Editor, Hotelier

Key responsibilities

• Lead Hotelier Middle East’s editorial content across digital, social, video, print and events.

• Plan, write, edit and commission content towards an editorial calendar, ensuring daily, weekly and monthly content goals and targets are met.

• Drive and deliver audience growth across Hotelier Middle East’s digital and social platforms.

• Collaborate with Editors on sister titles, including Caterer Middle East, to identify new content opportunities across brands.

• Use ITP Media Group’s analytics tools to compile weekly reports on content performance, identifying trends / patterns, and using insights to inform future content strategy.

• Work with a central video department to develop Hotelier Middle East’s video proposition across social platforms.

• Work with a central events department to deliver exceptional annual Awards properties and ad-hoc events across the region and identify new activations that add value to our brands, audience and clients.

• Support the Group Editor and Editorial Director by acting as a senior editorial face of ITP Media Group’s Hospitality division – externally by establishing strong relationships in the industry, and internally by developing a strong reputation for project management and collaboration.

• Support Hotelier Middle East’s commercial team by collaborating on projects that assist with revenue growth.

• Occasionally attend events outside of office hours.

Personal attributes

Competitive – keeps a keen eye on the competition and wider industry, always staying one step ahead.

Accountable – the ideal candidate is comfortable with responsibility, open and honest.

Communicative – proactively provides updates and reporting, and works transparently with the wider team.

Energetic – a strong sense of humour and high-frequency, outgoing personality.

Persuasive – internally and externally, with the ability to present ideas with credibility, sound reasoning and emotion.

Creative – across everything from content creation to how they respond to challenges.

Flexible – understands the fast-paced nature of the media landscape, and is comfortable pivoting when priorities change.

Key responsibilities

• Lead Hotelier Middle East’s editorial content across digital, social, video, print and events.

• Plan, write, edit and commission content towards an editorial calendar, ensuring daily, weekly and monthly content goals and targets are met.

• Drive and deliver audience growth across Hotelier Middle East’s digital and social platforms.

• Collaborate with Editors on sister titles, including Caterer Middle East, to identify new content opportunities across brands.

• Use ITP Media Group’s analytics tools to compile weekly reports on content performance, identifying trends / patterns, and using insights to inform future content strategy.

• Work with a central video department to develop Hotelier Middle East’s video proposition across social platforms.

• Work with a central events department to deliver exceptional annual Awards properties and ad-hoc events across the region and identify new activations that add value to our brands, audience and clients.

• Support the Group Editor and Editorial Director by acting as a senior editorial face of ITP Media Group’s Hospitality division – externally by establishing strong relationships in the industry, and internally by developing a strong reputation for project management and collaboration.

• Support Hotelier Middle East’s commercial team by collaborating on projects that assist with revenue growth.

• Occasionally attend events outside of office hours.

Personal attributes

• Competitive – keeps a keen eye on the competition and wider industry, always staying one step ahead.

• Accountable – the ideal candidate is comfortable with responsibility, open and honest.

• Communicative – proactively provides updates and reporting, and works transparently with the wider team.

• Energetic – a strong sense of humour and high-frequency, outgoing personality.

• Persuasive – internally and externally, with the ability to present ideas with credibility, sound reasoning and emotion.

• Creative – across everything from content creation to how they respond to challenges.

• Flexible – understands the fast-paced nature of the media landscape, and is comfortable pivoting when priorities change.

Experience & qualifications

• At least two years in a senior editorial role, or equivalent.

• Hands-on multimedia experience (digital, social, video, print).

• Experience working with a CMS and SEO tools, as well as Adobe InDesign.

• Understanding of the Middle East’s dynamic, diverse cultural identity and hospitality sector

At least two years in a senior editorial role, or equivalent.

Hands-on multimedia experience (digital, social, video, print).

Experience working with a CMS and SEO tools, as well as Adobe InDesign.

Understanding of the Middle East’s dynamic, diverse cultural identity and hospitality sector