The Role

An opportunity has arisen for an Account Manager to work within the Brand team based in our Dubai office. The Account Manager’s primary day-to-day role will be to oversee account programs and be the daily contact with clients and partners, providing them strategic counsel on tactical implementation and solid project management skills. He or she will be leading major activities for accounts, managing teams to deliver strong results and ensuring work is of high quality. They will also be helping to develop program plans for brands, ensuring tactics meet client’s business objectives. The successful candidate will be a mentor to junior team members, providing them with guidance on their career development.

Responsibilities include:

Managing accounts and being responsible for the overall quality and delivery of brand programmes ensuring client’s strategic goals are met
Daily client counsel, including problem solving
Develop and edit written documents that are on message and tailored to audience; documents will include slides, proposals, plans, budgets, and issues management documents
Keeping abreast of new developments, trends and opportunities for both clients and the wider industry
Line management and people development, including recruitment
Leading and participating part in new business ventures, including pitching

Requirements:

In depth local knowledge of the market, including regional business developments impacting the UAE (+GCC) and a strong knowledge of the competitive environment
At least three years of relevant experience in communications, preferably at a PR agency
Superior writing, editing and presentation-development skills; project management skills; and consultative skills (including effective questioning, critical thinking, client management, etc.)
Ability to draft strategic client-facing internal and external communications plans and proposals
Passion for client service and team work
Ability to multi-task and manage a number of projects/work assignments simultaneously to tight deadlines
Understanding of budgeting client programmes, including budget development, management, resourcing and forecasting
Arabic language skills are not essential but would be preferred