Head – Editorial Marketing

Industry: Television and Media

Location:

Doha, Qatar

Salary:
Competitive expatriate package + benefits

Our client is a global network of sports channels headquartered in the Middle East, France, Indonesia and the US. The company operates across the Middle East, North Africa, France, USA, Indonesia, Canada, Hong Kong and Thailand. The executive team is recruiting a Head of Editorial Marketing to direct and lead the Quality Assurance team for the firm, providing direct and analytical reports.

• Regular observation (monitoring) of the firm’s sports channel output.
• Provides periodic performance reports (daily, weekly, and monthly).
• Reviews coverage plans for the channel and makes them available to Quality Controllers and Senior Controllers.
• Provides the monitoring team with research materials (articles, abstracts, etc.) on topics, issues and countries to consider in the channel’s planned coverage, based on the weekly/monthly news plans.
• Attends planning and editorial meetings and makes recommendations to optimize workflow.
• Conducts interviews with the channel’s news directors to regularly update editorial/technical standards.
• Provides periodical reports on competitors’ performance compared with the firm, especially regarding adherence to high quality editorial standards.
• Participates in establishing various assessment criteria, in collaboration with Quality Consultants.
• Manages the team’s rota, vacations, promotions, etc.

• Minimum Bachelor degree in Journalism, Media, Communications or related field.
• Minimum 9 years of professional experience in TV news, broadcasting or media.
• Proven expertise in editorial monitoring.
• Experience in the MENA sector is highly desirable.
• Exceptional communication skills with strong attention to detail.

A competitive salary package will be offered to attract exceptional candidates to this growth organization.