Job description
Arabian Business, the leading source of business, economic, and financial news in the Middle East, is looking for a freelance reporter to join our team in Dubai Media City. This is an ideal opportunity for an ambitious journalist looking to build a name in the region's top business newsroom. If you are sharp, proactive, and obsessed with digital media, we want to hear from you.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Pitch, report, and write accurate breaking news, and business features daily in both English.
- Turn complex business stories and corporate announcements into clear copy.
- Represent Arabian Business at events and provide real-time digital reporting.
- Review corporate filings and financial data to explain economic trends simply without the jargon.
- Collaborate with our digital and social team to support video packages, podcasts, and newsletters. KEY SKILLS
- Proven reporting experience in a fast-paced news publication.
- Good understanding of GCC market dynamics and regional business trends.
- Good writing skills with the ability to craft sharp, engaging headlines and concise hooks that drive digital traffic.
- Familiarity with digital publishing tools like WordPress along with SEO best practices.
- Strong understanding of domestic media laws and international press ethics. WHAT WE LOOK FOR IN CANDIDATES
- Understands the cultural differences and nuances of both Western and Arab corporate environments.
- Possesses a relentless drive to beat the competition to the story and secure breaking news
- Comfortably pivots between writing quick, snappy breaking news alerts and filing long-form premium content.
- Deeply committed to fact-checking and accuracy, ensuring all reporting strictly respects local regional legal guidelines while maintaining journalistic integrity.