JOB DESCRIPTION / ROLE
One of the Leading Global Creative Agency's in Doha is currently seeking an Online Strategy Manager.
This Manager:
- Develops unique strategies and builds upon current client strategies within the digital arena to meet/exceed objectives
- Executes projects to be high quality, on time and cost-effective/on budget
- Fosters timeline development and monitors progress, ensuring deadlines are met
- Manages overall project scope
- Develops strong, trusting relationships between clients and agency partners, providing leadership and support during strategy, ideation, and execution
- Manages client expectations, bringing issues/concerns to clients' attention before they become problems, offering potential solutions, and advising of potential delivery delays
- Manages work and professional development of assigned online digital professionals
- Works with project managers to ensure team is aligned to client requirements
- Proactively keeps abreast of assigned clients' marketing and media plans, and provides technological solutions including rich media, site optimization, promotional ideas, mobile, social networks, viral, etc.
- Writes communications briefs, ensuring that creative and media are effectively integrated
- Compiles rich insights into patient and other target online behavior and key motivational/attitudinal behavior
- Develops a total understanding of online target audience and mindset modes
- Reviews statements and estimates of work prior to client review
- Provides campaign performance reporting and analysis to clients
- Ensures accountability is established during the project planning process
REQUIREMENTS
- Superior communication skills, both internal and client-facing
- Strong relationship management, organizational and project management skills
- Ability to work effectively with a variety of internal teams and business groups, including Digital, Creative, Account Management and Project Management
- Ability to identify opportunities for digital business development and incremental opportunities with client partners
- Strong interest in technology or digital marketing
Will have relevant experience in a similar role in sports marketing, advertising, and communication.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
MCG Associates is a leading international executive search & recruitment company specialising in the communications industry. We connect many of the world’s most innovative and respected organizations with top talent across entire career lifecycle - from exceptional graduates to top-ranking business leaders. Facilitating our clients’ needs across Account Handling, Creative Design, New Business, Planning, Project Management, Production and Marketing disciplines.
