Senior Social Media Account Executive - Abu Dhabi Based

Ogilvy MENA; Dubai; On-site; AED 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading creative agency as a Senior Social Media Account Executive, where you will lead content strategies and campaign rollouts across multiple platforms. This role is vital for maintaining client relationships and ensuring timely delivery of engaging social content. You will collaborate with creative teams to develop innovative, platform-native content, while also analyzing performance metrics to keep brands culturally relevant. If you're passionate about social media and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this position offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in the industry.

Benefits

Flexible Working Hours

Health Insurance

Professional Development Opportunities

Team Building Activities

Work-Life Balance Initiatives

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in social media account management.
• Strong grasp of social platform behaviors and content best practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary contact for social media clients and manage content calendars.
• Cultivate relationships with clients and internal teams for high-performing content.
• Lead preparation of performance reports and post-campaign evaluations.

Skills

Social Media Management

Client Relationship Management

Content Planning

Campaign Management

Strategic Thinking

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Marketing or Related Field

Tools

Sprinklr

Emplifi

Meta Business Suite

Job description

Our Vision:

Our vision is to inspire brands and people to impact the world. To createbig ideas that make a significant contribution to the planet, society, and the bottom line. We believe in today’s world this is the best way for our clients to achievesustainable growth.

We achieve this by breaking down the barriersthat restrict talent and ideas, we call this Borderless Creativity.

This is why our teams work fluidly across 5 capabilities Advertising, Experience, PR, Consulting and Health.This allows us to not onlyoperate but also innovate at the intersection of capabilities and talent.We believe impact and magic lie at this intersection.Ogilvy scales this by seamlessly connecting and accessing the deep cultural expertise of 132 offices in 83 countries.

Our mission:We inspire brands and people to impact the world

How we do it:We innovate and operate at the intersection of people and capabilities

What we do:Borderless creativity

Today, Ogilvy is recognized as the world’s leading creative agency. We are also one of the most effective networks globally.

About Memac Ogilvy:

Memac Ogilvy is one of the leading creative networks in MENA with its flagship office in the UAE and a strong local footprint in the GCC and North Africa. It is part of the formidable worldwide WPP & Ogilvy network. It’s the only truly integrated comms network – with Consulting, Advertising- Brand & Content, PR, Experience & Health under 1 P&L and single leadership. Memac Ogilvy is MENA's most integrated modern creative and effective partner for client growth. We inspire brands and people to impact the world. We deliver on this by combining expert and new capabilities for modern marketing solutions, with solid project management expertise for agile and effective delivery and a thorough and passionate People agenda.

The agency is the most awarded Middle Eastern agency in Cannes as well as a big winner at the local award show Lynx. It has around 500 staff members.

What we're looking for:

We’re on the hunt for a Senior Social Media Account Executive – based in Abu Dhabi to lead content planning, campaign rollouts, and real-time activations across Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, and more. You’ll be the key client partner, blending platform expertise with sharp coordination skills to deliver social-first, performance-driven content. From briefing creatives and managing influencer collabs to shaping reports and tracking trends — you’ll play a vital role in helping brands stay culturally relevant and strategically aligned.

ToSucceed in This Role,You Need To:

• Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for social media clients, managing the execution of content calendars, campaign rollouts, and real-time social activations across platforms.
• Cultivate strong, collaborative relationships with clients and internal teams (creative, strategy, media, analytics) to deliver integrated, high-performing social content.
• Demonstrate strategic thinking rooted in platform behavior, understanding the role of social in the broader marketing mix and its contribution to KPIs and brand equity.
• Own the planning, coordination, and delivery of monthly content calendars, campaign timelines, community management flows, and approval processes.
• Lead the preparation of weekly status reports, monthly performance reports, and post-campaign evaluations in collaboration with analytics teams.
• Apply a deep knowledge of the evolving social media landscape, emerging platform features, and audience behavior to shape creative recommendations.
• Partner with creative teams to develop and brief engaging, platform-native content — from stories to carousels, reels, and TikToks — and collaborate on concepting and copy.
• Monitor competitive activity and trending formats, sharing insights proactively to help clients stay relevant and ahead of the curve.
• Ensure timely delivery of social assets and adherence to platform specs, while maintaining clear communication between production, creators, and clients.
• Coordinate internal and external meetings, ensuring agendas, recaps, and action items are circulated and followed up on effectively.
• Collaborate closely with influencer teams or external talent to manage paid and organic creator content, including briefing, approvals, and performance reporting.
• Oversee budget control, social asset estimates, and paid social spend trackers under the guidance of the Account Manager/Director.
• Support the Account Manager in streamlining multi-platform content planning across Meta, TikTok, X, YouTube, LinkedIn, and other relevant platforms.
• Troubleshoot real-time issues in publishing, moderation, or approvals, working closely with community managers and platform leads to ensure seamless delivery.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date internal job trackers, timelines, and calendars.
• Contribute to quarterly business reviews, audits, and strategic recommendations with client teams.
• Ensure compliance and sensitivity by understanding and adhering to government protocols, regulations, and cultural sensibilities — guaranteeing all communication materials and strategies meet legal and ethical standards.

Qualifications:

• 2–3 years of experience in social media account management within an agency environment.
• Strong grasp of social platform behaviors, native formats, and content best practices.
• Excellent written, verbal, and organizational skills with a proactive and collaborative attitude.
• Experience working with social planning and reporting tools (e.g., Sprinklr, Emplifi, Meta Business Suite).
• Comfortable juggling multiple projects, client conversations, and tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Passion for creative social content and curiosity for what drives engagement.
• Financial fluency regarding estimates, scopes, and reporting.
• Familiarity with influencer campaigns and creator collaboration is a plus.

Personal Attributes:

• High level of political and cultural sensitivity.
• Strategic thinker with exemplary problem-solving capabilities.
• Adaptive, with the ability to manage multiple projects within tight deadlines.
• Strong ethical grounding and ability to maintain confidentiality.

Memac Ogilvy inspires brands and people to impact the world. We exist to create iconic, culture-changing, value-driven ideas for our clients.

Borderless Creativity is our lifeblood. We operate, innovate, and create at the intersection of our talented people, across advertising disciplines such as strategic thinking and distinctive idea creation, through a social-first approach — alongside our wider Memac Ogilvy family of Advertising, Experience, Health, Consulting and PR. Never have there been more opportunities available to communicate incredible ideas, impact culture, and influence consumer behavior. Paid advertising is a consistent, regular and controllable way of getting a business and brand’s core message in front of consumers in a way that no other medium can. Creativity is our greatest differentiator as we transcend the status quo and shift culture.

How We’ll Support You

MemacOgilvy celebrates its people. Fully. Enthusiastically. Unhesitatingly. We’ll empower you with the tools you’ll need to succeed. We’ll give you the autonomy to seek out new paths and better ways of doing things. We’ll support you with colleagues who are experts in their disciplines, drawn from across the Ogilvy network. And we’ll provide opportunities for you to do work of which you’ll be proud, with people you’ll be proud to call your teammates.

Ogilvy is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion and strives to recruit a diverse slate of candidates to help us achieve that goal.

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