Senior Executive Editor

About the Role

Executive Newsletters Bureau is establishing a specialized editorial team focused on developing high-quality executive newsletters and thought-leadership content. We are seeking a Senior Executive Editor to lead the editorial quality, direction, and standards of this work. This full-time position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and requires over 10 years of relevant experience.

Role Context

This role requires an experienced editorial leader capable of understanding executives, institutions, industries, and complex ideas, and transforming them into clear, credible, and intellectually engaging editorial products. The Senior Executive Editor will collaborate with clients, editors, researchers, writers, and designers to ensure each newsletter has a clear editorial purpose, strong narrative, sound research, and a consistent executive voice.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the editorial development of executive newsletters from concept and editorial direction through drafting, editing, fact-checking, and final publication.
• Establish and maintain editorial standards for quality, accuracy, tone, structure, narrative, and executive voice.
• Shape editorial strategies and content calendars for clients across various sectors and professional fields.
• Edit and mentor a team of sector editors and writers, ensuring consistency and quality across multiple client accounts.
• Work directly with senior executives and institutional leadership teams to translate their expertise, perspectives, and priorities into distinctive thought-leadership content.
• Collaborate with research, design, account management, and LinkedIn content teams to deliver integrated editorial products.

Qualifications and Experience

• 15+ years of relevant editorial, publishing, journalism, executive communications, or thought-leadership experience.
• Significant experience in senior editorial or content leadership roles.
• Exceptional command of written English and the ability to edit complex ideas into clear, compelling, and sophisticated narratives.
• Strong understanding of executive communications, institutional discourse, business, public policy, leadership, or professional sectors.
• Proven ability to manage multiple editorial projects while maintaining high standards of quality and accuracy.
• Strong research, fact-checking, analytical, and editorial judgment.
• Experience working directly with senior executives, institutions, or high-profile clients is valued.
• Experience leading editorial teams and developing other editors or writers.

Impact of the Role

Success in this position involves establishing consistently high editorial standards across the Bureau and building a team capable of producing substantive, distinctive, credible, and engaging executive newsletters. The successful candidate will contribute to shaping the Bureau's editorial methodology, quality standards, and overall reputation.

Career Opportunity

This role offers an opportunity to help build a specialized editorial practice at the intersection of executive communications, thought leadership, research, publishing, and LinkedIn. The Senior Executive Editor will directly influence how senior leaders and institutions articulate their ideas, expertise, and perspectives to professional audiences.