UAE National Editorial & Design Project Coordinator
About the role
Job Purpose
The Creative & Editorial Project Coordinator drives operational excellence across the Creative & Editorial function. This role is responsible for managing project workflows, streamlining and improving the briefing process, enhancing visibility of team capacity and delivery, and ensuring projects move efficiently from briefing through to final delivery.
Reporting to the Head of Creative & Editorial, the role ensures the smooth flow of projects across creative and editorial workflows. This includes maintaining accurate briefing systems, adhering to timelines, and supporting seamless execution across production and design teams.
The role also supports the transformation of the function into a scalable, data-driven operation through process optimisation, AI adoption, and structured project management.
Roles and
Responsibilities
Strategic
Responsibilities
- N/A
Functional
Responsibilities
Project & Workflow Management
- Own end-to-end project tracking across the Creative & Editorial function, maintaining full visibility of projects, milestones, dependencies, and deadlines
- Ensure projects move efficiently through briefing, review, approval, and delivery stages
- Identify bottlenecks and proactively resolve blockers
- Support prioritisation across BAU, campaigns, brand partnerships, and special projects
Briefing & Creative Operations
- Streamline and enhance the briefing process, ensuring accurate capture of information and smooth flow through systems
- Establish and maintain project management frameworks, workflows, and SOPs
- Improve resource planning, workload allocation, and capacity forecasting
- Support delivery planning and drive accountability through clear ownership and timelines
- Support the day-to-day running of creative operations across production and design
Process Optimisation & Automation
- Continuously review workflows to identify inefficiencies and reduce manual administrative effort
- Implement smarter processes and tools to drive efficiency
- Partner with stakeholders to automate repetiti…