Senior Executive - Design (UAEN Talent Pool)

Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC); Dubai; On-site; AED 134,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) is seeking a Senior Executive - Design to shape brand visuals across events and digital channels in the UAE. The role involves translating marketing objectives into fresh creative ideas while ensuring consistency with DWTC branding.

You will coordinate with vendors, support campaigns and live events, and contribute to photography and corporate gifts ideas. A 1–3 year background in graphic design and fluency in English and Arabic are required.

Qualifications

• Degree in Design/Visual Arts required.
• Proficiency in English and Arabic is mandatory.
• 1–3 years’ experience in graphic design, marketing communications, or brand management.
• Experience with MAC and PC environments and the Adobe suite.

Responsibilities

• Translate DWTC marketing objectives into fresh creative ideas and designs.
• Participate in team meetings to identify design concepts across media.
• Proactively research new ideas to refresh brand expression.
• Support quality and timely implementation of creative BAU requirements from brief to delivery.
• Ensure all creative materials comply with DWTC brand guidelines.
• Coordinate with external vendors for production and review work before senior approval.
• Support campaigns and live events with concept development and delivery.
• Assist with photography and new corporate gifts ideas as needed.
• Maintain meticulous filing and documentation of artworks and assets.
• Deliver under pressure with attention to detail in both English and Arabic.
• Keep brand expressions fresh and aligned with corporate guidelines.

Skills

English proficiency

Arabic proficiency

Creativity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Design/Visual Arts

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Acrobat

HTML

Microsoft Office

Job description

Senior Executive - Design (UAEN Talent Pool)

United Arab Emirates

Job Description

Core Duties and Responsibilities

STRATEGIC CREATIVE SUPPORT

• Provide Strategic support to the marketing team by translating DWTC marketing objectives into fresh creative ideas and designs
• Participate in team meetings to identify fresh design concepts and innovative ideas across media (including digital) to share out-of-the-box creative solutions
• Proactively research new ideas to refresh brand expression

CREATIVE DELIVERY

• Support quality and timely implementation of all creative BAU requirements - from brief to delivery, including design, artwork, and supervision of print production and photography. Assist with design for Digital communications when requested
• Ensure development of all creative material strictly in compliance with the DWTC brand guidelines. Closely monitor, highlight and correct inconsistencies in implementation of brand guidelines
• Coordinate with external vendors and ensure timely and quality production of all marketing collateral. Review all work rendered (sample or final product) by the external agencies and provide recommendations before submitting for senior management review
• Support the Marketing team on all additional creative initiatives when requested. These could include but are not limited to:
• Presentations and Bid documents
• Campaign concepts and delivery for all DWTC Live Events
• Supervise and/or conduct Photography
• New ideas to support DWTC’s Corporate participation in Exhibitions, events or Trade Shows (eg CareersUAE)
• Research and assist with new Corporate Gifts ideas in line with BU requirements and budgets

CREATIVE ADMINISTRATION & CONTROL

• Ensure delivery in strict adherence to all department policies and SLAs in keeping with Audit requirements. Includes following the designated approval process on all creative jobs and submitting a monthly list of jobs in the required format
• Ensure detailed filing and written documentation of all Artworks, Images, CDs and other brand assets. Maintain a log sheet of images or assets purchased or downloaded from all external sources including Shutterstock and others
• Ensure 100% attention to detail on all projects, including design and copy – both in English and Arabic
• Support Marketing team’s internal design requests including from Corporate Office and the Digital, PR and corporate communications teams, when requested
• The work typically requires multi-tasking and ability to deliver under pressure with immense attention to detail. The pace of work can get hectic during busy during Summer for Live Events as well as during busy Exhibition seasons
• New expression of existing design guidelines is encouraged. Fresh ideas to keep the brand relevant are a key aspect of the business and value-add to the team

Formal Education

• Degree educated, preferably in Design and/or Visual Arts
• Proficiency in English and Arabic is Mandatory

Work Experience

A minimum of 1-3 years’ experience in graphic design, web development and related fields – preferably in marketing communications and brand management in a large Corporate, or in an advertising or a design company

Skills and Knowledge

• Experience in MAC as well as PC environments with proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Indesign, Photoshop, Acrobat Flash as well as Microsoft Office (esp Word, Powerpoint and Excel)
• Basic knowledge in Print/Production and art working for print media is required
• Knowledge of HTML will be an advantage
• Strong design style and ‘solution’ driven creative skills, including a flair for photography
• Ability to multi-task and deliver under high pressure situations
• Ability to build rapport– internally as well as with BAU teams and third-party vendors
• Any training undertaken in relevant creative fields will be an advantage
• Any awards or recognitions in the relevant creative field will be an advantage