Account Executive at Soul Communications

About Soul Communications

Soul Communications is a boutique PR consultancy based in Dubai, with 16 years of experience helping brands grow, evolve, and stand out. We are driven by creativity, passion, and a genuine commitment to our clients’ success.

The Role

We are looking for a PR Account Executive with experience in F&B, lifestyle, and tech.Background matters, but mindset matters more.

Who You Are

You are creative, curious, and responsible, with a strong can-do attitude and a desire to grow. We are soulful and light-hearted, but also professional, efficient, and accountable. Ours is a close-knit, family-like team that values personal relationships with each other, the media, and our clients. You stay on top of trends, have opinions on how things could be done better, and enjoy refining ideas until they are right.

What to Expect

You will work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple projects at once. One day might involve a bold stunt, the next a corporate announcement. You will wear many hats, take ownership early, and grow quickly.
In this role you will:
● Participate in the development of PR strategy, goal setting, and execution for food, lifestyle, and tech clients.
● Brainstorm unique angles to generate relevant earned media in top tier titles
● Formulate strategy, ideas, press releases, media pitches.
● Manage Soul’s own social media and keep an eye on social trends to keep the channel up to date and interact with potential talent and clients.
● Manage photoshoots from mood boards, client/photographer coordination, prop sourcing, on-ground styling, sorting, and organizing.
● Develop, maintain and leverage upon strong relationships with Third-Party service providers such as translators, photographers, printers, suppliers, etc
● Keep track of all important industry happenings: New editors, corporate announcements, events, awards, and concepts in the industry.
● Ensure contact information details of key Media relationships are continuously updated
● Monitor media coverage for each client, spot key trends and share formal coverage reports with clients on campaign performance.
● Form relationships with influencers to activate relevant talents for different clients.
● Build and nurture relationships with relevant key media members
●Coordinate all Soul meetings – Issuing meeting invites and then subsequently monitoring meeting confirmations/rejections
●Coordination of any Media, Client, Third-Party deliveries by managing the scheduling of Soul’s driver.

Requirements

● Bachelor’s degree in Communications/Journalism/Marketing/Business Studies
● 1-2 years working in a PR agency, Media or Social Media in the UAE
● Experience in digital and/or offline PR and marketing campaigns
● Prior experience in the Lifestyle, Food & Beverage or Tech industry preferred
● Fluency in written and spoken English. Fluency in written and spoken Arabic is a plus.
● Ability to work proactively and with a high attention to detail within the parameters of a high performance team
● Confidence in the use of Google Drive (Docs/Sheets/Slides), Canva, Social Media platforms (Instagram/Tiktok)
● Preference will be given to candidates with UAE experience

Benefits

● A fast-paced, high-performing team
● Multicultural environment
● Competitive Tax-free Salary
● Comprehensive Health insurance
● Exposure to multiple industries
● Annual Air Ticket Allowance
● Rewards & Recognition
● Learning & Development

How to apply

Please submit your CV and Cover letter to info@soulcommunications.ae