Account Manager (Consumer)

Full time at Current Global in UAE

Posted on January 29, 2025

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Current Global is a new communications offering across Middle East, North Africa and Turkey and part of the Weber Shandwick Collective, a network of specialist creative, marketing, communications and consulting firms built for the convergence of society, media, sustainability, policy and technology, within the Interpublic Group. Current is a midsized communications agency built for an agile world, focused on influencing behaviour where real life happens – in the moment. Headquartered in Dubai, we are focused on earned-first and built to deliver powerfully integrated, culturally resonant solutions to the most complex strategic and communications problems. We specialise in developing and implementing pan-Arab, multimarket regional and international campaigns for a region undergoing a period of unprecedented change and opportunity What’s happening? An amazing opportunity: join a highly creative, multi-disciplined mid-size international communications agency and network. What this means: the opportunity to work on some of the best brands in the world, the ability to draw on all the resources of a top global networked agency, and the chance to work in an entrepreneurial environment. As a successful Account Manager, you must have proven skills across planning, creative and strategic thinking, as well as the ability to manage accounts and account teams. You will be a strong leader with excellent writing and communications skills and an ability to translate client needs into project plans. You will also help develop and implement engagement campaigns for a variety of clients. Ideally, you should have agency/consulting or related experience with a background in consumer PR. You are adept at drawing upon previous sector experience to provide clients with knowledge and counsel– all complemented by your sector specific client servicing skills and media relations with key journalists in both horizontal and vertical media. What will you be doing? Client Relations:

Responsible for the day to day running of client business, the manager will take a lead role ensuring that deliverables are met on time and within budget.
Be a key player in supporting the clients at events and activations.
Develop a range of external and internal content including press releases, key message documents, speeches, memos, etc.
Assist in setting and meeting campaign measurement and evaluation criteria.

New Business:

Organic growth/project sell-in from existing clients – critical to this is ensuring clients are aware of our offerings and pitching services to clients wherever possible.

Industry and Market knowledge:

Maintain a high understanding of client’s business and work to create a good knowledge of current developments and trends affecting the clients’ industries and markets
Have knowledge of the role of social media channels in PR and how to best utilise each channel to the clients’ benefit
Demonstrate understanding of the clients’ digital work and provide counsel to team on social media content and activations

Account Team Management:

Contributing guidance and ideas for the account teams to implement and develop client work
Assist in financial management for clients, including supplier coordination and activity reports.

What do you need to apply for this role?

Minimum 4+ years of experience
Experience from a reputed PR Agency managing Consumer clients, preferably
Experience within lifestyle, travel or destinations PR a bonus
Well-rounded communication skills, good at client servicing and media relations, as well as the ability to write in a range of styles including news releases, case studies, status reports, features and proposals
Experience in managing people and teams
Experience with clients and accounts that are measurement and evaluation driven
Strong presentation skills, poise, and professionalism

Who should I get in touch with? If this sounds like the role where you can showcase your talents, we’d love to hear from you! Please share your CV via email with careersmenat@webershandwick.com

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