Al-Ain News is IMI's multilingual digital news platform, delivering around-the-clock coverage of regional and international news. The platform combines breaking news, live updates, analysis, opinion, explainers and video to provide audiences with reliable, accessible journalism.
Available in Arabic, Al-Ain News serves audiences across multiple regions through a network of editorial teams and regional bureaux.
Role Summary
Leads the research and content writing team in Cairo that feeds the daily output of Al Ain. Oversees the development of video scripts and digital content, ensuring the accuracy, quality, and editorial standards of everything the team produces while presenting complex stories in a clear and engaging way.
Key Responsibilities
- Assign and oversee the team's day-to-day tasks and assignments, ensuring timely delivery in line with editorial priorities.
- Oversee the research and writing of video scripts and digital content, ensuring accuracy, authenticity, language, style, and tone.
- Ensure the credibility of sources and the accuracy of information used across all content.
- Develop clear and engaging narratives that simplify complex topics and uncover the deeper context behind stories.
- Ensure content is adapted appropriately for video, digital, and social media platforms.
Role Requirements
- Minimum 3 years of experience leading a team of journalists, writers, or researchers in a similar media environment.
- Excellent Arabic writing skills and a good command of English.
- Strong writing capabilities for both video scripts and digital platforms.
- Broad knowledge of regional affairs and current developments beyond individual local markets.
- Strong research, fact-checking, and investigative journalism skills, with the ability to uncover the deeper story and identify unconventional angles.
- Ability to simplify complex information into clear, accessible, and engaging content for a broad audience.
- Practical knowledge of major social media platforms and their content formats.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- A portfolio showcasing relevant video scripts, articles, and/or digital content.
