[ref. k63639524] Senior Digital Director - Communications Agency

Job Description

Our client is a growing strategic communications consultancy and they are looking for a digital leader, to be based in Dubai, UAE. This person will help set up and lead the digital/data/AI function.

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Deliver strategic advice to clients, drawing on social, digital and communications expertise and depth of professional advisory experience
• Demonstrate deep knowledge of the clients business and strategic communications issues
• Influentially engage with key stakeholders
• Monitor level of account profitability and intervene as necessary

• Write thoughtful, well-structured content; consider audience in style and tone of communications
• Express a point of view in a thoughtful manner; able to analyze and distil complex information
• Exhibit and exercise discretion
• Question and challenge in a constructive way; present unpopular ideas confidently

• Source new business opportunities; along with partner, apply knowledge and experience to lead well-run pitch teams and drive the pitch preparation
• Use deep knowledge of key sectors to promote new business approaches and ideas
• Assist in pitches for colleagues across regions and sectors
• Identify new opportunities to deliver expertise to existing clients; actively pursue and secure extensions of client relationships
• Build and maintain strong external networks to deliver valuable insight to clients and the Firm

• Actively and effectively manage account teams; drive day-to-day account
• Keep the partner and other team members informed of account and project status
• Foster development of team members skills and client handling ability by identifying new challenges and encouraging team to stretch where appropriate

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• 10-15+ years of experience in an advisory position; social, digital, and corporate communications experience strongly preferred
• Experience managing teams
• Experience leveraging and measuring efforts on social media platforms to achieve business objectives, including LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other platforms
• Working knowledge of digital tools including a monitoring/analytics tools
• Robust personal experience with social media a plus (e.g. a blog, Twitter account, etc.)
• Ability to operate in fast pace, client service environment
• Exceptional research, writing and communication skills
• Ability to multitask and prioritize
• Interest in financial and business issues
• Problem-solving skills and detail orientation
• Creativity
• Self-motivation
• Ability to exhibit discretion with confidential client matters