Marketing Associate

Job description / Role

A leading event management company based in Abu Dhabi is looking to recruit an experienced Marketing Associate. The desired candidates must have experience with event managements. The candidate must have at least 3 years of pure marketing experience.

The Marketing Associate is responsible for all aspects of the planning, delivery and evaluation of the organizations project-based and corporate marketing campaigns. This position requires the candidate to have strong skills in media planning and media relations, ability to manage marketing and PR campaigns and PR conferences, has a strong idea of budgeting and also has the flexibility to work with the creative team for brief periods of time.

The responsibilities of the role are as follows:
- Compile and prepare evaluation reports and analysis.
- Work on promotional campaign ideas.
- Support the marketing team in roll-out for all advertising campaigns and media.
- Plan and prepare marketing activities with specific focus on digital components.
- Collect and report on internet traffic feedback and propose amendments to external agencies (digital media, etc).
- Undertake continuous research and propose and present new promotional ideas and tactical strategies to increase revenue including ticketing, packaging, retail, social media, etc.
- Compile data and prepare status report for Senior Marketing Manager (weekly and monthly reports).
- Compile feedback relating to marketing to be included in event evaluations.
- Assist with development and management of marketing budgets for each event.
- Support Senior Marketing Manager in the development of communication plan.
- Develop, manage and maintain marketing database including all contacts (CRM), research reports, event administration, etc.
- Administrative support to the Senior Marketing Manager broader team
- Manage timelines and internal budget/LPO/contract requests.
- Ensure that Value In Kind (VIK) is valued, recorded and adopt a recording process that is compliant to accounting standards (Auditor approved).
- Distribute of contract information to third party suppliers and consultants.
- Distribute of marketing schedules, time lines and deliverables.
- Provide input, based on research and experience, into the creative process and ensure that potential ideas and concepts are captured and assigned accordingly
- Comply and follow process according to current FLASH standards including compliance procedures and event forms.
- Successfully define and quantify tasks and deliver on time and to quality requirements.
- Set and continually manage expectations with team members, departments and other stakeholders.
- Manage and inform Senior Marketing Manager on any change during the life of the project and report accordingly including budgets, actual expenditure, scope, deliverables, etc. using financial controls, indicators and address any deviations effectively
- Provide support to Senior Marketing Manager if any changes in project scope, budgeting, etc.
- Provide support and contribute of the marketing post evaluation reports and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
- Suggest and contribute to proposed marketing improvements in terms of process, deliverables, etc. for each project/event.
- Support Senior Marketing Manager in developing best practices and tools for marketing execution and management track and report on campaign KPIs.

Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in Event Management, Marketing, Public Relations, Business Management.
- 3-5 years of demonstrated excellence in a dynamic, creative, multi-faceted marketing event role.
- Experience with project administration (ideally event marketing).
- Good marketing skills and understanding of events industry.
- Working in a matrix environment requires a strong communicator with excellent influencing, negotiation and relationship building skills.
- Strong oral and written communication skills (including the ability to draft understandable, clear and consistent documents on topics within the areas of responsibility)
- Will have a high degree of integrity and a high sense of personal and professional ethics.
- Ability to consider and advice on the consequences of various courses of action, including an understanding of the repercussions on other activities.
- Ability to engender confidence of management and exercise good judgment in handling sensitive information.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks, organize priorities and meet deadlines.
- Detailed attention to quality of deliverables.
- Desire and ability to demonstrated initiative.
- Strong attention to detail, by being thorough and responsible.
- Ability to proofread and review accurately (Prepare and review copies, marketing collateral, contracts, etc.)
- High level of stress tolerance.
- Strong administrative skills, aptitude and/or experience (e.g. databases, table structures, etc.).
- Ability to create, manipulate and utilize spreadsheets, word processing programs.

About the Company

Executive Solutions is a different breed of talent consultancy. Driven by a unique philosophy, we think differently and act differently from the pack. Were here to do one thing: to improve our clients businesses by finding, focusing and delivering the most talented people.

We dont just do traditional contingency recruitment. Discovering talent is much more than just matching a CV to a vacancy - its about understanding companys corporate culture and ensuring a comprehensive match. We believe that in order to find the right candidate we must understand the motivations and ambitions of senior management, which is reflected in our personal approach when partnering with a client.

Executive Solutions is your trusted talent solutions partner head quartered in Dubai, specialising in direct talent, tailored talent and HR talent solutions, along with Nationalisation initiatives throughout the Middle East. Driven by a unique philosophy, we incorporate innovative and comprehensive talent management solutions each tailored to suit what our clients need.