Description
ZAWYA is seeking a Managing Editor, reporting directly into the Editor of the Capital Markets Group at LSEG. The successful candidate will oversee the strategic direction of ZAWYA, managing a team of editors and writers responsible for providing actionable insights covering Middle East and North Africa primary capital markets.
The Managing Editor will be a key driver of new initiatives, playing a crucial role in opening doors and establishing contacts and relationships with deal makers, bankers and policy makers to drive intelligence.
Responsibilities:
- Drive and develop ZAWYA’s content strategy to meet the needs of financial markets professionals
- Define the long-term strategic direction and editorial voice of Zawya
- Lead a ground-up rebuild of the ZAWYA editorial team
- Reorganise the newsroom footprint around Cairo and Dubai
- Maintain oversight of hiring, performance management and day-to-day operations within the newsroom
- Ensure editorial standards are maintained across all platforms
- Manage the editorial budget
- Own the connective strategy between ZAWYA editorial output and LSEG's broader D&A ecosystem
- Collaborate with colleagues within Commercial and Product on a regular basis
- Maintain and negotiate commercial arrangements with third-party content providers
- Establish rights/licensing standards for ZAWYA's proprietary content
- Maintain accountability for competitive positioning against other MENA financial media
- Contribute to events and thought leadership initiatives within the portfolio
Experience/Skills:
- Native-level mastery of English and Arabic language
- Demonstrable knowledge of global and regional capital markets
- Excellent writing and editing skills
- Strong knowledge of journalistic standards
- Deep sourcing network specifically in primary capital markets dealmaking circles
- Familiarity with content management systems
- Ability to understand and interpret analytics data to measure content performance