We are seeking a motivated and experienced Editor to lead Oil & Gas Middle East, the region’s leading B2B energy publication. For nearly two decades, the brand has served as a trusted source of information for professionals across the upstream oil and gas industry, delivering authoritative coverage across print, digital, social and live events.
The ideal candidate will have a strong editorial background, a confident understanding of the regional energy landscape, and the ability to deliver high-impact journalism for a senior audience of C‑suite executives, engineers, project managers and government stakeholders.
This is a dynamic opportunity for a journalist with proven editorial leadership skills and the ability to shape content strategy, generate in-depth features and analysis, and manage a busy editorial calendar across print, digital, social media and events.
Key Responsibilities- Drive editorial planning and execution across the monthly magazine, website, newsletters and social channels, ensuring consistent delivery of high‑quality news, expert interviews, project coverage and technical insight across the oil and gas value chain.
- Maintain and strengthen Oil & Gas Middle East’s position as a leading voice in the regional energy sector. Develop strong relationships with operators, EPCs, technology providers, government entities and senior industry figures.
- Stay up to date with key developments in upstream exploration and production, digital transformation, decarbonisation, hydrogen, LNG, refining and petrochemicals, ensuring relevance and authority in all published content.
- Oversee content output across print and digital platforms, ensuring consistency in tone, accuracy and depth, and delivering proactive, agenda‑setting journalism.
- Collaborate with the wider editorial and digital teams to grow audience reach and engagement, strengthening the brand’s influence among senior energy professionals across the GCC.
- Play a central role in the brand’s events portfolio, including the Oil & Gas Middle East Awards and strategy summits. Moderate panel discussions, conduct on‑stage interviews, contribute to programme development and provide comprehensive editorial coverage.
- Work closely with the commercial team to support sponsored features, special reports and content partnerships, ensuring all branded content aligns with editorial standards and delivers value to the audience.
- Work alongside editors across the wider B2B portfolio to identify shared themes, cross‑sector opportunities and collaborative initiatives that support the broader Business Group.
- Minimum 5 years of editorial experience, ideally within B2B or business publishing, with a strong portfolio of published work.
- Strong interest in oil and gas, energy or heavy industry. Understanding of the GCC energy landscape and key markets such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia is highly desirable.
- Comfortable working across CMS platforms, social media channels and newsletter systems, with an understanding of digital publishing best practice.
- Ability to lead a major regional brand, manage workflows effectively and contribute to long‑term editorial strategy.
- Strong writing, editing and interviewing skills, with the confidence to represent the brand publicly and moderate industry events.
- Highly organised and able to manage multiple priorities across print, digital and live platforms in a fast‑paced media environment.
- Comfortable working collaboratively with commercial and events teams while maintaining editorial integrity.
- Willingness to travel across the GCC, including Saudi Arabia and key industry events such as ADIPEC and regional energy summits.
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