the company Global Productions is seeking an Executive Producer based in Abu Dhabi to shape and deliver premium storytelling across the Middle East. This role is crucial in developing sponsored and unsponsored feature content that captures the region’s complexity, creativity, and global impact. You will guide multi-platform productions from concept to delivery, collaborating closely with regional and global partners to present distinctive stories to the company’s audiences. If you are passionate about collaborative journalism and high-quality storytelling, we would welcome your application.
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Work Conditions: On-site, Full-time
Your Role Accountabilities:
- Oversee the delivery of the company Global Productions content across the Middle East, ensuring premium editorial quality and operational excellence.
- Identify opportunities to expand existing sponsorships and develop new programme, show, and series concepts.
- Devise content strategies for sponsored and unsponsored feature campaigns utilizing audience insights and performance data.
- Commission and manage multi-platform content from pitch to wrap, including productions filmed on location across the region and internationally.
- Partner closely with the company editorial teams, section editors, and on-air talent to align projects with broader editorial and audience growth priorities.
- Coordinate production planning, logistics, and risk management, ensuring compliance with the company Standards & Practices and regional regulatory requirements.
- Oversee production budgets, tracking expenditures throughout campaigns to ensure timely delivery within agreed targets.
- Act as a senior editorial liaison with network leadership and, when required, cover responsibilities for the Executive Director of Content Creation.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Extensive experience in an editorial leadership role within digital-first, multi-platform content creation, with a strong background in producing and commissioning premium feature content across news, business, travel, style, and sport for a global audience.
- Deep Middle East regional expertise, including business and economic literacy, awareness of regional geopolitics and security considerations, and strong cultural understanding.
- Strong knowledge of international newsgathering and feature production practices, including editorial standards and compliance requirements.
- Proven ability to guide, support, and develop multi-disciplinary editorial teams while delivering content against defined performance goals and audience insights.
- Proficiency in Arabic and/or other regional languages is desirable.
This job listing provides an exciting opportunity to join the company and contribute to shaping the future of storytelling in the Middle East. We look forward to your application.
