Account Director Digital

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

Job summary

A leading global communications agency in Abu Dhabi seeks a Director to oversee digital marketing projects and solutions across the Middle East. The ideal candidate has at least 7 years of experience in digital and social marketing, strong leadership, and client management skills. You will drive effective digital strategies, manage relationships with clients, and ensure operational performance. The position offers hybrid working options and opportunities for personal growth within a dynamic, inclusive culture.

Benefits

Hybrid work environment

Personal growth opportunities

Collaborative culture

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience in digital and social within an agency or marketing firm.
• Strong leadership capabilities with excellent management skills.
• Experience with government clients and innovative technologies.

Responsibilities

• Oversee management of social content and influencer activities.
• Deliver integrated projects from start to finish with budget control.
• Identify digital opportunities for existing clients and new business.

Skills

Digital marketing

Client relations

Content strategy

Leadership

Community management

Strategic thinking

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 ....

Your Role

You will be working within our team in Dubai working across the Middle East region. You will have a great opportunity to learn and be part of Edelmans various digital marketing processes/approaches including brand engagements creative social media campaigns executive positioning and performance marketing.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• You will be responsible in overseeing management of social content and potential influencer activity across digital programs.
• You will manage and develop client relations exhibit best practice in handling client requests
• Deliver digital and integrated projects from start to finish including resource management project management budget control and client liaison.
• Proactively identify digital opportunities on existing clients and new business processes; experience in working with finance in forecasting
• Oversee quality and operational performance of the digital output meeting deadlines coach and guide junior team members and work closely with hub / large teams sitting across markets.
• You will have a client leadership skills and strategic thinking across digital programs and integrated campaigns.

Knowledge and Skills

• Min. 78 years of working in digital and social within an agency marketing firm or editorial digital publisher.
• You have a strong leadership figure confident and representative excellent management skills.
• Track record in content and social strategies audience planning/mapping community management as well as new innovative technologies
• Experience across government clients
• Passion for using digital to amplify campaigns someone who can partner with clients work on unlocking local opportunities and ultimately ensure that client expectations are not only met but exceeded.
• Awareness and understanding of managing executive profile pages.
• Strong communications skills verbal and written able to develop highquality strategy write documents and proposals.

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 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.

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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