Senior Bilingual Copywriter (Arabic & English)

About the role

The Senior Bilingual Copywriter develops, writes, edits and adapts high-quality content in Arabic and English to support the company's institutional communications, strategic initiatives, campaigns and events. The role calls for strong written proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic and professional British English, with a good grasp of linguistic accuracy, cultural nuance and institutional protocols.

Key responsibilities

• Create original content in Arabic and English for websites, social media, newsletters, brochures, campaigns and publications, including headlines, captions, video scripts and event communications.
• Draft and refine press releases, news articles, media statements, speeches, talking points, interview responses and executive messages for senior leadership and official events.
• Translate and adapt content between Arabic and English, keeping meaning, tone and context intact, and maintain editorial style guides and bilingual terminology glossaries.
• Review, proofread and edit written materials, and check designs and digital publications for linguistic errors.
• Research facts, figures and terminology, coordinate with internal teams on content accuracy, and stay aware of gender balance, women's empowerment, equality, inclusion and sustainable development.
• Work with internal departments, designers, communication teams and external agencies to deliver content on time, follow review and approval procedures, and keep an organised archive of approved content.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Media, Marketing, Languages, Public Relations or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in copywriting, bilingual content development, editorial work or corporate communications; 5-10 years preferred.
• Proven ability to write original content independently in Arabic and English, and experience with press releases, speeches and social media content.
• Experience in government communications, public-sector or institutional settings is strongly preferred.

Required skills

• Native-level or near-native Modern Standard Arabic and professional British English.
• Translation, transcreation and bilingual adaptation; ability to adjust style for leadership, government and media contexts.
• Strong research, fact-checking and editorial judgement, with attention to detail.
• Ability to handle several assignments and tight deadlines, and to coordinate with stakeholders.
• Microsoft Office and collaborative document management tools.