Senior Executive Content Review

Job Description

Job Purpose

The Senior Executive Content Review leads the advanced classification and regulatory assessment of complex, sensitive, and escalated audiovisual content across TV, OTT, film, gaming, publishing, and digital platforms. The role combines technical expertise with quality assurance responsibilities, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and defensibility of classification decisions. The role holder supports the Head of Content Review in refining methodologies, resolving borderline cases, mentoring Executive-level reviewers, and coordinating with Legal Oversight, Compliance, and Policy teams on cross-cutting issues. The role requires strong analytical judgment, advanced content discernment, and the ability to apply and refine classification frameworks in line with federal and local regulations.

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Key Focus Area

Key Accountabilities

General Responsibilities

• Translate the Content Review strategy into day-to-day execution for complex and escalated cases.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to Executive Content Review colleagues to ensure consistent application of standards.
• Prepare metrics, insights, and trend analyses for monthly KPI reporting, highlighting recurring issues and improvement opportunities.
• Support the Head of Content Review in identifying gaps in workflows, tools, and classification criteria.
  
  

Advanced Content Classification & Escalation Handling

• Conduct advanced review of complex, sensitive, or precedent-setting audiovisual content using federal and local classification guidelines.
• Make first-level determinations on escalated cases involving hate speech, obscenity, religious sensitivity, misinformation, or cultural sensitivity.
• Provide reasoned recommendations for the Head of Content Review for cases requiring higher-level approval.
• Maintain a precedent library to ensure consistency across the team and support future decision- making.
• Document classification decisions with detailed justification to ensure audit readiness.
  
  

Synthetic & AI- Generated Content Assessment

• Apply advanced detection tools, metadata analysis, and provenance checks to identify synthetic, manipulated, or AI- generated content.
• Determine whether synthetic content meets classification, cultural, and safety standards, documenting rationale for future precedent-setting.
• Identify gaps in existing frameworks and recommend refinements to the Head of Content Review.
• Coordinate with Legal Oversight and Policy teams on cases requiring legal interpretation or regulatory clarification.
  
  

Quality Assurance, Documentation & System Integrity

• Lead internal QA checks on classification decisions to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with regulatory standards.
• Oversee the integrity of the content review system, ensuring correct tagging, metadata accuracy, and audit-ready documentation.
• Conduct classification audits, prepare findings, and recommend corrective actions.
• Refine cultural sensitivity filters and tagging standards to support consistent classification outcomes.
  
  

Volume Management, Workflow Optimization & Trend Analysis

• Triage incoming review requests and allocate cases based on complexity, ensuring balanced distribution of balanced workload.
• Lead coordination during high-volume periods, guiding Executive colleagues on prioritization.
• Analyze classification trends by platform, genre, and content type (e.g., OTT, gaming, influencer content).
• Recommend improvements to SOPs, checklists, and system prompts to enhance workflow efficiency.
  
  

Continuous Learning, Mentoring & Knowledge Development

• Deliver internal training sessions on classification standards, emerging risks, and AI ethics.
• Mentor Executive-level reviewers on complex case handling and documentation quality.
• Identify gaps in classification criteria and propose updates supported by precedent cases.
• Maintain expert awareness of regional cultural values, regulatory shifts, and international classification standards.
• Coordinate with Archives on long-term content storage protocols and metadata tagging.
  
  

Job Specifications

Key Interactions & Nature of Interaction

Internal:

• Serve as senior technical reference for Executive Content Review colleagues.
• Coordinate with Compliance, Archives, Legal Oversight, and Policy Development teams on cross-cutting cases. External:
• Liaise with content creators, broadcasters, publishers, and production companies on escalated submissions as directed by the Head of Content Review.
• Engage with international classification bodies for benchmarking when supporting framework refinements.
  
  

Technical Skills

• Advanced: Media classification guidelines (federal & local), gaming & digital content standards
• Advanced: Tagging, logging, QA, and system integrity
• Advanced: UAE cultural sensitivities and regulatory context
• Advanced: Content discernment, justification writing, precedent documentation
• Proficient: AI content detection tools, metadata analysis, synthetic media identification
• Proficient: Arabic & English (written and spoken)
  
  

Behavioral Competencies

• Evoking and Disseminating Positive Energy – Proficient
• Community Focus and Responsiveness – Proficient
• Time Management & Prioritization – Proficient
• Excellence in Execution – Proficient
• Continuous Learning & Improvement – Proficient
  
  

Qualifications

Experience Required

Functional Experience

• 2+ years in editorial review, content classification, regulatory compliance, or media content production
• Demonstrated experience handling complex or escalated classification cases
• Exposure to film, gaming, OTT, or digital ecosystems required
• Experience reviewing AI-generated or synthetic media is an advantage
  
  

Leadership/Supervisory

• N/A
  
  

Education and Qualification Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Media, Communication, Journalism, Law, or related field
• Certification in content classification, digital governance, or editorial compliance preferred
  
  

Key Performance Indicators

• Classification Accuracy on QA Audit
• Escalated Case Resolution Rate
• Compliance Violation Resolution Time
• Enforcement Actions Completed
• Content Review Coverage Growth
• Synthetic Content Identification Accuracy
  
  

About Dubai Media Council:

The Dubai Media Council is the government authority responsible for regulating and developing Dubai’s media sector, strengthening the emirate’s position as a leading regional and global media hub through progressive policies, innovation, and talent development.

Advertiser

Dubai Government

Required Nationality

UAE Only

Monthly Salary

10001-20000

Schedule-Time

Full time

Job Posting

15/07/2026

Unposting Date

14/08/2026

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