Newsletter and Content Editor

Location: Flexible

Job type: Full time

Position Overview: Al-Monitor, a trusted and award-winning independent source of Middle East news and analysis, is seeking a Newsletter and Content Editor to assist with the expansion of our newsletter and content strategy, including working to develop new newsletters and overseeing and editing news content. You will write a daily newsletter on key events in the Middle East, work with editors and correspondents on their newsletters to help with editing and strategy development, and assist in additional editing tasks.

The ideal candidate will have experience working in a fast-paced newsroom, producing newsletters, and have a strong depth of knowledge of the Middle East. You will report directly to our senior editors in Washington and the region.

Your core responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Writing: authoring a daily newsletter covering key developments in the region.
• Newsletter support: assisting other newsletter authors with editing and content aggregation; working on overall
• newsletter strategy to build subscriber lists and draw in readers to the website.
• Data collection: compiling data and liaising with our designer for the production of infographics to be used in newsletters.
• Other support: providing editorial support such as copy-editing and fact-checking; overseeing content; identifying new contributors across the region.

Job requirements:

• Demonstrable portfolio of newsletters, articles, knowledge, news and analysis on the Middle East and North Africa region.
• Familiarity with newsletter strategy and audience growth.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to identify the most important and in-demand stories in the region.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, show high work ethic.
• Knowledge of Arabic is a plus.

Qualified candidates should send a CV and a writing sample to [email protected] with “Newsletter and Content Editor” in the subject line.