Brand Ambassador

Edrington; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury spirits company is seeking a Brand Ambassador in Dubai. The role involves recruiting and managing consumers through impactful brand experiences, conducting whisky tastings, and collaborating with distributors. Ideal candidates will have experience in the spirits or hospitality industry, along with strong public speaking and networking skills. This position offers a competitive salary and includes various benefits, with applications closing on September 12, 2025.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

30 days holiday plus public holidays

Private medical insurance

Work-life harmony with hybrid working

Qualifications

• Experience in the spirits or hospitality industry.
• Experience with luxury brands and clientele.
• Fluency in English.
• Strong public speaking abilities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct whisky tastings and host unique brand experiences.
• Manage relationships with private clients.
• Collaborate with distributors and marketing teams.
• Implement marketing activations in line with brand objectives.

Skills

Public speaking

Networking

Negotiation

Organizational skills

Influencing skills

Detail-oriented

Job description

Our Craft

Our Craft

Edrington’s vision is to give more by crafting exceptional ultra-premium spirit brands. The Macallan is our central focus, supported by Highland Park and The Glenrothes in the single malt category. Our portfolio is completed with Brugal rum from the Dominican Republic, Wyoming Whiskey in the American Whiskey category and Valdespino sherry from Jerez in Spain. Edrington also has a strategic partnership with No.3 London Dry Gin.

Our principal shareholder is a charitable trust, so we were built to make a world of difference. Discover a place where values define our culture. The home of exceptional brands, where people and teams thrive.

Our Blend of Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• 30 days holiday plus public holidays, plus 4 Giving More volunteer days
• Pension allowance
• Private medical insurance
• 24 / 7 support for you and your loved ones to counselling, life coaching and information on financial, mental, and physical wellbeing
• Experience our exceptional brands with a generous annual product allowance
• Embrace work-life harmony with 50 : 50 hybrid working, 26 weeks’ paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and up to five paid carers leave days a year

Embrace Excellence

The Macallan Brand Ambassador’s role within the UAE is to recruit, inspire, engage and manage consumers through unique and impactful experiences. Additional responsibilities include sourcing and developing luxury partnerships for unique and meaningful opportunities and strengthening strategic relationships with distributors and other agencies (Media and Experiential)

As a secondary focus, The Macallan Brand Ambassador assists with the localisation and implementation of major brand initiatives, and helps deliver targeted portfolio performance and, where needed, supports trade education in priority accounts. The role will involve extensive event hosting, private client management, reporting and relevant admin. There is a potential need for travel within the region, and on occasion to Scotland to liaise with the global brand and distillery teams and hosting of Estate visits. It is vital that The Macallan Brand Ambassador embodies the essence of the brand in both appearance, behaviour and delivery of key brand messages.

Make an Impact

Reporting to the Brand Manager, UAE & Gulf, key responsibilities include :

Consumer Facing

• Acting as our in-market authority on The Macallan brand and whisky category by conducting whisky tastings and hosting unique brand experience and supporting the planning and execution of experiential events
• Representing The Macallan at priority media, consumer and trade events alongside REM
• Private Client relationship management – sourcing of high potential consumers including collectors and professional groups, maintaining current relationships and reporting via CRM platform.

Distributor Relations

• Working collaboratively to identify opportunities and recommend change as required
• Building relationships and trust of key decision makers (e.g. Distributor PCRMs, Key Account Managers, Marketing Teams )
• Understanding Distributor Ways of Working and localizing “DTC” strategy for implementation

Other (where relevant)

• Having a clear understanding of in-market Commercial targets and collaborating with impact to ensure ROI on activations
• Working with the local Marketing team to implement a range of marketing activations and communications that are in line with brand DNA and objectives
• Collaborating with The Macallan Global Ambassador community and actively contributing as part of the global education and marketeer network

Your Talent and Skills

To be considered for the role you will have experience working within the spirits or hospitality industry and experience working with luxury brand(s) and their clientele.We're looking for someone who thrives on mentoring and training others, understands the power of brand messaging and positioning, and has a genuine passion for whisky.

Are you someone who thrives on inspiring others through confident public speaking and compelling presentations? Do you bring strong influencing and negotiating skills, paired with a quietly confident and friendly yet sophisticated approach? If you're a natural networker with exceptional organisational and prioritisation abilities, and you take pride in delivering high-quality service with meticulous attention to detail—then we’d love to hear from you. Join a team that values excellence and connection.

Given the global nature of our business, fluency in English is required.

We’ve put together some criteria that we think is important for this role, but don’t worry if your experience and expertise isn’t an exact match. If you feel that you can add value to our role and to Edrington more broadly, we would welcome your application and be eager to learn more about you.

A Place For Everyone

We’re proud of our inclusive culture – where unique experiences, ideas and perspectives are celebrated. We want everyone to feel respected and empowered to contribute to our success.

Get involved. From colleague networks like Balance, Pride and Kick-Start to inclusion allies and DE&I champions, we encourage our people to be curious, get involved and help us make change happen.

Application Closing Date - 12th September 2025