Communication Manager

Job description / Role

The company:
Our client is amongst the leading players in Investment Banking and Private Equity in the MENA region for over 30 years. They are currently looking for a Communication Manager for their Riyadh Office.

Duties & Responsibilities:
• Ensuring consistency of The company brand identity for all group materials, document templates and external communications and across all media;
• Managing the production of corporate marketing materials, including brochures, reports, leaflets, posters, flyers, tombstones and exhibition stands and liaising with designers and printers as needed;
• Updating marketing documents as needed to ensure valid, current and accurate content;
• Monitoring and managing The company web site on a regular basis to ensure all content is up to date, including copy, pictures and announcements;
• Coordinating and organizing The company participation in financial events, conferences and seminars, including arranging speaking engagements, registering The company conference delegates and obtaining conference attendee lists
• Maintaining and building contacts with the media, maintaining a database of media contacts and coordinating requests for media interviews & articles;
• Coordinating the production and distribution of press releases and maintaining a press clippings database;
• Coordinating the production and distribution of The company newsletters and other publicly-distributed reports & documents;
• Maintaining and updating mailing lists;
• Selecting and ordering corporate merchandise and transaction tombstones;
• Ordering and coordinating business cards;
• Planning and concept development and execution of print and media campaigns;
• Negotiating and buying advertising in regional media and specialized magazines;
• Planning and coordinating with event management companies for company events;
• Assisting with marketing activities related to The company’s membership of M&A International
• General participation in the development and implementation of marketing and communications plans and strategies.
• Preparing editorial and speech writing
• Managing, monitoring and preparing (i.e. Posting) on social media channels
• Managing our internal communication

Requirements

Qualifications & Experience:
• Bachelor/Master degree in Marketing, Mass Communications or related
• 4-5 years experience.
• Strong communications skills in English & Arabic (verbal and written)
• Extensive knowledge of marketing/communications business with media exposure

About the Company

Propel Consult delivers a service in step with the needs of both our client companies and candidates. Our ability to add value to all levels of recruitment stems from our wholehearted belief in providing a professional service to both parties. We have built relationships with many leading indigenous and mulitnational organisations throughout the Middle East and internationally in countries such as UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt and many more. Concentrating our resources has created 5 distinct specialist divisions:

• Banking & Finance
• Human Resources
• Oil & Gas
• Construction
• Architecture & Engineering