External Communications Specialist

The-Dot-Group; Dubai; Vor Ort; AED 201.000 - 335.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The-Dot-Group is seeking a hands-on communications professional to lead external communications for Dot and its portfolio. You will draft press materials, manage website updates, create social content, gather insights and support events.

This role suits a strong writer with curiosity to work across media relations, content, SEO, and digital storytelling, with flexibility for out-of-hours coverage and collaboration across time zones.

Qualifikationen

• Up to 5 years in communications, PR, marketing or journalism (ambitious graduates with relevant internships welcome)
• Excellent writing skills, with strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Confident using social media professionally and creating engaging content
• Comfortable working with data and explaining what it shows
• Willingness to work flexibly, including out-of-hours support when issues arise

Aufgaben

• Draft press releases, media pitches, statements, Q&As and briefing notes
• Build relationships with journalists across corporate, property, higher‑education, investment and consumer titles
• Handle routine media enquiries and coordinate interviews and spokesperson requests
• Prepare spokesperson briefing packs, researching journalists, outlets and topics
• Monitor media coverage, social conversation and trends for the Group
• Track policy and sector news to help shape communications plans
• Keep the corporate website up to date, accurate and on brand using the CMS
• Publish news, case studies and campaign content, applying SEO, GEO and accessibility best practice
• Track how Dot and its brands appear in AI-powered search and answer tools, and flag inaccuracies
• Plan and manage the social media calendar across channels
• Write, edit and publish content including articles, blogs, newsletters and posts
• Create and edit short-form video and visual content, and brief designers or videographers where needed
• Use generative AI tools responsibly to work efficiently, in line with Group policy
• Coordinate logistics and communications for conferences, awards entries and owned events
• Prepare speaker materials and capture content for use across channels
• Follow approval processes and brand guidelines for all external content
• Spot and elevate emerging reputational risks quickly, in the media or on social platforms
• Support issues and crisis responses, including monitoring, logging and drafting holding statements
• Compile regular reports on coverage, website and social performance, highlighting what's working and what to change
• Maintain media, content, events and stakeholder trackers
• Organised, able to manage multiple projects and deadlines
• Good judgement and awareness of reputational risk
• Curious and insight-minded: notices what matters and asks 'so what?'
• Collaborative, working well across brands, teams and time zones
• Proactive and keen to learn
• Explore all opportunities across the Dot Group at https://careers.thedotgroup.com
• Bonus scheme, Pension, Private Healthcare + other benefits.

Kenntnisse

Writing

Social media

Media relations

Data analysis

Flexibility

Tools

CMS

SEO

AI tools

Jobbeschreibung

The-Dot-Group is seeking a hands-on communications professional to lead external communications for Dot and its portfolio. You will draft press materials, manage website updates, create social content, gather insights and support events.

This role suits a strong writer with curiosity to work across media relations, content, SEO, and digital storytelling, with flexibility for out-of-hours coverage and collaboration across time zones.