The Account Executive is primarily responsible for day-to-day client work under the daily supervision of an Account Manager. Covering the basics of PR, communications and social, the Account Executive plays a key role in coordination of account activity and will perform a variety of tasks including research and analysis, media monitoring, preparing summary reports to support the client engagement.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT:
- Draft Arabic & English captions as part of weekly/bi-weekly/monthly content calendars
- Proceed with posts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook & LinkedIn
- Coordinate with APCO’s creative team to develop visuals for the social media posts
- Live coverage during client events, including Instagram Stories in addition to the core channels
- Prepare weekly/monthly social media performance reports to highlight key numbers and trends
- Coordinate with the paid media team for client paid media campaigns
- Influencer outreach for selected client campaigns
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
- Demonstrate commitment to the professional growth and development
- Acquire knowledge about industry and practices
- Open to learning new things, responds positively to feedback from others
- Identify and follow industry or sector of interest
- Seek feedback on performance; identifies internal or external mentor
- Take initiative to participate in training when available
- Readily adapt and show enthusiasm for learning new systems
AD-Hocks Assignment/reports:
- As per the Direct Manager’s requests
Competencies
- Excellent communication skills written and verbally
- Ability to multitask and work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent organization and time management skills, strong attention to detail
- Knowledge development skills
- Initiative skills
- Teamwork skills
- Ability to be flexible, resilient, solution oriented and creative
- Service-orientated attitude, proactive thinker, information seeker
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing or Equivalent
- 0-2 years of experience
Work Conditions
The physical abilities needed to perform the duties of this position, in addition to the office climate:
- Office environment is general office setting
- Some travel may be required
- Must reside in Dubai or be willing to relocate
- Willing to work additional or irregular hours as needed and allowed by local regulation
