Public Relations Account Manager

An opportunity has arisen for a bilingual Account Manager to work within the
KSA team based in our Riyadh office.

The Account Manager's primary day-to-day role will be to oversee account
programs and be the daily contact with clients and partners, providing them
strategic counsel on tactical implementation and solid project management
skills. He or she will be leading major activities for accounts, managing
teams to deliver strong results and ensuring work is of high quality. They
will also be helping to develop program plans for clients, ensuring tactics
meet client's business objectives. The successful candidate will be a mentor
to junior team members, providing them with guidance on their career
development.

Responsibilities include:

• Managing accounts and being responsible for the overall quality and delivery of client programmes ensuring client 's strategic goals are met


• Daily client counsel, including problem solving


• Develop and edit written documents that are on message and tailored to audience; documents will include slides, proposals, plans, budgets, and issues management documents


• Keeping abreast of new developments, trends and opportunities for both clients and the wider industry


• Line management and people development, including recruitment


• Leading and participating part in new business ventures, including pitching

Requirements:

• Bilingual - English and Arabic


• In depth local knowledge of the market, including regional business developments impacting KSA (+GCC)


• At least three years of relevant experience in communications, preferably at a PR agency


• Superior writing and editing skills (in English and ideally in Arabic)


• Presentation-development skills; project management skills; and consultative skills (including effective questioning, critical thinking, client management, etc.)


• Ability to draft strategic client-facing internal and external communications plans and proposals


• Passion for client service and team work


• Ability to multi-task and manage a number of projects/work assignments simultaneously to tight deadlines


• Understanding of budgeting client programmes, including budget development, management, resourcing and forecasting


• Experience of working on clients in the tourism sector and on projects based within KSA would be a bonus
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