Arabic Editor

About Ogilvy 

Memac Ogilvy is one of the leading creative networks in MENA, with a strong presence in KSA and across the GCC and North Africa. It is part of the formidable worldwide Ogilvy network. It’s the only truly integrated comms network – with beyond Brand & Advertising, a deep PR & Influence, Social Media Performance and Customer Engagement & Digital capability under 1 P&L and under single leadership. Memac Ogilvy is about Making Brands Matter. We deliver on this by combining expert and new capabilities for modern marketing solutions (we are not a traditional advertising agency anymore) with solid project management expertise for agile and effective delivery as well as through a passionate talent agenda.   

The agency is the most awarded Middle Eastern agency in Cannes as well as a big winner at the local award show Lynx. It counts around 600 staff members.   

What You’ll Do:  

• Review and refine Arabic copy for advertising campaigns, marketing materials, and other communications to ensure accuracy, clarity, and adherence to brand voice and messaging. 

• Ensure all Arabic content has an instant, positive impact on the consumer, effectively promoting the product or brand being advertised. 

• Edit and enhance Arabic straplines, slogans, body copy, jingles, and scripts to align with strategic objectives and creative vision. 

• Verify the linguistic and cultural appropriateness of Arabic content for the target audience. 

• Work in close partnership with Art Directors, Copywriters, and other creative team members to ensure seamless integration of edited Arabic copy with visual elements. 

• Contribute to the overall creative process by providing editorial insights and ensuring the highest quality of Arabic content. 

• Be part of a diverse creative team that is lead by our CCO (Chief Creative Officer). 

• Have your work deputized and quality control assessed by the senior creative directors. 

• Embody Ogilvy values, contributing to the creative boost in a competitive industry space. 

• Think critically and apply editorial expertise to ensure imaginative and intelligent advertisements based on client briefs. 

• Push boundaries of original thinking in content refinement to explore new and effective editorial solutions. 

• Communicate editorial insights and recommendations effectively to a wide audience of varying levels of creative knowledge. 

• Translate strategic creative concepts into polished and effective Arabic executions to be presented to the client. 

• Ensure edited content meets the highest standards, involving and communicating with the necessary creative team. 

• Modify and refine initial content into workable concepts until the client is satisfied. 

• Align the Arabic copy with art direction and vice versa, ensuring linguistic and visual harmony. 

Responsibilities: 

• Liaise with clients and interpret their briefs to understand editorial requirements. 

• Review and edit Arabic content for accuracy, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style. 

• Ensure consistency in tone, voice, and terminology across all Arabic communications. 

• Proofread Arabic copy meticulously to check spelling and grammar, and ensure error-free delivery. 

• Familiarize themselves with clients’ products and services, the target audience, and their competitors’ activities to inform editorial decisions. 

• Update digital media with snappy, timely, and impeccably edited Arabic content. 

• Amend, revise, or redevelop Arabic adverts or campaigns in response to feedback from the creative director, account team, or clients. 

• Oversee campaigns through the production stage to completion, ensuring editorial quality. 

• Work on several campaigns at once, sometimes under pressure and often to tight deadlines. 

• Deliver edited work to brief on time and on budget, to the highest quality. 

• Oversee the production phase, ensuring editorial integrity in materials booked with designers, illustrators, printers, photographers, and production companies. 

• Build key relationships with Account Management, Planning & Traffic departments. 

• Meet regularly with relevant departments to discuss the client's requirements and core messages, providing editorial input. 

• Contribute to good financial management of the business, improving profitability and maximizing revenue, wherever possible, by ensuring high-quality, efficient editorial processes. 

• Monitor all billing procedures carried out, alerting management to any likely changes in billing or income and any potential write-offs etc., related to editorial work. 

What You’ll Need: 

• A foundation degree or degree in Arabic Language, Literature, Journalism, Communications, or a related field. 

• An established portfolio of recent Arabic editorial work (e.g., edited articles, marketing copy, scripts, etc.). 

• Exceptional command of the Arabic language, including grammar, syntax, punctuation, and style. 

• Skilled in writing clear, concise, persuasive, and grammatically correct Arabic copy, with a strong eye for detail and an ability to refine existing content. 

• Highly creative and imaginative, with the ability to enhance and refine original ideas from a brief. 

• Knowledge of the advertising industry and a deep understanding of the creative process in advertisement. 

• Excellent computer skills in relevant word processing and editing software packages. 

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to present editorial insights and recommendations effectively. 

• Ability to work under pressure, manage workloads effectively, and meet tight deadlines. 

• Self-motivated, well-organized, and a team player. 

• A keen interest in cultural/social trends and consumer views in the MENA region.