Middle East & North Africa Breaking & Daily News Editor

TRSS; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 293,000 - 368,000; Full time

Job summary

A global media organization is seeking an experienced Breaking & Daily News Editor in the Middle East & North Africa. The role involves setting editorial priorities, overseeing breaking news coverage, and leading a team to ensure accuracy and speed in reporting. Ideal candidates will possess extensive experience in journalism, strong decision-making skills under pressure, and a commitment to high editorial standards. Proficiency in Arabic is advantageous, with applications closing on January 30, 2026.

Benefits

Global career opportunities

On-the-job learning and coaching

Competitive salary packages

Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists

Qualifications

• Experience managing diverse teams, sometimes across locations.
• Deep expertise running breaking news in either text or visuals journalism.
• Commitment to Reuters Trust Principles of independence, integrity, and freedom from bias.

Responsibilities

• Set editorial priorities for breaking and daily news across all formats.
• Lead and coordinate a cross-format team to deliver fast, accurate coverage.
• Mentor and coach staff, fostering a high-performance and inclusive newsroom culture.

Skills

Proven experience in breaking news journalism

Strong editorial judgement

Experience dealing with staff safety in hostile environments

Excellent communication and coordination skills

Understanding of AI tools in newsroom workflows

Job description

About the Role

Reuters wants an experienced journalist with impeccable news judgment to manage the daily, breaking news file in the Middle East & North Africa across all formats — text, video and pictures.

The Breaking & Daily News Editor will oversee our response to breaking news events, from first snaps, pictures and live video coverage to fast, additional contents such as personal stories and explainers. They are also responsible for daily news coverage, from set-piece events like elections and summits to viral-worthy, slice-of-life stories.

Reporting to the Middle East & North Africa Editor, this role is central to setting editorial priorities for the day and ensuring timely, accurate, and high-impact coverage that meets the needs of Reuters’ global clients.

As Breaking News & Daily Editor, you will have a deep knowledge of the region and prioritise stories that matter most to clients, with a sharp focus on speed and accuracy. You will have experience in dealing with staff safety in hostile environments and have a strong track record in people management, including hiring and developing talent.

You will be expected to make quick editorial decisions under time pressure and understand the needs of our three main client groups: the London Stock Exchange Group’s global network; agency media, including the world\'s top broadcasters, newspapers and digital outlets; and Reuters’ own digital readers on the Reuters app, reuters.com and social media accounts.

Proficiency in Arabic would be a distinct advantage.

The role will report to the Middle East & North Africa Editor.

About the Role

As our Middle East & North Africa Breaking & Daily News Editor, you will:

• Set editorial priorities for breaking and daily news across all formats, in conjunction with regional editor and bureau chiefs
• Lead and coordinate a cross-format team to deliver fast, accurate, and impactful coverage.
• Ensure stories meet Reuters’ standards and client expectations across platforms.
• Make rapid editorial decisions under time pressure.
• Collaborate with regional and global editors to shape coverage and strategy.
• Mentor and coach staff, fostering a high-performance and inclusive newsroom culture.
• Drive innovation and experimentation in breaking news coverage.
• Support and help oversee the Arabic language news service.

About You

To be Middle East & North Africa Breaking & Daily News Editor, you will have:

• Proven experience in breaking news journalism, ideally in a global news organisation.
• Strong editorial judgement and decision-making under pressure.
• Deep expertise running breaking news in either text or visuals journalism, with a good understanding of the other disciplines.
• Experience of dealing with staff safety in hostile environments.
• Experience managing diverse teams, sometimes across locations.
• Understanding of AI tools and their application in newsroom workflows
• Excellent communication and coordination skills.
• Commitment to Reuters Trust Principles of independence, integrity, and freedom from bias.

The application deadline is Friday, January 30th, 2026. Please note that we review applications on a rolling basis, so early submission is strongly encouraged.

What’s in it For You?

At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:

• Global Career: As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities.
• Learning & Development: On the job learning and coaching. We also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our journalists.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market leading benefits including paid volunteering days.
• Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world’s most important stories.

About Reuters

Reuters is the world’s largest multimedia news provider. Founded in 1851, it is committed to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias. With unmatched coverage in over 16 languages, and reaching billions of people worldwide every day, Reuters provides trusted intelligence that powers humans and machines to make smart decisions. It supplies business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers.

About Thomson Reuters

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We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

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