Reporter (Freelance), Arabian Business
About this role
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.
Company at a glance
ITP Media Group is one of the world’s most diversified media houses, with a portfolio spanning international consumer and trade publishing, influencer marketing, live events, and creative communications solutions.
Founded in 1987, today the privately owned company operates more than 40 media brands and over 200 live events annually from offices in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, India and the UK, with further global expansion slated for 2026.
ITP Media Group brands around the world include ahlan, Arabian Business, Boutique Hotelier, Caterer Middle East, Commercial Interior Design, Construction Week, Hotelier Middle East, Out Of Office and WatchPro, while the company also operates Complex, Cosmopolitan, Dazed, Esquire, Grazia, Harper’s Bazaar, Icon, Spartan, Time Out and Tough Mudder in the Middle East, and Gault&Millau in the UAE.
Across its vast network of digital, social, audio, video, print and events platforms, ITP Media Group reaches a global monthly audience in excess of 200 million.
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