Job Description

**Overview**



+ Managing the day-to-day client relationship and communications between the agency and the current clients.

+ Support the Associate Business Director / Business Director to develop and produce effective communication strategies for clients, in line with their business objectives and marketing requirements.

+ Collaborate with cross-functional teams (from the agency and/or from the group) across multiple clients/projects in a fast-paced atmosphere to ensure cohesive and efficient campaigns

+ Monitor closely the communication trends and in charge of competitive audit/reports

+ Identify new business opportunities with current clients while managing allocated resource teams.

+ Supervise, inspire and guide the executive team members



**Responsibilities**



**Technical & Product**



+ Strong understanding of the advertising and media industries and the role of communication strategy within them.

+ Maintain a solid understanding of client’s business (industry, market, product) and their competitors and be able to transform key learnings into strategic inputs

+ Develop an excellent daily client relationship and foster consulting opportunities wherever possible

+ In-depth knowledge of agency capabilities, processes, and tools



**Business Acumen & Operational Efficiency**



+ Manage the day-to-day relationship with our internal & external teams

+ Ensure that all key supporting assets are consistently up-to-date and driving a productive outcome (agendas, contact reports delivered timeously with key deliverables and then drive out those deliverables to the agreed timings)

+ Oversee and run team status meetings to align internal and external stakeholders on priorities and goals of each meeting/project

+ Manage expectations, time, and quality standards, and secure agreement of clients and team members with strong attention to details

+ Demonstrate ownership and confident management of multi-projects for multiple clients on multiple markets - as well as internal stakeholders

+ Constantly exceed client expectations and ensure that KPIs of each project are met

+ Work together with your full team across Traffic, Strategy, Content Marketing, Creative, Production, Development, etc. to deliver high quality work

+ Full understanding of the production ecosystem, milestones and requirements

+ Seamlessly manage multiple stakeholders across multiple clients/markets under the guidance of your Business Lead / Business Director / Associate Business Director



**Innovative & Analytical Mindset**



+ Take full ownership of every job that comes through you – and ensure that every job is measured against client requirements, agreed strategy and on-brand

+ Demonstrate logical thinking when describing client issues: quickly identifying problems to be solved during daily operation & projects, and subsequently to come up with smart solutions for them

+ Communicate complex topics in a concise approach with excellence, maturity and intent when writing or speaking

+ Write briefs with full clarity on all requirements and inspire strategy, creative, production, development to do great work

+ Challenge yourself and the team (direct line report and partners – strategy, creative, production) on coming up with innovative ideas that address brand and business objectives

+ Good financial understanding of budgeting and estimating



**People & Leadership**



+ Takes initiative to challenge an established point of view with respect and openness.

+ Able to use storytelling to connect with internal and external stakeholders in a compelling manner to influence and inspire.

+ Able to handle complex issues and make decisions even when missing information.

+ Capable of proactively developing meaningful relationships with key decision makers.

+ Accepts responsibility for client problems, manages conflict and actively works to solve issues internally and externally.

+ Able to build succession plans and grow and mentor future talent.

+ Able to provide constructive feedback to others in a timely manner.

+ Demonstrates a collaborative and positive spirit and showcases inclusivity towards all people.

+ Listens and proactively seeks views from others to create an environment that is transparent and comfortable for others to share.

+ Able to motivate their team to pursue goals and deliver beyond their beliefs.

+ Able to assess ideas and people on merit alone, without bias or favoritism and gives recognition when due.

+ Empowers individuals to solve problems with full support when needed.

+ Capable of coaching and supporting others by aligning career expectations providing actionable, open and constructive feedback.

+ Capable of persuading others with integrity by understanding their motivations and identifying their concerns and work toward solving them.

+ Proactively and continuously work towards improving effective team working and collaboration.

+ Able to handle complex messages and is able to convey issues to facilitate others' understanding.

+ Able to initiate and lead open conversations with internal and external stakeholders to build a culture of trust.

+ Capable of creating opportunities for others to grow and demonstrate their learning agility.

+ Drives a culture of trust with peers, clients and other stakeholders.



**Self**



+ Able to adjust performance based on experiences and feedback and showcases agility and flexibility.

+ Displays openness to the ideas of others and leverages them when beneficial for the business.

+ Demonstrates the growth mindset and proactively adapts behavior and performance for sustained success.

+ Able to set high impact objectives and goes above and beyond to exceed performance.

+ Able to demonstrate agility and flexibility to respond and reprioritize based on different situations.

+ Able to constructively challenge the status quo and take risks to challenge internal and external perspectives.

+ Approaches situations and individuals with honesty, integrity, transparency and humbleness.

+ Showcases resilience and maintains drive and a positive outlook when faced with challenges.

+ Actively listens and is receptive to others' feedback on performance.

+ Able to take justified risks when appropriate and take accountability and responsibility when things don’t go as planned.

+ An early identifier of change, able to proactively develop and share plans to seize opportunities.

+ Acts ethically and makes ethical decisions in line with local regulations and contracts, even in the face of ethical challenges.

+ Able to listen to other people in a way that they feel understood, and is respectful of others.

+ Able to make timely decision that take into account different factors in ambiguous circumstances, considering impacts internally and externally.

+ Able to build initiatives despite doubts or resistance from others to deliver strategic impact.



**Qualifications**



+ Proficient in English & Arabic

+ Bachelor's degree in marketing advertising, or a related field

+ Minimum of 3 years of experience working in a Communications, Project Manager or Account Manager role - preferably within an experience in communication, digital or media agency, could also come from marketing/client side.



**Additional information**



R-3128 P-3529

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