Senior Social Media Lead — RAK Tourism (Contract)

M&C Saatchi; Dubai; On-site; AED 201,000 - 324,000; Full time

Job summary

M&C Saatchi in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a Senior Social Media Manager for a 3 to 6 months contract, working in Ras Al Khaimah with 2/3 days per week on-site. You will lead end-to-end social media delivery across the client’s accounts, chair editorial discussions, and manage the team with minimal supervision from the Marketing function.

The role requires 4-6 years in social media management (agency-side preferred), strong English–Arabic bilingual capability, and readiness to travel to

Qualifications

• 4-6 years' experience in social media management.
• At least 2 years in an account management capacity.
• Agency-side experience preferred.
• Fluent English; Arabic strongly preferred for bilingual content.
• Based in UAE or willing to relocate, with travel to Ras Al Khaimah 2-3 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Own overall delivery across RAK social accounts.
• Chair the weekly editorial room for content and priorities.
• Act as senior escalation point for community management and reputational matters.
• Lock the shoot plan one month ahead with the creative producer.
• Build and maintain the day-to-day client relationship as a senior extension of the RAK marketing function.
• Set and sign off monthly content plans and bilingual copy direction across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and X.
• Ensure content, tone and visual direction stay on-brand across destinations and audiences.
• Translate insights into forward content decisions.
• Set day-to-day priorities for the remote community management hub and monitor SLA performance.
• Review sensitive replies before publishing and escalate when needed.
• Monitor delivery against contracted monthly volumes and consolidate reporting.
• Manage resourcing and delivery against account cost and margin targets.

Skills

Social media management

Agency experience

Social strategy

Bilingual EN/AR

Crisis escalation

Client-facing

Team leadership

Job description

M&C Saatchi in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a Senior Social Media Manager for a 3 to 6 months contract, working in Ras Al Khaimah with 2/3 days per week on-site. You will lead end-to-end social media delivery across the client’s accounts, chair editorial discussions, and manage the team with minimal supervision from the Marketing function.

The role requires 4-6 years in social media management (agency-side preferred), strong English–Arabic bilingual capability, and readiness to travel to