Social Media Account Manager

Founded in ‎1984, APCO Worldwide is an award-winning, independently owned
global communication and business strategy firm with offices in major cities
throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. APCO
combines a global perspective with local expertise to help clients around the
world manage challenges, opportunities, perceptions and reputations. APCO
clients include corporations and governments; industry associations and
nonprofit organizations; and six of the top ‎10 companies on the Fortune ‎500.
The firm is a majority women-owned business.
The Senior Digital Social Media Consultant is responsible to create appealing
content for the company's social media presence, including maintaining social
media channels updated and brand focused, and looking for new social media
avenues and ways of connecting with audiences.
Primary duties and Responsibilities
* Manage company social media content development for channels including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter and some other platforms
* Engage in social media presence creation on new and emerging social media platforms
* Creates content that promotes audience interaction, increases audience presence on company sites, and encourages audience participation
* Creating content and creative briefs for designers
* Live events coverage onsite (creating stories, reels, live tweets)
* Work as part of a team to develop large social media strategies and campaigns
* Propose new ideas and concepts for social media content
* Analyze and report audience information and demographics, and success of existing social media projects on a monthly basis
* Manage social media communications
* Use timelines and scheduled content to create a consistent stream of new content for audience interaction while analyzing, managing, and altering schedules where necessary to optimize visits
AD-Hocks Assignment/reports
* As per the Direct Manager's requests
Competencies
* Content writing skills
* Strong Communication skills
* Idea presentation skills
* Customer service skills
* Tech-Savvy
* Digital Skills
Requirements
* Bachelor's Degree in Marketing or Equivalent
* Social Media specialist with ‎4-‎8 years agency experience in Saudi
* Native Arabic speaker and full proficiency in written Arabic
* The candidate should be based in Saudi, and aware of the local culture and Saudi dialect
* Prior experience in managing government social media accounts
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 Riyadh or be willing to relocate
* Willing to work additional or irregular hours as needed and allowed by local regulations
* work will be at the client offices, pending security clearance
About APCO in the Middle East and North Africa
Home to some of the fastest growing economies in the world, the Middle East
and North Africa region has a pivotal role to play in driving global
conversations - from environmental policies to religion and pop culture. The
UAE and Saudi Arabia are clear leaders in this equation, although the wave of
innovation continues to transcend borders.
APCO launched its regional operations in ‎2006 in Dubai. Growing from a team of
less than ‎10 consultants, APCO today has over ‎200 people from ‎26 countries
working in teams across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Manama and Kuwait and our
projects take us to countries across the region and the Levant. APCO was
awarded Best Agency in the Middle East by PRWeek in ‎2019 and Best Agency to
Work for: EMEA Network by PRovoke Media in ‎2017 and ‎2019.
With a portfolio of over ‎100 clients, APCO's MENA offices deliver public
relations and digital communication support across health, food, consumer &
retail, finance, technology, real estate & hospitality, non-profit and public
affairs practices. The region also offers specialized services, created for
the Middle East, such as our Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model and our
Compass and License to Operate offerings.
In addition, APCO's global AI Comms Lab, a first-of-its-kind innovation center
which utilizes artificial intelligence to build and protect the reputations of
major global brands, governments and organizations is driven from the Dubai
office.
From helping governments connect with the private sector and civil society, to
supporting the Pope's historic visit to the region and launching iconic brands
and destinations, we understand the nuances of the MENA region and pride
ourselves on making an impact.