Digital Editor, Grazia Middle East

ITP Media Group reaches an audience of more than 90.6   million people across the Middle East and beyond through its leading websites, portals, social media platforms, events, conferences, award ceremonies, magazines, books and social media influences agency.

We are looking for a dynamic, talented and driven Digital Editor to manage, lead and launch Grazia Middle East’s inaugural website. The right candidate will have solid, proven experience working across both online and social-media platforms and web for desktop and mobile, and be adept at seamlessly moving between commercial and editorial projects with flair. This is an exciting opportunity to join an incredible, expanding team on one of the world’s leading magazine brands, and a chance to create and build a fresh, engaging and innovative new digital presence in the GCC and beyond.

Key responsibilities will include:

• To be continually one step ahead, overseeing and bringing in news, exclusives and content that fully represent the Grazia brand, reflect the reader and the region, and are delivered with energy and creativity.
• To develop a digital editorial strategy and editorial calendar that works in tandem with print and social media.
• Work closely with the Grazia team across both editorial and commercial angles.
• To manage the workload and upload process of the site on a daily basis, as well as relevant social-media platforms (currently including Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube).
• Source and manage talented freelance media specialists for video creation, shoots and features.
• The ability to work with a small team, over long hours if needed, in order to hit deadlines.
• A working knowledge of basic content management systems (CMS) such as Wordpress and/or Drupal is essential. A fair knowledge of InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop is preferable.
• To gatekeep and act as quality control to all content being uploaded to all digital platforms.
• To work closely with Mondadori HQ in Milan to manage necessary approvals on content from international Grazia titles.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have:

• Proven experience as a Digital Editor or a similar role.
• Creative, curious and passionate, with an impeccable eye and even better grammar.
• Second-to-none knowledge of the Grazia reader and brand with the knack for knowing what she wants to read before she does.
• Ability to think outside the box, blending a creative sensibility with commercial know-how.
• Next-level organisational skills in order to produce and manage structured, scheduled content.
• Must thrive under pressure, possess exceptional attention to detail and be team player.
• Lives online, bursting with contacts, ideas and energy with the agility to juggle multiple priorities.
• Sensitive to specific requirements and cultural considerations presented by the region.

If this sounds like you, please go ahead and apply with a copy of your resume.

Benefits

Being an ITP employee is an opportunity to be part of the largest content creation house in the region and provides the luxury of working with global brands and experienced industry leaders. To ensure we invest in the development of our team, employees are given access to a variety of learning resources and exciting career development opportunities.

We believe in recognizing the passionate efforts of our team members. Our employees are rewarded by competitive remuneration, attractive bonus structure, medical insurance and a generous leave entitlement scheme that sees annual holiday entitlement grow as tenure with the company increases. ITP employees also enjoy a variety of staff offers at many local restaurants, salons, hotels and service providers.