JOB DESCRIPTION / ROLE

REQUIREMENTS

Your objectives:

• Working to really understand the GCC market and the nature of businesses operating within it – including key challenges, opportunities, structure and objectives
• Developing new ways of positioning digital media/our USPs to businesses in the market which resonates and inspires prospective partners
• Leading media related pitches, and working with peers across other areas of expertise to develop solution-driven proposals
• Helping our partners achieve success through their digital media activity – across both performance and branding related campaigns and strategies
• Ensuring strong relationships are developed and maintained with our clients
• Leading a small team of Paid Media professionals – working with key senior members of the team to ensure that they are are all providing best in class service and results for our clients. Ensuring everyone in the team has a clear development plan, regular objectives and training to allow for continual growth and innovation
• Working with the Head of Business Development to maintain a strong close rate on media related leads for the business
• Growing awareness of RBBi’s paid media offering in the market (developing blog posts, working with our Marketing Head with PR and other marketable assets) with the ultimate aim of increasing leads for the business.

What you’ll need:

Skills:

• You will have solid experience in a Paid Media role – across PPC, Paid Social & Display advertising.
• Knowledge and understanding across the entire digital ecosystem is a must – to the extent that you could work all elements into a full digital strategy and help develop rounded digital solutions for our clients
• Strong communication skills – able to understand and adapt your communications across our clients and team members in a very international environment
• A real entrepreneurial spirit – with a passion to rise to new challenges, adapt quickly and work in a fast paced environment where you will have real say into how things are done and an opportunity to contribute ideas at all levels

Qualifications and Experience:

• Experience in a managerial or leadership role within an agency environment is essential
• Experience leading a paid media team
• Solid experience in business development – including devising and developing strategies and proposals and pitching

Other requirements of this role:

• Experience in developing a department, service and/or proposition
• Experience of managing a P&L or other financial aspects of a business
• A bachelors degree or above in Media or a related field is desirable

ABOUT THE COMPANY

RBBi (Red Blue Blur Ideas) is a specialised integrated digital agency headquartered in Dubai, UAE, with a strong focus on user experience (UX), user interface design (UI), & performance marketing.

RBBi is one of the first and possibly the only agency across the Middle East specialising in Usability & User Experience producing usable digital solutions for several regional as well as global brands. RBBi is also the only agency in the region to have built their own, in-house usability lab, housed with state-of-the-art tools and practices.

RBBi's Performance arm provides a scientific approach to marketing by interpreting the 'big data' to provide insights and actions that focus on enhancing digital advertising performance.