Head of Narrative & Storytelling for an International Consulting Firm

Job description / Role

The Head of Narrative & Storytelling is the firm’s senior narrative, thought leadership, and editorial leader in the Middle East.
The role owns the Middle East’s narrative end-to-end, shaping what the firm says, how it says it, and why it matters across thought leadership, social media, alumni engagement, recruitment, and internal communications.

The Head of Narrative & Storytelling defines priority themes, governs the thought leadership and editorial pipeline, and ensures all written and spoken content reflects the firm’s strategic priorities, intellectual rigor, tone of voice and regional positioning. The role works closely with Partners, client teams, internal firm services and leadership to identify the ideas worth amplifying and to spin them into stories that influence decisions.

Responsibilities
• Define and evolve our master story: who we are, what we do, why it matters, and how we’re different in the region.
• Support the translation of our market offerings into simple, compelling narratives for our clients, staff, future talent and general audience.
• Ensure narrative discipline and coherence across all touchpoints — external and internal.
• Own the thought leadership agenda for the Middle East, aligned with leadership priorities, practice focus, and market dynamics.
• Lead the development, prioritization, and governance of the thought leadership pipeline in partnership with client teams.
• Shape and refine ideas into publishable, high-impact narratives, recommending appropriate formats (reports, op-eds, articles, speeches, podcasts).
• Oversee editorial production across formats and channels.
• Manage relationships with external editors, writers, and copy editors.
• Ensure compliance with global quality, risk, and review requirements.
• Measure narrative effectiveness and content impact with defined KPIs.
• Define channel-specific narrative strategies for:
o Social media and digital platforms
o Podcasts and audio storytelling
o Events, conferences, and panels
o PR and media engagements
• Work closely with Digital & Creative Studio to bring the firm’s voice to life visually and digitally.
• Play an active role in podcast conception, narrative design, guest framing, and episode storytelling — from idea to publication.
• Support the production of internal communications that explain firm priorities, strategic direction, and cultural narratives in a tone that connects with staff.
• Partner with leadership and HR to support internal announcements, change communications, and engagement initiatives.

Qualifications
• 10–15+ years of experience in editorial leadership, thought leadership publishing, journalism, or professional services communications at an international firm.
• Proven experience shaping content strategy and managing complex editorial pipelines within corporate professional services.
• Background in consulting, professional services, or business journalism strongly preferred.
• Strong stakeholder management and facilitation skills.
• Experience managing external editorial resources and distributed teams.
• High attention to quality, consistency, and detail.
• Knowledge of regional dynamics.

About the Company

RecruitME are a specialized recruitment consultancy supplying top tier business support staff to Dubais leading multinational organizations. We carefully source, screen and select only the very best candidates to assist our clients in making easier recruitment decisions faster.

Differentiating ourselves from standard recruitment agencies our consultants have been carefully chosen for their backgrounds in business support for leading multinational organizations. Having been both the client and the candidate previously, we have an insiders understanding of the recruitment process and our clients needs.

What we do:

Specializing in business support positions we can assist in introducing a small selection of experienced administration, finance and human resource candidates with the relevant experience to benefit your business. Our careful screening process ensures that we have met with and can give a concise overview of each candidates skills and current situation before you meet them.

We pride ourselves on sending our clients only the very best available candidates in the market to ensure a simplified, hassle free and timely recruitment experience for all involved.