Senior Account Executive (Secondment in Jeddah) at Edelman

The Company

Edelman is the world’s largest privately-owned communications marketing firm with more than 5,500 staff working out of 65 cities around the world. They are also one of the largest PR agency in the Middle East, with over 160 staff (40% Arabic speaking) working across the region. But it’s not about size. It’s about quality. As Dan Edelman, founder of Edelman, would say, it’s great to be the biggest, but we must always strive to be the best.

The Opportunity

We have an exciting position at a Senior Account Executive level working within our Edelman KSA team. This is an exciting opportunity to work in secondment role for global brand. The role involves managing day to day account work at client side and providing support to senior team members. The successful candidate will have full interaction with the client providing counsel on tactical implementation. They need to have solid experience/involvement within the communication’s automotive industry.

Responsibilities

• Proposal writing and review, content development and research
• Account management, including leading client and internal meetings
• Account monitoring, reporting and analysis
• Manage medium to large sized projects across account programs, including the management of suppliers
• Client counsel, both tactical implementation and general day-to-day contact
• Assist in developing and preparing new business proposals and presentations
• Budget monitoring as required

Requirements

• • Native Arabic speaker
  • At least 2-3 years experience working with Automotive clients, either within in-house roles or agency side
  • Ideally with some experience in secondment roles
  • Understanding of public relations and experience working in the automotive industry
  • Previous client facing experience, including providing tactical counsel
  • Strong project management skills
  • Demonstrated ability to work to tight deadlines, whilst managing multiple accounts
  • Experience guiding junior employees
  • Ability to communicate effectively, including skills in negotiation and obtaining cooperation.

How to apply

Please email your CV to merecruitment@edelman.com.