Account Director – Arabic Speaker

HR Source Consulting

Dubai, UAE

Ref: KP955-465

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Account Director - Arabic Speaker- Large Multinational Company

Global marketing agency looking for Account Director for client relationships, managing the team, building relationships with stakeholders and delivering against budgets and workflows based in UAE and covering the Middle East region

Account Directors are responsible the successful candidate should have a proven track record within account handling, have knowledge of industry best-practice and have a strong commercial acumen.

Responsibilities Include:
•Overall responsibility for managing the account team
•Coach and develop the team in their role to ensure success through their personal development plan
•Have a deep understanding of the contractual obligations, commercial arrangements and SLAs
•Build relationships with key stakeholders, manage perceptions and expectations
•Liaise with Print Production/Broadcast team on specified client requirements and resolve client issues/complaints to the satisfaction of main stakeholders
•Understand how client, agency, and Company relationships interact
•Proven ability to make informed decisions and problem-solve based on sound knowledge
•Capability of working under pressure and to tight deadlines
•Good networking skills

Requirements

Experience:
•Experience working in TV, Print and Digital (focus on Digital)
•Experience of budgeting and forecasting
•Knowledge from working in a TV, print, or digital production role
•Understanding of financial compliance procedures
•Experience of running an account team including resource planning
•Sound technical understanding of client requirements
•Commercial acumen
•Negotiation skills
•Prior people management experience
•Problem solver

About the Company

Since 2010, our team has successfully placed some of the world’s finest graduate to mid and C-level talent in organisations across EMEA and APAC, and it all comes down to our niche approach and understanding of the market place, skill sets and trends.

From our offices in Dubai, Riyadh, London and Singapore, we run a sector specific operation. Meaning we specialise in your industry and are able to completely understand your vision, provide market insights and intelligence, and deliver the best talent to fit seamlessly into your operations.

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