Editor-in-Chief, GRAZIA Middle East

ITP Media Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company in Dubai seeks an experienced Editor-in-Chief to lead GRAZIA Middle East. This role involves driving the editorial vision across print and digital platforms, cultivating industry relationships, and managing a creative editorial team. The ideal candidate should be bilingual and possess a deep understanding of luxury fashion trends, ensuring content remains relevant and engaging. Competitive tax-free remuneration and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Competitive tax-free remuneration

Attractive bonus structure

Medical insurance

Generous leave entitlement

Qualifications

• Bilingual in English and Arabic, spoken and written.
• Experience in high-quality content creation.
• Strong connections with luxury fashion and beauty brands.

Responsibilities

• Lead the editorial direction of GRAZIA Middle East.
• Oversee content creation across various platforms.
• Cultivate relationships with luxury fashion houses and influencers.
• Manage and inspire a multidisciplinary editorial team.

Skills

Editorial leadership

Fashion industry knowledge

Content creation

Strong relationships in luxury brands

Job description

ITP Media Group is looking for a visionary Editor-in-Chief to lead GRAZIA Middle East the region s premier voice in luxury fashion beauty culture and lifestyle. The Editor-in-Chief will define and execute the brand s editorial vision across digital print video and social platforms ensuring GRAZIA stays ahead of trends while remaining culturally and commercially relevant in the Middle East.

The ideal candidate is a dynamic editorial leader with a deep understanding of fashion social media trends and the luxury landscape. They must be well-connected within the industry with the ability to build and nurture strong relationships with designers luxury brands PRs and KOLs and act as a public-facing ambassador for the GRAZIA brand.

Requirements

Editorial Strategy & Vision:

• Lead the overall editorial direction of GRAZIA Middle East across print digital video and social.
  
• Develop an engaging luxury-first editorial calendar aligned with global GRAZIA standards and tailored to the Middle East audience.
  
• Ensure content is trend-driven fashion-forward and culturally resonant.
  

Content Creation & Oversight:

• Oversee ideation commissioning and editing of high-quality fashion beauty lifestyle and cultural content.
  
• Deliver strong unique storytelling across all platforms including social-first formats.
  
• Collaborate with stylists photographers designers and creatives on brand-defining shoots and features.
  

Industry Relationships & Talent Access:

• Cultivate and maintain strong connections with luxury fashion houses beauty brands PR agencies influencers and regional KOLs.
  
• Secure exclusives interviews event access and content partnerships to elevate GRAZIA s brand authority.
  
• Represent GRAZIA Middle East at key industry events and international fashion weeks.
  

Team Leadership & Collaboration:

• Lead manage and inspire a multidisciplinary editorial team including writers editors stylists and digital producers.
  
• Collaborate closely with commercial marketing and digital teams to support revenue-driving initiatives while maintaining editorial integrity.
  
• Foster a creative inclusive and high-performance team culture.
  

Audience & Platform Growth:

• Work with social and digital leads to analyse performance and inform content strategies.
  
• Innovate with new formats to drive audience engagement and expand GRAZIA s reach.
  
• Implement SEO platform-specific and trend-aware content strategies.
  

Commercial & Branded Content:

• Partner with the sales team to ideate and support branded content opportunities that reflect GRAZIA s tone and standards.
  
• Contribute editorial direction to brand campaigns client pitches and sponsored projects.
  

Maintain a strong balance between editorial vision and commercial viability. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Growth and engagement across GRAZIA Middle East platforms.
  
• Consistency and quality of editorial output.
  
• Strong branded content performance.
  
• Growth and retention of audience and community.
  
• Editorial team development and performance.
  
• Brand reputation and visibility in regional and global fashion media
  

Preferences:

• English / Arabic bilingual (spoken & written
  
• Comfort and experience in front of camera for social content
  

Benefits

Being an ITP employee is an opportunity to be part of the largest content creation house in the region and provides the luxury of working with global brands and experienced industry leaders. To ensure we invest in the development of our team employees are given access to a variety of learning resources and exciting career development opportunities.

We believe in recognising the passionate efforts of our team members. Our employees are rewarded by competitive tax-free remuneration attractive bonus structure medical insurance and a generous leave entitlement scheme that sees annual holiday entitlement grow as tenure with the company increases. ITP employees also enjoy a variety of staff offers at many local restaurants salons hotels and service providers.