Senior Executive Content Review
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Job summary
The Dubai Media Council is seeking a Senior Executive Content Review to lead advanced classification and regulatory assessment of audiovisual content across TV, OTT, film, gaming, publishing, and digital platforms.
The role requires strong analytical judgment, mentorship of reviewers, and coordination with Legal Oversight, Compliance, and Policy teams to refine classification frameworks in line with federal and local regulations. 2+ years in content review or regulatory roles is desired.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Media, Communication, Journalism, Law, or a related field.
- Certification in content classification, digital governance, editorial compliance, or a related area is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Review and classify complex, sensitive, or escalated media content in line with regulations.
- Assess content across platforms including film, TV, OTT, gaming, publishing, and digital media.
- Review cases involving cultural sensitivity, inappropriate content, misinformation, hate speech, or other regulatory concerns.
- Assess AI-generated, manipulated, or synthetic media and identify potential classification or compliance risks.
- Provide clear recommendations and justification for complex or escalated classification decisions.
- Conduct quality checks to ensure content review decisions are accurate, consistent, and properly documented.
- Support the improvement of content review procedures, classification guidelines, and working practices.
- Analyze content trends and emerging risks across different media platforms.
- Provide guidance and support to Content Review team members on complex cases.
- Coordinate with Legal, Compliance, Policy, and Archives when required.
Skills
Education
Job description
Department: Media Regulation Sector
Section: Media Content
Reporting To: Head of Content Review
The Senior Executive Content Review leads the advanced classification and regulatory assessment of complex, sensitive, and escalated audiovisual content across TV, OTT, film, gaming, publishing, and digital platforms. The role combines technical expertise with quality assurance responsibilities, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and defensibility of classification decisions.
The role holder supports the Head of Content Review in refining methodologies, resolving borderline cases, mentoring Executive-level reviewers, and coordinating with Legal Oversight, Compliance, and Policy teams on cross-cutting issues. The role requires strong analytical judgment, advanced content discernment, and the ability to apply and refine classification frameworks in line with federal and local regulations.
- Review and classify complex, sensitive, or escalated media content in line with applicable regulations and classification standards.
- Assess content across different platforms, including film, TV, OTT, gaming, publishing, and digital media.
- Review cases involving cultural sensitivity, inappropriate content, misinformation, hate speech, or other regulatory concerns.
- Assess AI-generated, manipulated, or synthetic media and identify potential classification or compliance risks.
- Provide clear recommendations and justification for complex or escalated classification decisions.
- Conduct quality checks to ensure content review decisions are accurate, consistent, and properly documented.
- Support the improvement of content review procedures, classification guidelines, and working practices.
- Analyze content trends and emerging risks across different media platforms.
- Provide guidance and support to Content Review team members on complex cases.
- Coordinate with relevant internal teams such as Legal, Compliance, Policy, and Archives when required.
This condensed version retains the main responsibilities from the JD without reproducing the detailed operational breakdown.
- Strong understanding of media content classification and regulatory requirements.
- Good knowledge of UAE cultural values and sensitivities.
- Strong analytical judgment and attention to detail.
- Ability to review sensitive or complex content objectively and consistently.
- Good written communication and ability to clearly document and justify decisions.
- Knowledge of digital media, OTT, gaming, and emerging content platforms.
- Familiarity with AI-generated or synthetic media is an advantage.
- Good organizational, prioritization, and teamwork skills.
- Proficiency in Arabic and English.
The original JD specifically calls for advanced knowledge of classification standards, tagging/QA, UAE cultural sensitivities, content discernment and documentation, along with proficiency in Arabic and English.
- Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in content review, editorial review, media classification, regulatory compliance, or media content production.
- Experience reviewing complex or sensitive content.
- Exposure to film, television, OTT, gaming, or digital media platforms.
- Experience with AI-generated or synthetic content is an advantage.
- Bachelor’s degree in Media, Communication, Journalism, Law, or a related field.
- Relevant certification in content classification, digital governance, editorial compliance, or a related area is preferred.
Department: Media Regulation Sector
Section: Media Content
Reporting To: Head of Content Review
- Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in content review, editorial review, media classification, regulatory compliance, or media content production.
- Experience reviewing complex or sensitive content.
- Exposure to film, television, OTT, gaming, or digital media platforms.
- Experience with AI-generated or synthetic content is an advantage.
- Bachelor’s degree in Media, Communication, Journalism, Law, or a related field.
- Relevant certification in content classification, digital governance, editorial compliance, or a related area is preferred.
The Dubai Media Council is the government authority responsible for regulating and developing Dubai’s media sector, strengthening the emirate’s position as a leading regional and global media hub through progressive policies, innovation, and talent development.
Dubai Government
UAE Only
20001-30000
Full time
07/09/2026
07/10/2026
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