Sports Production Journalist -- The National, Abu Dhabi

Looking for an expat journalism experience at an award-winning section? The National in Abu Dhabi, UAE, may be for you. Our sports section has won APSE Triple Crown recognition for the past two years, and we have an opening for a production journalist. The successful candidate will have strong design, proofing and headline-writing skills. Experience with InDesign is required, as is three years of professional daily newspaper experience. The job is based in Abu Dhabi and involves working nights, weekends, and on deadline. Familiarity with the British suite of sports a plus.

Our journalists are well-paid and have inclusive health insurance. The UAE has no income tax or sales tax.


To apply, please send an email marked "Sports Production Journalist" to Sports Editor Paul Oberjuerge (poberjuerge@thenational.ae) Include your CV and a cover letter.

 

I only post about four times a year,so I find myself in the odd position of advocating twice in two days for positions I've never held.

But, I know a fair amount about this job. It pays exceptionally well. I was very deep in discussion with them at one point, and I think 80 grand - tax free - would be an OK place to set your sights. Rents are high - think Manhattan prices. Benefits are unreal - think 6-8 weeks of vacation, a free flight home every year and free health insurance. Plus, big bonuses. Big.

That might've changed. When I was talking to them, they were basically a start-up - an arm of the Sheikhs, who were willing to blow some money to establish credibility with a legit Western newspaper. Robert Mashburn is apparently gone, and Robert Mashburn was an excellent guy to work with (from a recruiting angle at least).

Also, you're going to have to deal with the fact that it's a propaganda arm. Sports is generally not affected too heavily by that, but it's worth jotting down in the cons list.

I know several people who've worked there, happily, and I sometimes regret I didn't. Like I said on the Jakarta post - if you're on the fence, at least send in an application.

 

doubt the wife would be too keen, but if you're adventurous, it sounds like an awesome opportunity

 

What happened to Mashburn?

 

He called the body of water Abu Dhabi resides on by the wrong name ...

http://www.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=5460

 

So, 377 total posts, divided by four per year . . . You've been a member since 1919. Cool.

 

Wasn't the site down from 1942-45 because of the war?

 

At first, I couldn't decide which weighed more heavily: The fact you seized on one blatantly obvious bit of hyperbole to work in what you clearly thought was a totally sweet burn, or the fact that you cared enough about said burn to correctly do the math. I mean, you actually pulled up the calculator and did the math, and that's not nothing.

But the more I think about it - and I'm not even being that sarcastic when I say this - I'm going to give you props. If you're going to talk shit, put in the work. Good lesson for the kids coming up in the biz.

 

Fetch me a beer, noob.