordinate with SEO, social media, and newsletter teams to ensure timely distribution of published content.
  • Maintain the contributor/freelancer pipeline, including onboarding, style‑guide training, and invoice/payment coordination.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of editorial experience in digital media, with at least 1–2 years in a story‑assigning or team‑lead capacity.
  • Strong copy‑editing and headline‑writing skills, with an eye for SEO best practices.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple writers and competing deadlines in a fast‑paced newsroom environment.
  • Hands‑on experience with WordPress or a comparable CMS, plus basic familiarity with analytics tools (Google Analytics, Search Console).
  • Solid understanding of journalistic sourcing, fact‑checking, and editorial ethics.
  • Excellent organisational and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Working knowledge of the specific subject matter covered by the site, sufficient to evaluate story pitches and technical accuracy.
  • Experience managing a distributed team of freelance writers across time zones.
  • Familiarity with structured data / SEO plugins (e.g., Yoast, Rank Math) and basic image‑optimisation workflows.
  • Experience coordinating coverage around live events, product launches, or market‑moving news.

Success Metrics / KPIs

  • Publishing cadence: number of stories published on schedule vs. planned calendar.
  • Content quality: error/correction rate, average edit turnaround time.
  • Team output: writer productivity, freelancer retention, and quality consistency.
  • Performance: pageviews, average engagement time, and search ranking movement on managed content.