Business Reporter (English & Arabic), Arabian Business

Overview

Responsibilities

• Pitch, report, and write accurate breaking news, exclusive scoops, and business features daily in both English and Arabic.
• Adapt and translate complex business narratives fluidly between the English and Arabic editions, ensuring the specific cultural and market nuances resonate with each audience.
• Build and maintain a network of C-suite executives, government officials, financial experts, and regulators across the GCC, with a specific focus on local market players.
• Represent Arabian Business at events, providing real-time multi-lingual reporting.
• Dissect corporate filings, financial balance sheets, and regional economic data, transforming complex financial jargon into clear, high-impact copy in both languages.
• Work alongside the digital, social, and multimedia teams to provide linguistic support and editorial insight for bilingual video packages, podcasts, and newsletters.

Key Skills

• Native or professional fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic is non-negotiable.
• Proven reporting experience in a fast-paced business, finance, or economics publication.
• Strong understanding of GCC market dynamics.
• Exceptional copy-editing and translation skills, with the ability to write sharp, engaging headlines and concise hooks in both languages.
• A strong network of business contacts within the UAE and wider Middle East.
• Familiarity with digital publishing tools (WordPress), SEO best practices, and subscription-driven media models.
• Candidates must have a strong understanding of domestic and regional media law, and international press ethics.

What We Look For In Candidates

• Effortlessly understands the linguistic and cultural differences of both Western and Arab corporate environments.
• Possesses a relentless drive to beat the competition to the story and secure the defining regional exclusives.
• Comfortably pivots between writing quick, snappy breaking news alerts and filing long-form, investigative premium content across two languages.
• Deeply committed to fact-checking and accuracy, ensuring all reporting strictly respects local regional legal guidelines while maintaining journalistic integrity.