Egyptian Streets is always looking for passionate and driven individuals to join the Egyptian Streets team in a number of capacities. Available positions (if any)  are set out below, along with instructions on how to apply to each role. Please read all instructions carefully before applying – if any information is missing, we may not be able to proceed with your application.

We will review all applications on a rolling basis. Successful applicants will undertake a two-month, paid trial. The job positions below will remain available for as long as this post remains visible.

Please note Egyptian Streets does not have a physical office presence. You must be comfortable with working online and remotely. Meetings with other team members are held regularly at various locations in Cairo.

If you have any questions about any of the positions below or the hiring process, please email [email protected] with the subject title “Question About Vacancy”.

We are currently hiring:

– ‘Editor’

– ‘Communications Officer’

– ‘Writer’

Scroll down to see the details of each of these roles and how to apply.

Editor

Egyptian Streets is looking for a motivated, hardworking and driven individual to join our team as an Editor.

As an Editor, you will be responsible for overseeing the writing process, editing, and quality output of our content creators. You will also be responsible for writing and publishing your own individual pieces.

As such, along with having extensive social media presence and awareness, you must have excellent editorial skills, news judgment and the ability to work in a fast-paced, yet supportive, team environment.

You must also be capable of pitching stories with refined angles suitable for Egyptian Streets’ readership.

You will also demonstrate an understanding of what stories ‘matter’ in and for Egypt and the Middle East, with a focus on society and community, including culture, climate change, business and current trends.

This position is available for those based in Egypt. See below on how to apply.

We will review all applications on a rolling basis. Please note that Egyptian Streets does not have a physical office presence. You must be comfortable with working online and remotely. Meetings with other team members are held regularly at various locations. You must also have excellent daily communications skills, and consistent online presence during working hours.

Main Responsibilities

– Edit the work of a talented team of 6-10 content creators and support them, as needed, on selecting story angles and fine-tuning pieces

– Direct, as needed, use of multimedia in content produced by content creators

– Direct coverage of news events relevant to our readers, including assigning stories to our content creators and establishing priorities

– Collaborate with the editorial team to set objectives and priorities and to work on various internal projects

– Establish high standards for our reporting, including ensuring breaking news coverage, coverage of key stories and that language and storytelling meets and exceeds accepted standards

– Write and publish up to 3-4 news and short stories a week

– Focus on the topics of society, communities, trends, climate change and current events

– Attend external events and provide coverage of such events or representation of Egyptian Streets as required

– Interview relevant stakeholders in Egypt and beyond either as subjects of your content or for information

– Publish articles across Egyptian Streets’ social media platforms

Requirements

– 2+ years of experience in journalism, including at least 1+ years of editing experience

– Deep knowledge of Egyptian cultural, social, political and economic affairs

– Proven ability to edit the work of a team of content creators

– Comprehensive understanding of how to source stories, break news and write attention-grabbing headlines

– Ability to judge how to best polish content to be attractive for social media and website reader

– Excellent and critical editing skills

– Advanced news writing capacities

– Excellent news judgment, including knowledge of when to act and not act

– Strong knowledge of audience metrics and what stories matter

– Ability to deal under pressure, particularly in a fast-paced environment, while also paying attention to detail

– Fluent English speaking, writing and reading skills required

– Advanced Arabic speaking and reading skills is a must, and writing preferred

– Established social media presence is preferred but not necessary

– Team player and able to handle multiple priorities

How to apply to ‘Editor’ role

To apply, please send your CV and a short cover letter detailing why you would like to work with Egyptian Streets to [email protected] Please include “Editor – Egyptian Streets” in the subject line of your email.

In addition to your cover letter, please attach a word document answering the following questions:

1. Share with us 1 published articles (published by any media outlet) that you think could have been better edited. Explain in 100-200 words why you think that is the case.

2. What topics are you interested in writing and reading about? Tell us in 100-250 words why these topics matter to you and the wider community.

3. What is something you think is the biggest challenge to being a successful Editor?

4. Please provide us with any articles you have (a) previously written; and (b) edited.

5. If you have a public social media profile and create social media content, please share with us your relevant social media URLs to the extent you are comfortable doing so.

Communications Officer

Egyptian Streets is looking for an experienced, motivated and driven individual to join our team as a Communications Officer to help manage communications of a client of Egyptian Streets working in the development space.

You will be customer-service oriented and lead in the creation of communications material, developing and presenting material to address the client’s goals.

This role involves communicating with various community stakeholders (local and international NGOs, government, foreign embassies, universities and other communities)

Ideally, you will also be a proactive individual with strong written and verbal communication skills.

This position is only available for those based in Cairo, Egypt.

See below on how to apply.

Main Responsibilities

– Develop, write and edit marketing and communications materials, including press releases, blog posts, speeches, newsletters, reports and other content for a client of Egyptian Streets working in the NGO space to promote their activities and goals, in collaboration with the Social Media Communications Officer

– Review and approve social media content created by the Social Media Communications Officer

– Collaborate with management of the client to develop and implement an effective communications strategy based on target audiences and goals

– Promote communications materials through social media, newsletters and other channels in collaboration with the Social Media Communications Officer

– Track analytics and create reports detailing successes and failures of communications campaigns

– Ensure that all communications and marketing material aligns with brand standards of the client as applicable

– Maintain digital media archives including photos and videos

– Maintain and develop a contacts database (consisting of key stakeholders) for the client

– Establish and maintain effective relationships with journalists, and maintain a media database

– Seek opportunities to enhance the reputation of the client (as applicable), and coordinate publicity events as required

– Work with other team members of the client to conceptualize and implement communications strategies and campaigns

– Respond to media inquiries and perform media outreach for the client

– Host online, phone and in-person meetings as necessary related to communications campaigns and media outreach efforts

– Provide prompt phone and email follow up to all inbound inquiries and properly document and track all activity with relevant stakeholders

– Develop and maintain knowledge and awareness of the latest digital media and content marketing trends

Requirements

– Excellent English and Arabic language skills. Other language skills (Spanish, French and German) are a bonus.

– Exceptional English writing skills are necessary to ensure delivery of accurate and engaging written content

– 2+ years experience in a communications role with a reputable NGO, international organization, government department or digital media agency required

– Knowledge of and proficiency in publishing software (Photoshop, MailChimp for newsletters, Canva, InDesign, Illustrator etc.)

– Proficient in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word and Excel), content management systems, and social media platforms

– Understand the best practices of main social media channels including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok

– Strong ability to collaborate efficiently and effectively with both the client’s internal teams and Egyptian Streets’ internal team

– Understanding of communications, public relations and marketing best practices

– Experience reporting and monitoring project performance and ensuring deliverables meet relevant timelines and standards

– Understanding of community work in Egypt, including by NGOs, international institutions, foreign embassies and local government

– Comprehensive understanding of the Egyptian and Middle East digital media, content marketing and communications

– Proactive, detail-oriented and can work independently

– Able to manage multiple projects at the same time while maintaining quality and timeliness.

– Have a laptop to carry out your work responsibilities

How to apply to ‘Communications Officer’ role

To apply, please send your CV and a short cover letter detailing why you would like to work with Egyptian Streets to [email protected] Please include “Communications Officer – Egyptian Streets” in the subject line of your email and indicate whether you are applying on a part-time basis or a full-time basis.

In addition to your cover letter, please attach a word document answering the following questions:

1. Are you based in Cairo, Egypt and happy to work from an office at least two days a week?

2. What do you think is key to being successful in the role of a Communications Officer? What can you bring to the Egyptian Streets team in that role? (100-300 words)

3. Which stakeholders in Egypt would you target first as a Communications Officer to grow the presence of a foreign NGO operating in Egypt? Why? (100-400 words)

4. Tell us about a time where you developed or contributed to a communications strategy, successfully pitched it independently or in collaboration with other team members, and executed the strategy. What learnings did you gain from this experience? (100-500 words)

Writer

Egyptian Streets is looking for a motivated, hardworking and driven individual to join our team as a Writer. Along with having extensive social media presence and awareness, you must have excellent news judgement and the ability to work in a fast-paced, yet supportive, team environment. You must also be capable of pitching stories with refined angles suitable for ES readership.

You will also demonstrate an understanding of what stories ‘matter’ in and for Egypt and the Middle East, with a focus on society and community, including culture, climate change and current trends.

This position is available for those based in Egypt and is being hired on a full-time basis. See below on how to apply.

We will review all applications on a rolling basis. Please note that Egyptian Streets does not have a physical office presence. You must be comfortable with working online and remotely. Meetings with other team members are held regularly at various locations. You must also have excellent daily communications skills, and consistent online presence during working hours.

Main Responsibilities

– Create easy to understand – yet meaningful and engaging – content on a variety of topics for Egyptian Streets

– Create weekly content plans and pitch them to the Editorial team for review and approval

– Plan, write and publish a mix of news, analysis and feature articles, including up to five news stories a week, one feature length story that involves research and interviewing multiple stakeholders and 3-4 other story formats

– Focus on the topics of society, communities, trends, climate change and current events

– Attend external events and provide coverage of such events as required

– Interview relevant stakeholders in Egypt and beyond either as subjects of your content or for information

– Publish articles across Egyptian Streets’ social media platforms

– Monitor news throughout the day

– Cover breaking news as required

– Work closely with the Managing Editor, team members and other administrative staff

– Work with the Business Development & Partnerships Manager to create content for strategic clients and partners (occasional)

Requirements

– 1+ years of experience working for a media agency, publication or otherwise in a capacity as a storyteller.

– Ability to deal under pressure, particularly in a fast-paced environment, while also paying attention to detail

– Comprehensive understanding of cultural/social/economic/business/tech affairs in Egypt, regionally and globally

– Fluent English speaking, writing and reading skills required

– Advanced Arabic speaking and reading skills is a must, and writing preferred

– Proven experience in social media, news and digital media production

– Established social media presence is preferred but not necessary

– Ability to judge what stories matter and a high level of news judgment

– Team player and able to handle multiple priorities

– Consistent online presence during work hours

– Mandatory attendance to workshops, and meetings

How to apply to ‘Writer’ role

To apply, please send your CV and a short cover letter detailing why you would like to work with Egyptian Streets to [email protected] Please include “Writer – Egyptian Streets” in the subject line of your email.

In addition to your cover letter, please attach a word document answering the following questions:

1. Share with us 2 published articles (published by any media outlet) that you think were well-written and presented to audiences using accessible and engaging language. Please explain why you think so in no less than 100 words.

2. What topics are you interested in writing about? Please tell us more about your interests in no less than 150 words.

3. Please provide us with any articles you have previously published. If you do not have any, then skip this step.

4. If you have a public social media profile and create social media content, please share with us your relevant social media URLs.