Account Director Arabic Speaker

Daniel J Edelman Holdings; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative agency is seeking an Account Director to lead corporate reputation efforts. This role involves managing client relationships, driving integrated campaigns, and coaching teams to deliver impactful results. You'll work in a dynamic and inclusive environment, collaborating with talented professionals who are passionate about pushing boundaries in PR and communications. If you thrive in a fast-paced setting and are eager to shape your future while helping clients succeed, this is the opportunity for you. Join a team that values creativity, growth, and diversity, and take your career to the next level.

Benefits

Hybrid work environment

Personal growth opportunities

Virtual learning resources

Collaborative culture

Diversity embraced

Qualifications

• 8 to 10 years experience with leading agencies, especially in logistics and maritime.
• Strong communication strategy and tactical planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage client relations and identify growth opportunities.
• Oversee integrated campaigns and direct media engagement strategies.
• Develop junior team members and manage account portfolios.

Skills

Client Management

Communication Strategies

Tactical Planning

Writing Skills

Team Leadership

Client Relations

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 today's 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 an 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 completion.

WHATS 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.

If you apply, we will review your fit against the position criteria and provide feedback. If your profile does not meet the criteria, we will retain your profile as an active applicant for future consideration.

Required Experience:

Director