Marketing Director

LINKVIVA Website; Dubai; On-site; AED 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

LINKVIVA in Dubai is seeking a Marketing Director to lead strategic planning and execution of marketing for our events and client projects. The role requires translating client objectives into insight-driven strategies that deliver measurable results and overseeing campaigns from brief to reporting.

You will manage end-to-end delivery, align with creative direction, audience engagement, and commercial goals, while building strong client relationships and guiding cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 10 years of marketing experience with a strong focus on events, experiential marketing, or agency environments.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale integrated marketing campaigns.
• Fluent in Arabic and English (spoken and written).

Responsibilities

• Lead 360 marketing strategies across projects and events.
• Translate client briefs into insight-led marketing approaches.
• Define positioning, messaging and campaign direction.
• Oversee end-to-end delivery of integrated campaigns across digital, social, PR, media partnerships and activations.
• Drive audience growth, engagement and attendance across all campaign phases.
• Act as the primary marketing lead for clients, presenting strategies and performance insights.
• Build and maintain strong client and stakeholder relationships.
• Lead, mentor and develop marketing teams across multiple disciplines.

Skills

Marketing Strategy

Campaign Management

Stakeholder Management

Team Leadership

Job description

MARKETING DIRECTORDubai United Arab Emirates

THIS IS A FREELANCE OPPORTUNITY

About Us

Founded in 2003wevebuilt a legacy of unforgettable experiences across the Middle East. From flagship public events to large-scale activations our work blends logistical excellence with creative ambition to shape moments that matter.

We are LINKVIVA creators of experiences that live beyond the day.

Our Energy (Values) The 5Ps

People We rise by lifting others

Positivity Wesee the light even in chaos

Perfection Not flawless. But fearless in chasing better

Pioneering We break molds not rules

Passion We lead with fire in the belly

Why You Should Join Us

Lead at Scale: Own and shape marketing strategy across large-scale high-profile projects

Drive Growth & Impact: Deliver campaigns that influence attendance engagement and commercial performance

Strategic Influence: Partner with clients leadership and cross-functional teams to drive results

High-Impact Work: Lead integrated campaigns that reach and engage diverse audiences

About the Role

AsMarketing Director you will lead the strategic planning and execution of marketing across LINKVIVAs events and client projects.

This is a senior leadership rolerequiring both strategic vision and hands-on execution where you will translate clientobjectivesinto impactful insight-driven marketing strategies that deliver measurable results.

You will oversee the full lifecycle of marketing campaigns from brief and concept development through to executionoptimisation and reporting ensuring alignment with creative direction audience engagement and commercialobjectives.

WhatYoullDo

• Lead the development of360 marketing strategiesacross all projects and events
• Translate client briefs intoclear insight-led marketing approaches
• Definepositioning messaging and campaign direction
• Oversee end-to-end delivery ofintegrated campaignsacross digital social PR media partnerships and activations
• Driveaudience growth engagement and attendanceacross all campaign phases
• Act as the primarymarketing lead for clients presenting strategies and performance insights
• Build andmaintainstrongclient and stakeholder relationships
• Lead mentor and developmarketing teams across multiple disciplines
• Manageagencies partners and suppliersto ensure quality and consistency
• Define and trackKPIs and campaign performanceoptimisingin real time
• Deliverpost-campaign analysis insights and recommendations
• Ensure marketing contributes torevenue growth commercial success and business objectives
• Identifyupsell opportunitiesand support new business pitches

About You

A senior marketing leader with 10 years of experience ideally within events experiential or agency environments

Proven track record of delivering large-scale integrated marketing campaigns

Strong strategic thinker with the ability to translate ideas into impactful execution

Commercially driven with a clear understanding of ROI revenue and performance metrics

Experienced in leading and developing high-performing teams

Confident in managing clients and senior stakeholders

Highlyorganisedand capable of managing multiple projects under pressure

Data-driven using insights to inform decisions andoptimiseperformance

What You Need to Apply

• 10 years of experience in marketing with a strong focus on event marketing
• Proven experience managing large-scale campaigns and integrated strategies
• Strong expertise across digital social PR media partnerships and activations
• Experience in client-facing roles within agencies or event environments
• Strong commercial mindset with the ability to link marketing to business outcomes
• Fluent in Arabic and English (spoken and written)
• Based in the UAE or open to relocation

Your Application Will Stand Out If You

• Experience working on large-scale public events or government projects
• Strong understanding of regional audiences and market dynamics
• Experience integrating sponsorship and commercial partnerships into campaigns
• Proven success in driving audience growth and engagement at scale

Required Experience:

Director