Editor, Oil & Gas

Overview

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 East’s 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 brand’s influence among senior energy professionals across the GCC.
• Play a central role in the brand’s 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.