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Company Name: Inspire Selection
Employment Type:Full Time
Location: Dubai
Experience: 3+ years
Degree: Bachelor
Gender:Any
Age:Any  
Nationality: Any
Salary:Unspecified
No. Of Vacancies:1
Job Description:
We are working with a well-established global events company looking to recruit an experienced Editor to write and curate content for all communications for their utilities event. The Editor will lead the way on daily exclusive news and commentary from the content team, supplemented by insights, data and analysis from industry leaders and experts

Responsibilities
Responsible for writing, researching and curating fresh, relevant, and informative content on the Middle East and Africa utilities sector.
Writing daily news and features, ensuring regular up-to-date content and resources to go in the daily newsletter
Responsible for creating and maintaining editorial calendar in conjunction with the conference calendar of events.
Write SEO optimised copy to drive traffic and engagement the conference
Establish partnerships with a wide network of contributors from across the industry.
Craft and refine ideas, cultivate sources and build relationships with the industry.
Managing freelance writers and contributors to build high-quality pool of writers from across the MENA region.
Working closely with the head of content and content marketer to ensure that content strategy is aligned across the portfolio.
Ownership of our monthly podcast series, developing topics and interviewing industry stakeholders together with head of content.
Copy-edit and proofread assigned content
Provide coverage from events
Conduct audio and video interviews
Help drive our digital content strategy through in-depth research and industry knowledge
Work closely with the commercial team to help drive sponsorship

Requirements
Minimum of 3-years’ experience in B2B writing
Bachelor’s degree
Excellent written command of English
A proven track record of strong writing and reporting skills across a variety of content formats – reports, podcasts, etc
Proven SEO experience and creating content for online audiences
Well-developed editorial skills
Familiarity with web content management systems SEO principles, and digital analytics software
 
Thank you for your interest. All applications are viewed and evaluated according to the role requirements. We aim to contact shortlisted candidates within 2 weeks. As we often receive a high volume of applications, we are unable to reply to everyone. If you have not heard back from us within 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful. (CR)