Senior Manager - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Talent Pal

Description

MSL is the most powerful influence engine forbrands companies and leaders. The agency is an awardwinning globalpublic relations firm focused on building influence to delivermeaningful impact on business and the world. With 2000 talentedteam members in more than 100 cities across the world and a legacyspanning more than 50 years we are a global collective of moderncommunicators who are building the brands and leaders of tomorrow.We are strategists storytellers and creators. Our business ismaking our clients more influential. And our passion is reimaginingwhat PR can accomplish. Our holistic approach brings to life thecollaborative Power of One principle we apply within and outside ofthe Publicis Groupe. From London to Shanghai Mumbai to Sao PauloJohannesburg to Warsaw Berlin to Bangkok New York to Paris we areMSL.

As a Senior Account Manager in the PR team thiscandidate will be developing strong client management skills andbeginning to take a leading role in expanding the business throughboth organic and new business growth.

TheSenior Account Manager will be a multitasker able to workcollaboratively across the team to put together solid presentationsmedia pitches content writing and basic social media strategies.They will be able to communicate confdently think on their feetmanage relationships and have an analytical bent of mind toreporting and showcasing performance.

Thiscandidate will have some experience managing a small team and beready to take the next step in career growth towards larger teamsclients and business volume

Technical& Product

• Able todevelop presentations with a creative mindset
• Have a full understanding of workings of the media andfoster relationship with stakeholders including media KOLs andinfluencers
• Tactical understanding of allprimary social media platforms
• Write contentand where applicable work with extended teams in briefing andreviewing content development including but not limited to pressreleases thoughtleadership blogs features briefing documentsetc.

Business Acumen& Operational Efficiency

• Ensure quality output to exceed client expectation inplanning content and outreach.
• Be proactivereliable responsible and accurate with an attention todetail.
• Selfmotivated with a positive andprofessional approach to managing client business and interactingwith direct reports.
• Ability to work in adynamic environment with little or no supervision.

People &Leadership

• Takesinitiative to challenge an established point of view with respectand openness.
• Able to use storytelling toconnect with internal and external stakeholders in a compellingmanner to influence and inspire.
• Able tohandle complex issues and make decisions even when missinginformation.
• Capable of proactively developingmeaningful relationships with key decision makers.
• Accepts responsibility for client problems managesconflict and actively works to solve issues internally andexternally.
• Able to build succession plans andgrow and mentor future talent.
• Able to provideconstructive feedback to others in a timely manner.

• 79 yearsof professional experience having worked in agency and/or clientside working with corporate or lifestyle brands.
• Experience working in a PR Agency would be highlypreferred
• The candidate needs to haveexcellent writing proofreading and communication skills in English(required) and Arabic (preferred) including a detailorientedworkstyle with good time management and organizationalskills.
• Presentation SkillsComes across as confident and wellprepared when making grouppresentations. Makes effective use of visual aids or presentationsoftware and looks at ease while handling questions from theaudience. His/her presentations hold the audiences attention andtend to be the right length for the amount of informationcovered

StrategicThinking Can analyze organizational strengths andweaknesses and then combine these with knowledge of the industrymarket and organization to develop longterm strategy.

• Teamwork Is an effectiveteam player who adds complementary skills and contributes valuableideas opinions and feedback. Communicates in an open and candidmanner and can be counted upon to fulfill any commitments made toothers on the team