Account Manager, Corporate
Dubai
Edelman – Corporate /
Full-Time /
Hybrid
ABOUT US
Edelman is a new kind of agency, at the intersection of PR, Advertising, Social, Digital, Earned Media and Experiential. We blur the lines between each medium to create smart, innovative, and powerful work that gets people talking and engaging with brands in new ways. You will be challenged to push convention and your creativity to find modern ways to drive consumer behavior in today’s socially charged, digital environment.
We are passionate, unconventional, and driven by a desire to do the best work possible. We get results for our clients and have the trophies to prove it. We are tough on work. We are kind to each other. We also laugh a lot ....
THE ROLE
Your role involves managing day-to-day account work and providing support to senior team members. You will have a frequent interaction with the client providing counsel on tactical implementation. You may also be the primary lead on some accounts within the team and will have the opportunity to work on a number of high-profile brands.
KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Proposal writing and review, content development and research.
- Account management, including leading clients and internal meetings.
- Account monitoring, reporting and analysis.
- Manage medium to large sized projects across account programmes, including the management of suppliers.
- Client counsel, both tactical implementation and general day-to-day contact
- Assist in developing and preparing new business proposals and presentations.
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
- Ideally someone with an understanding of public relations and experience working with retail clients.
- Previous client facing experience, including providing tactical counsel.
- Strong UAE media relations with English media outlets
- Strong project management skills
- Effective time management, and demonstrated ability to work to tight deadlines, whilst managing multiple accounts
- Experience guiding junior employees.
- Ability to communicate effectively, including skills in negotiation and obtaining cooperation.
- Strong content development skills, and experience drafting press releases, media alerts, bylined articles, features etc.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
- An opportunity to shape your future and work with some of the smartest and most energetic people in the PR industry, who will nurture, challenge, and enable you.
- We offer hybrid work environment where you can work from home 2x in a week.
- Big potential for personal growth, training, and further development of skills
- A dynamic, collaborative, and inclusive culture, where diversity is embraced – and you are celebrated and appreciated for who you are.
- A huge variety of virtual learning and development resources to support your personal and professional growth.
Edelman is a global communications firm that partners with businesses and organizations to evolve, promote and protect their brands and reputations. Our 6,000 people in more than 60 offices deliver communications strategies that give our clients the confidence to lead and act with certainty, earning the trust of their stakeholders. Our honors include the Cannes Lions Grand Prix for PR; Advertising Age’s 2019 A-List; the Holmes Report’s 2018 Global Digital Agency of the Year; and, five times, Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work. Since our founding in 1952, we have remained an independent, family-run business. Edelman owns specialty companies Edelman Data & Intelligence (DxI) and United Entertainment Group (entertainment, sports, lifestyle).
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