Senior Digital Account Manager

Cheil Worldwide

UAE

Ref: RP690-08

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

• Manage a portfolio of clients (local, regional and global) across various industries and categories
• Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of client’s business, market, competitors, marcom mix and relevant media platforms
• Deliver best-in-class client servicing through active involvement and thought leadership, acting as a clients trusted advisor
• Advise clients and identify growth opportunities, both for the client and the agency, as a result of your understanding
• Ideate, strategize, manage, plan and execute digital-first campaigns within either a digital only or integrated context
• Always be on top of marketing trends and innovations; understanding how to apply these to the client’s business
• Contribute to sales targets by generating and developing a sales pipeline to meet team’s target on the portfolio of accounts

Requirements

• Bachelors degree
• 5+ years experience in digital media, having developed strategies, content development and operationally run a team
• Must be fluent in English (Arabic an advantage)
• Must be able to prioritize a demanding workload and tight timelines
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Exhibit a professional ‘can-do’ attitude with the preparedness to roll sleeves up and ‘get dirty’
• Ability and willingness to proactively research and/or solve issues
• Proven client leadership and management with hands on experience is the diverse digital ecosystem: display, video and performance media through to social media, CRM and e-commerce – underpinned by a deep understanding of data
• Experience in creating digital content appropriate to different platform dynamics and formats
• Understanding of global and regional digital trends, consumer behaviors on various platforms and emerging technologies
• Flexibility and the ability to adapt quickly to changing situations
• Experience in luxury or premium goods an advantage
• Certification in leading digital technologies an advantage
• Fun, outgoing, collaborative, team player is essential

About the Company

At Cheil we believe in creating Ideas that Move – people, brands and the world. Our clients choose us for our unique thinking and creativity driven by innovation. Integrated at an operational level, we are able to offer an alternative perspective in digital & programmatic media, retail experience and experiential & live communications. Steered by our fighting spirit of ‘TU:HON’ (achieving the impossible) we have established our largest client, Samsung Electronics, as the most valuable and desired brand globally, and within MENA.

In 2003 we opened our first MENA office in Dubai, UAE. Today, we have a strong local presence throughout the MENA markets and Cheil offices in Turkey, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Iran. Looking to the future, we will continue to challenge the status quo across the region’s marketing landscape with a passionate team committed to driving innovation on behalf of our clients.

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Senior Account Manager salaries in UAE

Average monthly compensation
AED 15,000

Breakdown available for industries, cities and years of experience