Senior Digital Director - Communications Agency

MCG Talent; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing strategic communications consultancy in Dubai is seeking a digital leader to establish and lead the digital, data, and AI function. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in advisory roles, particularly in social and corporate communications, and will be responsible for client advisory, business development, and team management.

Qualifications

• 10-15+ years of experience in an advisory position.
• Experience managing teams and leveraging social media for business.

Responsibilities

• Deliver strategic advice to clients in digital and communications.
• Manage account teams and drive day-to-day operations.
• Source new business opportunities and lead pitches.

Skills

Client Advisory Skills

Communication Skills

Business Development

Problem-solving

Creativity

Tools

Digital Tools

Social Media Platforms

Job description

Our client is a growing strategic communications consultancy and they are looking for a digital leader, to be based in Dubai, UAE. This person will help set up and lead the digital/data/AI function.

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

Client Advisory Skills

• Deliver strategic advice to clients, drawing on social, digital and communications expertise and depth of professional advisory experience
• Demonstrate deep knowledge of the clients business and strategic communications issues
• Influentially engage with key stakeholders
• Monitor level of account profitability and intervene as necessary

Communication Skills

• Write thoughtful, well-structured content; consider audience in style and tone of communications
• Express a point of view in a thoughtful manner; able to analyze and distil complex information
• Exhibit and exercise discretion
• Question and challenge in a constructive way; present unpopular ideas confidently

Business Development

• Source new business opportunities; along with partner, apply knowledge and experience to lead well-run pitch teams and drive the pitch preparation
• Use deep knowledge of key sectors to promote new business approaches and ideas
• Assist in pitches for colleagues across regions and sectors
• Identify new opportunities to deliver expertise to existing clients; actively pursue and secure extensions of client relationships
• Build and maintain strong external networks to deliver valuable insight to clients and the Firm

Teams

• Actively and effectively manage account teams; drive day-to-day account
• Keep the partner and other team members informed of account and project status
• Foster development of team members skills and client handling ability by identifying new challenges and encouraging team to stretch where appropriate

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• 10-15+ years of experience in an advisory position; social, digital, and corporate communications experience strongly preferred
• Experience managing teams
• Experience leveraging and measuring efforts on social media platforms to achieve business objectives, including LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other platforms
• Working knowledge of digital tools including a monitoring/analytics tools
• Robust personal experience with social media a plus (e.g. a blog, Twitter account, etc.)
• Ability to operate in fast pace, client service environment
• Exceptional research, writing and communication skills
• Ability to multitask and prioritize
• Interest in financial and business issues
• Problem-solving skills and detail orientation
• Creativity
• Self-motivation
• Ability to exhibit discretion with confidential client matters