Digital Editor - WIRED Middle East

Condé Nast is a global media company, home to iconic brands including Condé Nast Traveller, AD, Vogue, GQ, The New Yorker, Glamour, Vanity Fair and Wired, among many others. The company's award-winning content reaches 88 million consumers in print, 419 million in digital and 432 million across social platforms, and generates more than 1 billion video views each month.

The company is headquartered in London and New York and operates in 32 markets worldwide, including China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico & Latin America, Middle East, Spain, Taiwan, the U.K. and the U.S, with local licence partners across the globe.

Condé Nast Middle East is dedicated to producing high-quality, compelling content that connects with Middle East's most influential audiences. Our vision for our workplace is one that is centred on transparency and respect and with values that bring forward the best in all of us. We are committed to creating a culture where diverse voices and perspectives are encouraged and respected, and where all employees are equally supported in developing their careers — where people can truly be themselves and achieve their best.

Digital Editor

WIRED is seeking a creative, experienced editor to oversee digital content for WIRED Middle East. In this role, you will be responsible for both the big picture and the smaller details. Working with WIRED Middle East’s head of editorial content, you’ll develop and constantly iterate on editorial strategies that will deliver results across coverage areas. You’ll develop coverage plans around tech and science companies, personalities, and events, and you’ll manage a budget and a freelance roster. You’ll partner closely with WIRED Middle East’s social media editor to maximize the reach and impact of WIRED’s journalism. You’ll also collaborate frequently with WIRED Middle East’s video producer to execute cross-platform coverage that brings the best of WIRED to TikTok, Instagram Reels, and other platforms.

To be successful in this position you should have extensive knowledge of the Middle East tech and science industries’ major and upcoming players, and a demonstrated history of leading teams that break news. The ideal candidate should have an informed view of the power of big platforms, the impact of artificial intelligence, the future of work, the promise of biotech, and other key areas of our coverage. We’re less interested in earnings reports than exploring the influence of powerful companies and impactful research.

On a tactical level, we’re looking for someone who is a strategic, empathetic, and collaborative leader. You’ll also need to work effectively with other members of the WIRED team and partners across Condé Nast. Ultimately, you’ll be responsible for the success of WIRED Middle East’s digital presence as measured by audience size and engagement.

Primary/Ongoing Responsibilities:

• Oversee WIRED Middle East’s online coverage, with a particular focus on tech and science.
• Work with senior leadership to define goals and priorities for your respective areas, ensuring all content plans ladder up to broader brand goals and objectives.
• Proactively seek out interesting, diverse voices who can help WIRED deliver differentiated coverage.
• Partner with audience development to review audience engagement KPIs and use this data to consistently improve content strategy and output.
• Manage all projects from concept to execution including, but not limited to: Assigning, tracking, and editing stories from staff and freelancers; budgeting; partnering with photo/art teams on visuals and design to accompany stories; reading proofs and answering fact-checking and copy queries; seeing stories through production processes; and partnering with social and/or video teams to ensure stories have maximum impact.
• Identify and work collaboratively with global markets on all relevant stories or packages.
• Contribute to brand extensions, social platforms, and additional projects as needed.
• Represent the brand in a public-facing way as necessary, such as on social media, in press opportunities, panels and speaking engagements, and internal company presentations.
• Additional projects/stories as assigned.

Desired Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of experience as an editor in a fast paced, digital and news-driven environment.
• A past portfolio of work that reflects significant experience covering the tech or science industries, including a consistent record of breaking news and publishing must-read stories before other outlets.
• Experience overseeing multi-platform content from brainstorm to execution; able to balance daily deadlines with longer-lead projects and delegate as appropriate to maximize the team’s impact.
• Experience and passion for delivering big, ambitious coverage.
• Skilled at helping editors conceptualize stories and work to get the best out of writers; equally adept at helping writers achieve their best reporting and writing. Able to structure a story for maximum impact, reader understanding, and engagement.
• Highly collaborative with excellent communication skills; adept at working with a diverse team of contributors and stakeholders.
• Excellent time management and prioritization skills.
• Written and spoken Arabic is a plus.