Editor, Oil & Gas Middle East

We are seeking a motivated and experienced Editor to lead Oil & Gas Middle East the regions leading B2B energy publication. For nearly two decades the brand has served as a trusted source of information for professionals across the upstream oil and gas industry delivering authoritative coverage across print digital social and live events.

The ideal candidate will have a strong editorial background a confident understanding of the regional energy landscape and the ability to deliver high-impact journalism for a senior audience of C-suite executives engineers project managers and government stakeholders.

This is a dynamic opportunity for a journalist with proven editorial leadership skills and the ability to shape content strategy generate in-depth features and analysis and manage a busy editorial calendar across print digital social media and events.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive editorial planning and execution across the monthly magazine website newsletters and social channels ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality news expert interviews project coverage and technical insight across the oil and gas value chain.
  
• Maintain and strengthen Oil & Gas Middle Easts position as a leading voice in the regional energy sector. Develop strong relationships with operators EPCs technology providers government entities and senior industry figures.
  
• Stay up to date with key developments in upstream exploration and production digital transformation decarbonisation hydrogen LNG refining and petrochemicals ensuring relevance and authority in all published content.
  
• Oversee content output across print and digital platforms ensuring consistency in tone accuracy and depth and delivering proactive agenda-setting journalism.
  
• Collaborate with the wider editorial and digital teams to grow audience reach and engagement strengthening the brands influence among senior energy professionals across the GCC.
  
• Play a central role in the brands events portfolio including the Oil & Gas Middle East Awards and strategy summits. Moderate panel discussions conduct on-stage interviews contribute to programme development and provide comprehensive editorial coverage.
  
• Work closely with the commercial team to support sponsored features special reports and content partnerships ensuring all branded content aligns with editorial standards and delivers value to the audience.
  
• Work alongside editors across the wider B2B portfolio to identify shared themes cross-sector opportunities and collaborative initiatives that support the broader Business Group.
  

Key Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years of editorial experience ideally within B2B or business publishing with a strong portfolio of published work.
  
• Strong interest in oil and gas energy or heavy industry. Understanding of the GCC energy landscape and key markets such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia is highly desirable.
  
• Comfortable working across CMS platforms social media channels and newsletter systems with an understanding of digital publishing best practice.
  
• Ability to lead a major regional brand manage workflows effectively and contribute to long-term editorial strategy.
  
• Strong writing editing and interviewing skills with the confidence to represent the brand publicly and moderate industry events.
  
• Highly organised and able to manage multiple priorities across print digital and live platforms in a fast-paced media environment.
  
• Comfortable working collaboratively with commercial and events teams while maintaining editorial integrity.
  
• Willingness to travel across the GCC including Saudi Arabia and key industry events such as ADIPEC and regional energy summits.