Executive Producer, Regional Products

Executive Producer, Regional Products

Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN) is the premier Arabic-first media organization that connects the Middle East and the United States. The company is in the midst of an exciting digital transformation and looking for energetic and talented people who care about journalism and the Middle East to join us on this journey. We provide original and indispensable reporting, perspectives and commentary on the Middle East and how America's engagement impacts the region.

MBN delivers content in both Arabic and English across multiple platforms, in formats including written articles, short-form video, newsletters, podcasts, data trackers and social media. Our target audience is decision-makers, influencers, and residents of key capitals across the Middle East, as well as the next generation of globally engaged, digitally connected youth.

The Executive Producer, Regional Products oversees the conceptualization, daily production, editorial direction, and multiplatform delivery of MBN's original shows, video series, and narrative podcasts produced across the MENA region. Working directly with the Editor-in-Chief, this role directs production pipelines across key regional hubs—including Beirut, Amman, Baghdad, Cairo, Dubai, and beyond. The Executive Producer ensures that regional productions meet rigorous journalistic standards while being engineered from the ground up for digital performance, You Tube distribution, and emerging platforms.

Ø The ideal candidate possesses deep editorial judgment, hands-on technical proficiency across video and audio workflows, and a proven ability to lead and coach distributed teams of hosts, producers, writers, and editors across multiple Arab capitals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The following tasks are considered essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions:

Ø Partner with the Editor-in-Chief to conceptualize, commission, and launch original regional shows, video franchises, and podcasts that align with MBN's mission and content strategy.

Ø Set and maintain the daily and long-term editorial direction for all regional non-news programming, ensuring nuanced, balanced, and fact-checked coverage.

Ø Study the MENA media landscape and competitor output systematically to identify content gaps, audience trends, and format opportunities.

Ø Develop show and podcast concepts tailored specifically for target demographics in key Arab capitals as well as the digital youth audience.

Ø Direct day-to-day operations and production schedules across distributed teams in Beirut, Amman, Baghdad, Cairo, Dubai, and other field locations.

Ø Enforce strict production deadlines to ensure reliable, on-time delivery of daily and weekly show episodes, podcast installments, and recurring video packages.

Ø Supervise the complete production pipeline: pitching, research, pre-interviews, rundown construction, scripting, studio tapings, remote shoots, editing, and final sign-off.

Ø Conduct regular production meetings, set clear daily deliverables, and provide structured operational and editorial reports to executive leadership.

Ø Architect full-episode structures alongside digital-first cutdowns, segmentations, and short-form promotional clips tailored for You Tube, vertical video platforms, and social channels.

Ø Optimize all regional video and audio assets for discovery: title development, custom thumbnail strategies, retention hooks, pacing, and platform-specific metadata.

Ø Explore, test, and operationalize content distribution across new and emerging digital platforms, streaming outlets, and podcast networks to expand regional reach and engagement.

Ø Scout, recruit, and train on-air hosts, podcast talent, writers, producers, video editors, and sound designers across bureaus.

Ø Provide direct editorial and technical coaching to hosts and contributors, refining interview styles, delivery, and adherence to appropriate Arabic-language registers.

Ø Train video editors and field producers on pacing, visual structure, script compression, and multiplatform storytelling standards.

Ø Maintain technical and aesthetic quality standards across all regional outputs, covering camera setups, lighting, remote filming setups, audio mixing, and graphics integration.

Ø Troubleshoot and manage technical workflows for field shoots and multi-bureau remote productions.

Ø Integrate AI-assisted production and editorial tools—such as automated transcription, captioning, audio stem separation, and pacing analysis—into standard workflows while preserving editorial integrity.

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