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With a history that dates back over 80 years, Starcom is a global communications planning and media leader. We are an agency still grounded in our founding principle that people are at center of all we do. Each day, we apply this belief to harness the transformative power of data and technology to inspire and move people and business forward. With more than 7,000 employees in over 100 offices around the world, Starcom partners with the world's leading marketers and brands, including Bank of America, Best Buy, Kellogg Company, McDonald's, Novartis, Samsung, Visa and more.

Work with the client team to develop conceptualise, ideate, and implement for clients

Key responsibilities include managing the team, creating an environment of collaboration and innovation, and delivering best-in-class social content

Proofread content in both Arabic and English 

Conduct and support social listening exercise 

Pitch fresh content ideas to client in line with marketing objectives

Manage subscription with tool owners (e.g. community management)

Cascade & implement best-in-class social practice by ensuring all content developed is within social best practices

Support on building & developing 1-2 products within the four verticals

Engage with multiple client stakeholders on daily basis as key point of contact

Publish thought leadership pieces

Support with creating submissions for regional & global industry awards 

Manage supplier invoicing process & accurately report 3rd party costs

Negotiate with various stakeholders, internally and externally 

Oversee output of more junior team members

Maintain up-to-date knowledge of content and technology trends 

Observe bottlenecks in operational tasks and propose more efficient ways of working

Maintain positive relationships with all clients and vendor partners 

Package work by converting into case studies 

Analyse performance & listening reports to transform numbers and behaviours into actionable insights

Utilise insight from competitive alerts to create informed content that helps clients stay ahead of the competition 

Lead brainstorm with team members to develop fresh content ideas

Support with formulating cross-platform strategies 

• Seeks others' feedback to develop self-awareness, strengths and address development area.
• Is able to proactively raise issues to improve effective team working and collaboration.
• Is able to communicate confidently in a clear, concise and articulate manner.
• Collaborates with stakeholders and embraces an inclusive based environment.
• Is able to make valuable contributions to discussions and brainstorming sessions, providing insight and point of view.
• Able to build relationships quickly with others and engages personally with peers and clients.
• Treats others with respect, listens to other perspectives, especially when they are different from own.
• Able to tackle problems in a timely manner and develop contingency plans that focus on problem resolution.
• Drives a culture of trust with Peers, clients and all other stakeholders.

• Is able to take ownership for actions and deals with consequences in a mature manner.
• Able to adjust performance based on experiences and feedback and showcases agility and flexibility.
• Displays openness to the ideas of others and leverages them when beneficial for the business.
• Showcases curiosity and open mindset towards new ways of doing things.
• Is able to set high impact objectives and goes above and beyond to exceed performance.
• Demonstrates the Growth Mindset and is able to take ownership of personal development and growth.
• Capable of constructively challenging the status-quo and takes risks to challenge internal and external perspectives.
• Approaches situations and individuals with honesty, integrity and humbleness.
• Displays resilience and maintains drives and a positive outlook when faced with challenges.

5-7 years professional experience in similar role

Bachelor's degree in communication, journalism, business, or related field

Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

Experience with social media management 

Ability to develop original creative concepts and content ideas 

Familiarity with popular content management systems 

In-depth knowledge of the different social media platforms and post formats

Bi-lingual (English / Arabic) proficiency is ideal 

Insight into UAE & KSA culture / content landscape is ideal

Understanding of search is ideal

R- 3134 P-3536