Account Executive, Corporate Communications

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