About the Role
We are looking for an Account Director to join our team in the region. You will be responsible for managing relations with the client, identifying opportunities to further grow relations and unlock potential growth, while also managing a team to ensure the day-to-day responsibilities are met.
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Key Roles and Responsibilities
- Identifying potential leads and areas of growth within existing clients, as well as broader opportunities from a prospecting perspective.
- Counselling clients confidently on communications marketing including PR, digital, social, and content creation.
- Overseeing client programmes and driving integrated campaigns.
- Taking responsibility for a portfolio of accounts and managing teams, developing junior team members, and taking on line management responsibilities.
- Directing media engagement strategy for clients and coaching teams to activate and deliver coverage, leading from the front.
- Strong understanding of the sector landscape—not just on a local level—to help inform clients of best practices, share recommendations, and protect client interests and reputation.
- Ability to develop accurate commercials and contribute to new business development to grow the company business.
Knowledge & Skills
- 8 to 10 years’ experience working with leading agencies.
- Experience working in the corporate sector is a must.
- Strong knowledge and experience in putting together communication strategies, tactical planning, and being the client lead.
- Ability to foster strong relations with clients, ultimately ensuring work is complete, delivered on time, and earning their trust.
- Excellent writing skills, with the ability to offer juniors constructive feedback on how to strengthen content pieces.
- Proven ability to sell concepts to clients and see them through to execution.
- Fluency in Arabic is required for this role.
What’s In It For You?
- An opportunity to shape your future and work with some of the smartest and most energetic people in the PR industry, who will nurture, challenge, and enable you.
- We offer a hybrid work environment where you can work from home twice a week.
- Big potential for personal growth, training, and further development of skills.
- A dynamic, collaborative, and inclusive culture, where diversity is embraced—and you are celebrated and appreciated for who you are.
- A huge variety of virtual learning and development resources to support your personal and professional growth.
