Account Executive, Corporate Communications

October 4, 2021
|By bkradmin
Job Category: Strategic Communications communications Corporate
Job Type: Full Time
Job Location: Dubai United Arab Emirates

Job Description:

The Account Executive should have at least one years experience in a strategic communications advisory, communications agency or in-house within a reputable company. This role will be to assist account managers and account directors across a portfolio of corporate communication clients. It’s essential that this person has impeccible English and Arabic writing skills.

At a minimum, this person is to be able to assist with producing high quality client account ‘essentials’ (key messages, Q&As, press releases, internal communications, speeches, etc) as well as provide strategic advisory through communications strategies, campaigns and plans.

The client is looking for this person to show an understanding of a wide range of business and corporate topics, and to be able to help the senior team with the correct materials to assist clients.

Experience:

A minimum of one years experience up to a total of three years experience as a communications advisor or specialist.

Skills:

  • Fluent in English and Arabic writing
  • Strategic thinking
  • The ability to build and develop media relation contacts

Responsibilities:

Upon joining the client services team, the account director will be responsible for:

  • Assisting with managing client accounts on day-to-day basis
  • Work very closely with research, digital and creative divisions
  • Producing high quality client account documents from op-eds to press release in English and  Arabic
  • Preparing for, organizing and assisting with handling announcement days and client events from A to Z
  • Giving intelligent advice, based on a good knowledge of the client and of the sector
  • Build a strong network of media contacts
  • Assisting with, developing and managing media programs / communications plans
  • Placing stories with trade, national and international press
  • Carrying out sector analysis work and monitoring sector news

Salary:

Very Competitive

 

 

 

Package: Very competitive and negotiable

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