Remote Senior Social Media & Communications Lead

Canonical Ltd.; Dubai; Remote; AED 331,000 - 477,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work environment

Learning and development budget: 2000–

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Travel to sprints and events

Job summary

Canonical Ltd. is seeking a senior social media specialist to lead communications across channels, shaping strategy, creative direction, and audience engagement in a remote, international role.

You will analyze performance, mentor teammates, and drive product adoption while collaborating with stakeholders globally. The position offers a remote-first setup with opportunities to travel for sprints and events.

Qualifications

• Understanding best practices for communications in tech.
• Deep experience with major social platforms and strong creative judgement.
• Hands-on knowledge of social media management and analytics tools.
• Interest in mentorship and team development.
• Analytical mind with ability to develop measurement frameworks for senior decision making.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and ability to differentiate priorities.
• Process owner for organic social media and distribution across channels.
• Interest in video and production and how to use video in social media.
• Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for events.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own the communications strategy across multiple channels with emphasis on planning, messaging quality and timely delivery.
• Deliver regular analysis and reporting on channels, content performance and campaign results.
• Support growth of Canonical’s enterprise audience and product adoption.
• Create messaging that aligns with the brand, and drives audiences to action.
• Be audience-centric and use tools to understand market sentiment.
• Create awareness for campaigns, product launches, webinars and industry events.
• Package Canonical’s offerings and educational material, overseeing distribution strategy across channels.

Skills

Tech comms best practices

Social media strategy

Social media analysis

Mentorship

Stakeholder collaboration

Content writing

Video production interest

Travel readiness

Job description

Canonical Ltd. is seeking a senior social media specialist to lead communications across channels, shaping strategy, creative direction, and audience engagement in a remote, international role.

You will analyze performance, mentor teammates, and drive product adoption while collaborating with stakeholders globally. The position offers a remote-first setup with opportunities to travel for sprints and events.