Reuters is seeking an experienced journalist to lead our news coverage from the Gulf, a compelling region of profound importance to energy supplies, trade and investment flows and international security.
Based in Dubai or Riyadh, you will be an exceptional journalist who can lead teams to produce fast breaking news, agenda-setting exclusives and deeply reported projects. You will be a strong writer who can quickly relay the significance of events in the region to an international audience, whether working on financial news or a geopolitical story. You will work closely with industry editors for energy and finance to ensure we deliver agenda-setting coverage in these two critical areas of the file. You will also work closely with visuals colleagues and understand a variety of story-telling formats and techniques. You will coach younger staff in the region and work with the Reuters learning team to develop and promote them. You will ideally speak Arabic and be a skillful communicator and collaborator who can manage a diverse team of journalists. As our Gulf Bureau Chief, you will:

• Demonstrate excellent news judgment in real time
• Be able to prioritise coverage and know when to let go of smaller stories
• Work with teams to generate smart and agenda-setting story ideas
• Ensure Reuters clients get the news first, even as you drive deeply reported stories
• Understand the needs of our main client groups: LSEG, agency media and digital professional clients
• Foster great story ideas, including enterprise pieces
• Make and cultivate contacts, producing exclusive news stories, and encourage the team to do the same
• Multimedia skills an advantage
• Fluent Arabic a distinct advantage

To be our Gulf Bureau Chief, you will likely:

• Have a deep knowledge of the Gulf and come to the role with existing contacts
• Have experience working in hostile environments, including conflicts or natural disasters
• Have a proven ability to cultivate high-level sources, break news and deliver deeply reported, high-impact stories
• Have at least seven years of experience as a journalist, including working for international outlets in a real-time news environment

Please note, the deadline for applications is Friday 1st December 2023 What\xe2\x80\x99s in it For You At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:

• Global Career: As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities
• Learning & Development: On the job learning and coaching. We also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our journalists
• Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market leading benefits including paid volunteering days
• Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world\xe2\x80\x99s most important stories.

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