Job description

The Manager, Content Insights & Planning leads the development and management of the newsroom’s editorial calendar, aligning annual, quarterly, and monthly content plans with the Chief Communications Officer’s divisions and Qatar Foundation’s strategic priorities. The role collaborates with leadership to define annual content themes, editorial pillars, messaging priorities, and priority campaigns; anticipates trends and integrates forward-looking coverage opportunities tied to national, regional, and global events; and builds strong relationships with divisions and entity focal points to proactively integrate campaigns and initiatives. The position owns and continuously improves newsroom planning frameworks, tools, and systems—such as editorial calendars, event schedules, and workflow trackers—to ensure visibility and accountability, and streamlines workflows by identifying redundancies and resolving bottlenecks for efficient resource allocation. It interprets content performance data and audience insights to guide editorial judgement and strengthen creative decisions; leads KPI tracking, operational dashboards, and performance reporting for leadership; and develops workload forecasting models with mitigation plans for scheduling conflicts or missed opportunities. The manager drafts and enforces SOPs, workflows, and editorial governance standards to ensure compliance with brand and policy frameworks; researches, adopts, and embeds global best practices and innovative planning technologies, including AI-assisted tools; mentors newsroom staff, supports task delegation, identifies training needs, and fosters a collaborative, high-performance culture. Tooling and platforms explicitly include MS Office applications and Sprinklr, with policy and brand framework compliance embedded across integrated communications operations.