Account Director Arabic Speaker

Daniel J Edelman Holdings; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading public relations agency in Dubai is seeking an Account Director to join their corporate reputation practice. The successful candidate will manage key client relationships, identify growth opportunities, and oversee integrated campaigns. Ideal candidates should have 8-10 years of experience in leading agencies and strong knowledge in logistics and the corporate sector. The role offers a hybrid work environment, opportunities for personal growth, and a collaborative culture.

Benefits

Flexible working conditions

Personal growth training

Diverse and inclusive culture

Qualifications

• 8 to 10 years experience working with leading agencies.
• Experience in logistics, supply chain, and maritime industry sectors.
• Strong knowledge in communication strategies and tactical planning.

Responsibilities

• Manage relations with clients and identify growth opportunities.
• Oversee client programs and integrated campaigns.
• Direct media engagement strategies and train junior team members.

Skills

Client relationship management

Strategic communications

Media engagement

Team management

Job description

About us

Edelman is a new kind of agency at the intersection of PR Advertising Social Digital Earned Media and Experiential. We blur the lines between each medium to create smart innovative and powerful work that gets people talking and engaging with brands in new ways. You will be challenged to push convention and your creativity to find modern ways to drive consumer behavior in todays socially charged digital environment. We are passionate unconventional and driven by a desire to do the best work possible. We get results for our clients and have the trophies to prove it. We are tough on work. We are kind to each other. We also laugh a lot …

The Role

We are looking for Account Director to join our corporate reputation practice and lead on some of our key clients 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.

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 line management responsibilities.
• Directing media engagement strategy for clients and coaching teams to activate and deliver coverage leading from the front.
• Strong understanding of sector landscape energy and industrials not just on a local level to help inform clients of best practice, share recommendations and protect client interests and reputation.
• Ability to develop accurate commercials and contribute to new business development to grow the Edelman business.

Knowledge & Skills

• 8 to 10 years experience working with leading agencies.
• Experience working with clients in the logistics supply chain and maritime industry sector is key.
• 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.
• Writing skills is a given ability to offer juniors constructive feedback on how to strengthen content pieces.
• Selling in those concepts to clients and seeing them through to .

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 hybrid work environment where you can work from home twice in 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.
• If you apply we will review your fit against the position criteria and feedback to you. If your profile does not meet the criteria we will retain your profile as an active applicant for future consideration.

Required Experience: Director