Account Manager - PR

Ogilvy MENA; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic PR Account Manager to lead strategic communications across diverse clients. This role demands a blend of strategic thinking, creative execution, and strong leadership. You will drive PR initiatives, manage media relations, and oversee content development, ensuring alignment with client objectives. Join a forward-thinking agency recognized for its innovative approach and commitment to impactful communication. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are passionate about making a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in PR account management.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic communications for a portfolio of clients.
• Oversee development of high-quality content and messaging.

Skills

Strategic Thinking

Media Relations

Crisis Management

Content Development

Stakeholder Management

Leadership

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Public Relations

Degree in Communications or Political Science

Job description

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 seeking a dynamic and experienced PR Account Manager to lead strategic communications across a portfolio of clients. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment and brings a blend of strategic thinking, creative execution, and strong leadership. You’ll be responsible for driving PR workstreams and campaigns that span media relations, influencer engagement, content development, press office operations, crisis communications, and stakeholder management.

ToSucceed in This Role,You Need To:

• Develop and implement robust communication strategies that align with client objectives, brand positioning, and wider cultural or policy narratives.
• Lead campaign planning from brief to execution, ensuring a consistent narrative across all PR activities.

2. Media Relations & Press Office

• Build and maintain strong relationships with key media.
• Manage proactive and reactive press office functions, including media outreach, press release development, and media monitoring.
• Act as a senior point of contact for media enquiries and ensure timely, accurate responses.

3. Content & Messaging

• Oversee the development of high-quality content including press releases, messaging frameworks, briefing documents, speeches, and thought leadership.
• Ensure all content aligns with client tone of voice and overall communication goals.

4. Influencer & Stakeholder Engagement

• Identify and collaborate with relevant influencers and opinion leaders to amplify campaign reach and relevance.

5. Crisis & Issues Management

• Monitor for potential reputational risks and contribute to the development of crisis communication plans.
• Manage messaging, stakeholder communication, and media response.

6. Client Management

• Serve as the day-to-day senior contact for clients, providing strategic counsel and ensuring work is delivered on time and to a high standard.
• Foster strong, trusted relationships with client stakeholders.
• Manage and mentor junior team members, providing direction, feedback, and professional development support.
• Champion a collaborative, proactive, and high-performing team culture.

8. Evaluation & Reporting

• Track and evaluate performance using relevant tools and metrics.
• Provide insights and recommendations to optimize future activity and demonstrate value to clients.

9. Compliance and Sensitivity

• Understand and adhere to government protocols, regulations, and sensibilities, ensuring all communication materials and strategies are compliant with legal and ethical standards.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Public Relations, Communications, Political Science, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of PR account management experience, with a preference for candidates who have worked withpublic, financial, destination, property and retail sectors.
• Demonstrated success in managing complex communication strategies within public, financial, destination, property and retail sectors.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong understanding of both regional and international media landscapes.
• Proven experience in crisis management communications.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced, high-profile work environment.

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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