Senior Executive Editor

About the Role

Executive Newsletters Bureau is assembling a specialized editorial team dedicated to producing executive newsletters and thought-leadership content targeted at leaders, institutions, and organizations. The Senior Executive Editor will take charge of the editorial quality, direction, and standards, going beyond traditional content editing. This role demands a seasoned editorial leader capable of grasping intricate executive, institutional, and industry concepts and transforming these into clear, credible, and intellectually engaging editorial outputs.

The editor will collaborate intimately with clients, editors, researchers, writers, and designers ensuring each newsletter carries a precise editorial focus, strong storyline, thorough research, and a consistent executive tone.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the editorial creation of executive newsletters from ideation through drafting, editing, fact-checking to final publication.
• Set and uphold editorial benchmarks for quality, accuracy, tone, structure, narrative flow, and executive voice consistency.
• Develop editorial strategies and manage content schedules for diverse clients across multiple sectors and professions.
• Coach and supervise a team of sector editors and writers to maintain consistent quality across various client projects.
• Engage directly with senior executives and institutional leaders to convert their expertise and priorities into unique thought-leadership narratives.
• Coordinate with research, design, account management, and social content teams to produce cohesive editorial deliverables.

Candidate Profile

• Over 15 years of relevant experience in editorial, publishing, journalism, executive communications, or thought leadership.
• Demonstrated history in senior editorial or leadership capacities.
• Exceptional proficiency in English with the skill to simplify complex topics into engaging, polished narratives.
• Deep knowledge of executive communications, institutional dialogue, business, public policy, leadership, or professional sectors.
• Aptitude for managing multiple editorial assignments while maintaining rigorous quality and precision.
• Strong research, fact-checking, analytical abilities, and sound editorial judgment.
• Experience collaborating directly with senior executives, prestigious institutions, or influential clients is highly regarded.
• Proven leadership in managing editorial teams and nurturing other editorial professionals.

Indicators of Success

• Achieving consistently elevated editorial standards across the Bureau.
• Building and guiding a team capable of producing meaningful, distinctive, and trustworthy executive newsletters.
• Influencing not just individual projects but also the Bureau’s editorial practice, quality policies, and public image.

Why Join

• Opportunity to develop an editorial function intersecting executive communications, thought leadership, research, publishing, and social platforms.
• Play a critical role in shaping how senior leaders and institutions convey their ideas and expertise to a professional audience.

Additional Information

• Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Work Arrangement: Fully on-site
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Applicants should submit a CV along with a portfolio of relevant editorial work.