Account Executive -Reputation (Dubai) 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 opportunity at an Account Executive level based in our Dubai office. As an Account Executive you will have a good and solid understanding of public relations, your clients’ business, their products, client personnel, the competitive landscape and industry in general.  Your role is a vital one as you are the teams’ administrator, logistical and task manager and you are instrumental in achieving your clients’ goals.  You will be keeping track of team actions, organising team materials for client meetings, providing proactive and insightful media analysis and opinion, and strong research skills. You will also be actively developing your writing skills and start to manage your own programme elements. Your training will continue with further instruction about communications providing you with the opportunity to develop your skills and abilities further.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating meeting logistics, ensuring strong attention to detail to ensure all needs are met with minimal input from your senior team members
• Participating appropriately in client meetings, providing updates on media opportunities and projects
• Liaising with external suppliers to secure project budgets and to get quality outputs
• Managing the production of designs for media materials
• Developing your writing, editing and proofreading skills through media monitoring and analysis
• Providing first draft media materials e.g. factsheets, briefing books and backgrounders, with minimal mistakes, typos and grammatical errors
• Identifying and working with target media, demonstrating a network of traditional and online media contacts and influencers including conducting top-tier media sell-ins, developing pitch points and writing first drafts of media invitations
• Managing the actions trackers for your teams
• Preparing agendas and status reports for client meetings
• Organising yourself and your team to attend client meetings and calls (ensuring you have a room booked, taking conference call details, printing agendas, materials for discussion etc.)

Requirements

• Solid understanding of the industry with at least 1 years’ relevant work experience
• Strong work ethic and demonstrated team player
• A positive and can-do attitude
• Must have a good knowledge of regional media, dealing with clients and how to work to multiple deadlines
• Strong writing and media relations experience is essential
• Arabic skills not essential but advantageous

How to apply

Please email your CV to  merecruitment@edelman.com.