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Join to apply for the Media Relations Specialist (MRS001) role at Foreground.

Foreground is partnering with a leading cultural and events organization in Saudi Arabia to appoint a Media Relations Specialist who will play a critical role in shaping the public image of the organization through strategic press engagement, editorial leadership, and event-based media coordination.

This role requires a bilingual communicator with deep familiarity with the media landscape in Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC, a sharp sense for storytelling, and the operational agility to manage media relations across high-profile events and campaigns. The ideal candidate is a seasoned media professional who brings both newsroom sensibility and corporate discipline, with a strong network of press contacts and the ability to manage messaging at scale.

Key Responsibilities

Media Strategy & Press Relations

• Develop and implement media outreach strategies aligned with the organizations communication objectives.
• Build and maintain strong, trusted relationships with key journalists, editors, and producers across TV, radio, print, and digital channels.
• Coordinate and pitch interviews, feature stories, and media appearances for executives and spokespeople.
• Act as a media liaison for inbound press requests and crisis-related matters.
  
  
  

• Draft, edit, and localize compelling bilingual content including press releases, Q&As, media kits, talking points, and statements.
• Ensure message consistency across all public and media-facing materials.
• Prepare comprehensive media briefings for senior leaders and designated spokespeople.
  
  
  

• Manage the setup and operation of media centers, press lounges, and broadcast zones during major events and public activations.
• Lead on-site media coordination, including press check-ins, branding alignment, and support for filming or interviews.
• Organize and oversee press conferences, media roundtables, and scheduled briefings.
  
  
  

• Coordinate closely with internal departments to source stories, secure approvals, and align on messaging priorities.
• Liaise with PR agencies, production partners, and content developers to ensure seamless execution of campaigns and media plans.
• Contribute to internal communications efforts where required, especially around media-facing milestones.
  
  
  

• Bachelors degree in Journalism, Communications, Public Relations, or a related field.
• 4+ years of relevant experience in media relations, journalism, or corporate communications, ideally within Saudi Arabia or the GCC.
• Established network of media contacts across local and regional outlets.
• Exceptional writing and editorial skills in both Arabic and English.
• Demonstrated experience in managing interviews, editorial calendars, and press events in high-pressure environments.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments.
• Previous experience working within PR agencies, newsrooms, or communications departments in event-led organizations is strongly preferred.
  

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
• Industries Business Consulting and Services

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Job Summary: Develop long term external communications strategy ( Media Relations and Public Relations ) and chart out annual implementation plan in line with the global communications vision and strategy. Align with corporate business strategy and growth aspirations. Lead implementation of the corporate media campaign. Proactively cultivate relationships with tier 1 external media organizations. Drive positive perceptions of our Brand and Reputation as well as excellent utilization of media channels and relations to enhance and build our reputation and to articulate our Corporate Strategic targets & messaging, growth and achievements. Drive/provide integration of media across all regions both within the media and amongst our regional communications employees and lead media communications for mega projects, M&A growth projects & divestments, major external business and brand-building events including Chief executive Officer/Executive Vice President outreach and alignment with other stakeholders. Drive and co-ordinate proactive and Ad-Hoc Media outreach across all regions to increase quality and planning of media output by our regional teams. Support crisis communications at a global level and across the regions. Alignment and use of Communications agencies to deliver best practices.

Responsibilities

Job Purpose & Responsibilities:

• Ongoing development of our Media relations strategy in line with our global communications strategy and associated tactical outreach planning alongside other Global Communications CoEs, regional alignment, other stakeholders, agencies and day to day input into strategic direction and planning.
• Provide specialist strategic communications counsel and relevant external positioning of the company and of the company's senior executive leadership, including CEO, through presentations face to face and written briefings to leverage opportunities to drive business growth and reputation.
• Monitor, Track, Analyze and report statistics of the use and effectiveness of our media presence and providing actionable insights and recommendations based on the analytics data.
• Drive the alignment between our Regions/Strategic Business Units/Corporates to ensure the cohesive and improved use of Traditional Media external channels across all regions.
• Lead focal point for strategic global company projects requiring specialist media, positioning & messaging related leadership and relevant input into all major company events.
• Collaborate with Corporate and Strategic Business Units business partners and regions, in planning proactive media outreach campaigns.
• Setting of global standards and guidelines whilst driving global governance and quality control.
• Drive use of relevant new channels and improvement in using existing channels whilst ensuring relevant use of messaging to create unified messaging output.
• Maintain and build our most important corporate strategic media relationships (tier 1), whilst exploring new relevant trends and practices.
• Provide specialist relevant communications advice and support for our Crisis Management and management of Reputational Risk.
  
  

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, preferably in a Communications/Journalism/Mass Media related field.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in media-related position, from a leading PR firm or in the communications function of a reputed organization.
  
  

• Fluent Native English language skills - both oral and written.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to influence higher management.
• Ability to manage cultural differences, changing environments.
• Leadership in driving projects, motivating team & collaboration.
• Strong analytical skills.

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
• Industries Staffing and Recruiting

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Join to apply for the Manager - Communications Consultancy role at LEO MEA (Middle East & Africa)

Join to apply for the Manager - Communications Consultancy role at LEO MEA (Middle East & Africa)

Company Description

We help grow many of the world's most iconic brands at Leo Burnett. We help grow even more of the world's most talented people. You'll find at Leo Burnett an agency built on ideas and dependent upon the people behind them. A culture that doesn't just respect creativity but cherishes it. And a community where the path you choose is your own, the places you can go limitless.

Company Description

We help grow many of the world's most iconic brands at Leo Burnett. We help grow even more of the world's most talented people. You'll find at Leo Burnett an agency built on ideas and dependent upon the people behind them. A culture that doesn't just respect creativity but cherishes it. And a community where the path you choose is your own, the places you can go limitless.

Today, Leo Burnett is one of the most awarded creative networks in the world. We believe creativity has the power to transform human behavior, and we use ours to help our clients' brands discover their "human purpose" and play meaningful, active roles in people's lives.

Overview

• Managing the day-to-day client relationship and communications between the agency and the current clients.
• Support the Associate Business Director / Business Director to develop and produce effective communication strategies for clients, in line with their business objectives and marketing requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (from the agency and/or from the group) across multiple clients/projects in a fast-paced atmosphere to ensure cohesive and efficient campaigns
• Monitor closely the communication trends and in charge of competitive audit/reports
• Identifying new business opportunities with current clients while managing allocated resource teams.
  
  

• Strong understanding of the advertising and media industries and the role of communication strategy within them.
• Maintain a solid understanding of client’s business (industry, market, product) and their competitors and be able to transform key learnings into strategic inputs
• Develop an excellent daily client relationship and foster consulting opportunities wherever possible
• In-depth knowledge of agency capabilities, processes, and tools
  
  

• Manage the day-to-day relationship with our internal & external teams
• Ensure that all key supporting assets are consistently up-to-date and driving a productive outcome (agendas, contact reports delivered timeously with key deliverables and then drive out those deliverables to the agreed timings)
• Oversee and run team status meetings to align internal and external stakeholders on priorities and goals of each meeting/project
• Manage expectations, time, and quality standards, and secure agreement of clients and team members with strong attention to details
• Demonstrate ownership and confident management of multi-projects for multiple clients on multiple markets - as well as internal stakeholders
• Work together with your full team across Traffic, Strategy, Content Marketing, Creative, Production, Development, etc. to deliver high quality work
• Good understanding of the production ecosystem, milestones and requirements
• Seamlessly manage multiple stakeholders across multiple clients/markets under the guidance of your Business Lead / Business Director / Associate Business Director
  
  

• Take full ownership of every job that comes through you - and ensure that every job is measured against client requirements, agreed strategy and on-brand
• Demonstrate logical thinking when describing client issues: quickly identifying problems to be solved during daily operation & projects, and subsequently to come up with smart solutions for them
• Communicate complex topics in a concise approach with excellence, maturity and intent when writing or speaking
• Write briefs with full clarity on all requirements and inspire strategy, creative, production, development to do great work
• Challenge yourself and the team (direct line report and partners - strategy, creative, production) on coming up with innovative ideas that address brand and business objectives
• Good financial understanding of budgeting and estimating
  
  

• 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.
  
  

• Bachelor's degree in marketing advertising, or a related field
• Minimum of 5 years of experience, preferably within an experience in communication, digital or media agency, could also come from marketing/client side
  
  

• Seniority level Not Applicable

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
• Industries Advertising Services

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MSL is a global public relations and integrated communications partner that provides strategic counsel and creative thinking. We champion our clients’ interests through fearless and insightful campaigns that engage multiple perspectives and holistic thinking to build influence and deliver impact. MSL is one network with many parts. We come together as a force of mighty power in our industry, for our clients and in our contributions to the world. We are an agency built through combination and acquisition; our business is dynamic but always linked. We are fearless, insightful, passionate, creative, dynamic and accountable. It’s our ability to build influence and deliver impact that separates us from the crowd — it’s how we deliver the results our clients’ desire. Our holistic approach brings to life the collaborative ‘Power of One’ principle we apply within and outside of the Publicis Groupe. From London to Shanghai, Mumbai to Sao Paulo, Johannesburg to Warsaw, Berlin to Bangkok, New York to Paris, we are MSL.

As a PR manager, the candidate will be required to work collaboratively with client servicing teams in developing and putting together presentations, think on their feet on client’s business, pitch stories to and manage relationships with media, KOLs, and influencers. The candidate will need to have an analytical bent of mind to report and showcase performance. This candidate will be required to be a confident communicator and presenter, possessing excellent organization and planning skills, and being proactive, reliable, responsible, and accurate with attention to detail.

In addition to the responsibilities outlined above, the candidate will be required to:

1. Develop presentations, underpinned with a creative mindset.
2. Have a full understanding of workings of the media and foster relationships with stakeholders including media, KOLs, and influencers.
3. Have a tactical understanding of all primary social media platforms.
4. Write content and, where applicable, work with extended teams in briefing and reviewing content development, including but not limited to press releases, thought-leadership, blogs, features, and briefing documents.
5. Monitor and report on media, KOL, and influencer coverage and other social and business trends that might have a bearing on the client’s business.
6. Facilitate and organize all stakeholder and client interactions, including but not limited to interviews, press conferences, and media roundtables.

1. Ensure quality output to exceed client expectations in planning, content, and outreach.
2. Be proactive, reliable, responsible, and accurate with attention to detail.
3. Be self-motivated with a positive and professional approach to managing client’s business and interacting with direct reports.
4. Have the ability to work in a dynamic environment, with little or no supervision.

1. Be creative and innovative in approach to client management, media relations, and dealing with KOLs and influencers.
2. Have an analytical mindset in reporting performance and client coverage.

• Seek feedback to develop self-awareness, strengths, and address development areas.
• Proactively raise issues to improve effective team working and collaboration.
• Communicate confidently in a clear, concise, and articulate manner.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and embrace an inclusive environment.
• Make valuable contributions to discussions and brainstorming sessions, providing insight and perspective.
• Build relationships quickly with others and engage personally with peers and clients.
• Treat others with respect, listening to other perspectives, especially when they differ from their own.
• Tackle problems in a timely manner and develop contingency plans focusing on problem resolution.
• Drive a culture of trust with peers, clients, and all other stakeholders.

• Take ownership for actions and deal with consequences in a mature manner.
• Adjust performance based on experiences and feedback, showcasing agility and flexibility.
• Display openness to the ideas of others and leverage them when beneficial for the business.
• Show curiosity and an open mindset towards new ways of doing things.
• Set high-impact objectives and go above and beyond to exceed performance.
• Demonstrate a growth mindset and take ownership of personal development and growth.
• Constructively challenge the status quo and take risks to challenge internal and external perspectives.
• Approach situations and individuals with honesty, integrity, and humility.
• Display resilience and maintain drive and a positive outlook when faced with challenges.

• 5-7 years of experience on the agency and/or client side having worked with corporate/lifestyle brands.

• The candidate needs to have excellent writing, proofreading, and communication skills in English and Arabic.

• Detail-oriented work style, with good time management and organizational skills.

We help grow many of the world's most iconic brands at Leo Burnett. We help grow even more of the world's most talented people. You'll find at Leo Burnett an agency built on ideas and dependent upon the people behind them. A culture that doesn't just respect creativity but cherishes it. And a community where the path you choose is your own, the places you can go limitless.

Today, Leo Burnett is one of the most awarded creative networks in the world. We believe creativity has the power to transform human behavior, and we use ours to help our clients' brands discover their "human purpose" and play meaningful, active roles in people's lives.

• Managing the day-to-day client relationship and communications between the agency and the current clients.
• Support the Associate Business Director / Business Director to develop and produce effective communication strategies for clients, in line with their business objectives and marketing requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (from the agency and/or from the group) across multiple clients/projects in a fast-paced atmosphere to ensure cohesive and efficient campaigns.
• Monitor closely the communication trends and in charge of competitive audit/reports.
• Identifying new business opportunities with current clients while managing allocated resource teams.

Supervise, inspire and guide the executive team members.

Technical & Product

• Strong understanding of the advertising and media industries and the role of communication strategy within them.
• Maintain a solid understanding of client’s business (industry, market, product) and their competitors and be able to transform key learnings into strategic inputs.
• Develop an excellent daily client relationship and foster consulting opportunities wherever possible.
• In-depth knowledge of agency capabilities, processes, and tools.

Business Acumen & Operational Efficiency

• Manage the day-to-day relationship with our internal & external teams.
• Ensure that all key supporting assets are consistently up-to-date and driving a productive outcome (agendas, contact reports delivered timeously with key deliverables and then drive out those deliverables to the agreed timings).
• Oversee and run team status meetings to align internal and external stakeholders on priorities and goals of each meeting/project.
• Manage expectations, time, and quality standards, and secure agreement of clients and team members with strong attention to details.
• Demonstrate ownership and confident management of multi-projects for multiple clients on multiple markets - as well as internal stakeholders.
• Work together with your full team across Traffic, Strategy, Content Marketing, Creative, Production, Development, etc. to deliver high quality work.
• Good understanding of the production ecosystem, milestones and requirements.
• Seamlessly manage multiple stakeholders across multiple clients/markets under the guidance of your Business Lead / Business Director / Associate Business Director.

Innovative & Analytical Mindset

• Take full ownership of every job that comes through you – and ensure that every job is measured against client requirements, agreed strategy and on-brand.
• Demonstrate logical thinking when describing client issues: quickly identifying problems to be solved during daily operation & projects, and subsequently to come up with smart solutions for them.
• Communicate complex topics in a concise approach with excellence, maturity and intent when writing or speaking.
• Write briefs with full clarity on all requirements and inspire strategy, creative, production, development to do great work.
• Challenge yourself and the team (direct line report and partners – strategy, creative, production) on coming up with innovative ideas that address brand and business objectives.
• Good financial understanding of budgeting and estimating.

People & Leadership

• 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.

Self

• 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.

• Bachelor's degree in marketing advertising, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience, preferably within an experience in communication, digital or media agency, could also come from marketing/client side.

R-2128, P-2417

MSL is a global public relations and integrated communications partner that provides strategic counsel and creative thinking. We champion our clients’ interests through fearless and insightful campaigns that engage multiple perspectives and holistic thinking to build influence and deliver impact. MSL is one network with many parts. We come together as a force of mighty power in our industry, for our clients and in our contributions to the world. We are an agency built through combination and acquisition; our business is dynamic but always linked. We are fearless, insightful, passionate, creative, dynamic and accountable. It’s our ability to build influence and deliver impact that separates us from the crowd — it’s how we deliver the results our clients’ desire. Our holistic approach brings to life the collaborative ‘Power of One’ principle we apply within and outside of the Publicis Groupe. From London to Shanghai, Mumbai to Sao Paulo, Johannesburg to Warsaw, Berlin to Bangkok, New York to Paris, we are MSL.

As a PR manager, the candidate will be required to work collaboratively with client servicing teams in developing and putting together presentations, think on their feet on client’s business, pitch stories to and manage relationships with media, KOLs, and influencers. The candidate will need to have an analytical bent of mind for reporting and showcasing performance. This candidate will be required to be a confident communicator and presenter, possessing excellent organization and planning skills, being proactive, reliable, responsible, and accurate with attention to details.

Technical & Product

In addition to the responsibilities outlined above, the candidate will be required to:

1. Develop presentations, underpinned with a creative mindset.
2. Have a full understanding of the workings of the media and foster relationships with stakeholders including media, KOLs, and influencers.
3. Have tactical understanding of all primary social media platforms.
4. Write content and, where applicable, work with extended teams in briefing and reviewing content development, including but not limited to press releases, thought-leadership, blogs, features, briefing documents, etc.
5. Monitor and report on media, KOL, and influencer coverage and other social and business trends that might have a bearing on the client’s business.
6. Facilitate and organize all stakeholder and client interactions, including but not limited to interviews, press conferences, and media roundtables.

Business Acumen & Operational Efficiency

1. Ensure quality output to exceed client expectations in planning, content, and outreach.
2. Be proactive, reliable, responsible, and accurate with attention to details.
3. Be self-motivated with a positive and professional approach to managing client’s business and interacting with direct reports.
4. Ability to work in a dynamic environment, with little or no supervision.

Innovative & Analytical Mindset

1. Be creative and innovative in approach to client management, media relations, and dealing with KOLs and influencers.
2. Have an analytical bent of mind in reporting performance and client coverage.

People & Leadership

1. Seek others' feedback to develop self-awareness, strengths and address development areas.
2. Proactively raise issues to improve effective team working and collaboration.
3. Communicate confidently in a clear, concise, and articulate manner.
4. Collaborate with stakeholders and embrace an inclusive environment.
5. Make valuable contributions to discussions and brainstorming sessions, providing insight and point of view.
6. Build relationships quickly with others and engage personally with peers and clients.
7. Treat others with respect, listening to other perspectives, especially when they differ from one’s own.
8. Tackle problems in a timely manner and develop contingency plans that focus on problem resolution.
9. Drive a culture of trust with peers, clients, and all other stakeholders.

Self

1. Take ownership for actions and deal with consequences in a mature manner.
2. Adjust performance based on experiences and feedback, showcasing agility and flexibility.
3. Display openness to the ideas of others and leverage them when beneficial for the business.
4. Showcase curiosity and an open mindset towards new ways of doing things.
5. Set high impact objectives and go above and beyond to exceed performance.
6. Demonstrate a growth mindset and take ownership of personal development and growth.
7. Constructively challenge the status quo and take risks to challenge internal and external perspectives.
8. Approach situations and individuals with honesty, integrity, and humbleness.
9. Display resilience and maintain drive and a positive outlook when faced with challenges.

• 5-7 years of experience on the agency and/or on the client side, having worked with Corporate / Lifestyle brands.

• The candidate needs to have excellent writing, proofreading, and communication skills in English and Arabic.

• Detail-oriented work style, with good time management and organizational skills.

Job TitleCommunications and Brand ManagerJob Description

The Communications and Brand Manager will be responsible for managing the execution of communication and brand campaigns, tracking progress and analyzing results to enhance organizational visibility and reputation.

Your Role:

• Participates in the execution of communication and brand campaigns and other activities, tracking progress and analyzing results, to achieve desired goals and enhance organizational visibility and reputation.

  
  

• Establishes operational objectives and work plans, guiding teams to achieve strategic communication and brand goals effectively while maintaining high standards of quality.

  
  

• Strategize and plan various communication and brand programs for Philips in META, with a focus on KSA as a key market in the region.

  
  

• Take ownership to improve visibility and help build Philips reputation through improved brand positioning – externally and internally

  
  

• Support PR and Media engagements for Philips in the META zone, working with Head of Communications and engaging with PR agencies.

  
  

• Support key external initiatives on Philips Website and social media – product launches, announcements, talent branding, etc.

  
  

• Improve effectiveness of internal events, townhalls, engagement campaigns and social media (Yammer/ Viva Engage)

  
  

• Support the digital strategy for communications, including social media, website, digital events. Prior experience of working on social media tools like Sprinklr, LinkedIn, etc. will be an advantage

  
  

• Engage with industry bodies for events, and support spokespersons with contest and training.

  
  

• Engage with PR agency and Comms head to execute annual strategic plans and detailed objectives for brand and communications function

  
  

• Establish compliance with brand guidelines and Philips Brand best practices for internal/external communications, website, media & other events within office locations and/or other venues.

  
  

• Strategize, plan, develop messaging for and implement trackable internal and external communication and digital campaigns

  
  

• Engage a team constituting of members from various functions that help out as needed with Branding, Communications & Digital tasks

  
  

• Work with external agencies and event vendors to achieve optimal execution efficiency for communications, media and other events related work while ensuring delivery on budget, on time & on brand requirements

  
  

• You will be the part of Communications & Brand team Middle East , Türkiye & Africa region and will report to Head of Comms & Brand ISC and META

  
  

You will be the part of Communications & Brand team Middle East, Türkiye & Africa region and will report to Head of Comms & Brand ISC and METAİ

You are the right fit if:

• Minimum 8 years of experience with Bachelor's in areas such as Media and Trend Analysis, Internal and External Communications, Content Creation, Brand Management, Digital Marketing preferably in Healthcare or Technology domain or equivalent. Master’s degree in business administration, Communications, Marketing, Brand Management, or equivalent is a strong asset to have

  
  

• Experience in multinational firms in communication departments is preferable, agency background in communications, advertising, media, social media is also welcomed

  
  

• English & Arabic (fluent in written & spoken)

  
  

• Stakeholder management with cross functional teams as well as management team / self-motivated with a positive and professional approach to management

  
  

• Must be a confident communicator and presenter

  
  

• Strong writing, editing, proofreading skills are essential, including ability to present concepts verbally

  
  

• Must possess excellent organizational and planning skills

  
  

• Superior project management and time management skills

  
  

• Responds well under pressure with strict time limit

  
  

Preferred Skills:
• Project Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Communications and Brand Content Development
• KPI Management
• Agency Management
• KPI Monitoring and Reporting
• Public Relations (PR)
• Internal Communication Strategy
• Digital Communications and Brand
• Integrated Communication and Brand

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.
Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities.
Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.
Indicate if this role is an office/field/onsite role.

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• Learn more about our purpose.
If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care here.

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MSL is a global public relations and integrated communications partner that provides strategic counsel and creative thinking. We champion our clients’ interests through fearless and insightful campaigns that engage multiple perspectives and holistic thinking to build influence and deliver impact. MSL is one network with many parts. We come together as a force of mighty power in our industry, for our clients and in our contributions to the world. We are an agency built through combination and acquisition; our business is dynamic but always linked. We are fearless, insightful, passionate, creative, dynamic and accountable. It’s our ability to build influence and deliver impact that separates us from the crowd — it’s how we deliver the results our clients’ desire. Our holistic approach brings to life the collaborative ‘Power of One’ principle we apply within and outside of the Publicis Groupe. From London to Shanghai, Mumbai to Sao Paulo, Johannesburg to Warsaw, Berlin to Bangkok, New York to Paris, we are MSL.

As a Senior Account Manager in the PR team, this candidate will be developing strong client management skills and beginning to take a leading role in expanding the business through both organic and new business growth.

The Senior Account Manager will be a multi-tasker able to work collaboratively across the teams to put together solid presentations, media pitches, content writing, and basic social media strategies. They will be able to communicate confidently, think on their feet, manage relationships, and have an analytical bent of mind to reporting and showcasing performance.

This candidate will have some experience managing a small team, and be ready to take the next step in career growth towards larger teams, clients, and business volume.

1. Technical & Product
   • Able to develop presentations, unpinned with a creative mindset.
   • Have a full understanding of workings of the media and foster relationships with stakeholders including media, KOLs, and influencers.
   • Tactical understanding of all primary social media platforms.
   • Write content and where applicable work with extended teams in briefing and reviewing content development, including but not limited to press releases, thought-leadership, blogs, features, briefing documents etc.
   • Monitor and report on media, KOL, and influencer coverage and other social and business trends that might have a bearing on the client’s business.
   • Facilitate and organize all stakeholder and client interactions, including but not limited to interviews, press conferences, media roundtables etc.
2. Business Acumen & Operational Efficiency
   • Ensure quality output to exceed client expectations in planning, content, and outreach.
   • Be proactive, reliable, responsible, and accurate with an attention to detail.
   • Self-motivated with a positive and professional approach to managing client’s business and interacting with direct reports.
   • Ability to work in a dynamic environment, with little or no supervision.
3. Innovative & Analytical Mindset
   • Creative and innovative in approach to client management, media relations and dealing with KOLs and Influencers.
   • Have an analytical bent of mind in reporting performance and client coverage.
4. People & Leadership
   • Takes initiative to challenge an established point of view with respect and openness.
   • Able to use storytelling to connect with internal and external stakeholders in a compelling manner to influence and inspire.
   • Able to handle complex issues and make decisions even when missing information.
   • Capable of proactively developing meaningful relationships with key decision makers.
   • Accepts responsibility for client problems, manages conflict and actively works to solve issues internally and externally.
   • Able to build succession plans and grow and mentor future talent.
   • Able to provide constructive feedback to others in a timely manner.
   • Demonstrates a collaborative and positive spirit and showcases inclusivity towards all people.
   • Able to motivate their team to pursue goals and deliver beyond their beliefs.
   • Able to assess ideas and people on merit alone, without bias or favoritism and gives recognition when due.
   • Empowers individuals to solve problems with full support when needed.
   • Capable of coaching and supporting others by aligning career expectations providing actionable, open and constructive feedback.
   • Capable of persuading others with integrity by understanding their motivations and identifying their concerns and work toward solving them.
   • Proactively and continuously work towards improving effective team working and collaboration.
   • Able to handle complex messages and is able to convey issues to facilitate others' understanding.
   • Able to initiate and lead open conversations with internal and external stakeholders to build a culture of trust.
   • Capable of creating opportunities for others to grow and demonstrate their learning agility.
   • Drives a culture of trust with peers, clients and other stakeholders.
5. Self
   • 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.
   • Demonstrates the growth mindset and proactively adapts behavior and performance for sustained success.
   • Able to set high impact objectives and goes above and beyond to exceed performance.
   • Able to demonstrate agility and flexibility to respond and reprioritize based on different situations.
   • Able to constructively challenge the status quo and take risks to challenge internal and external perspectives.
   • Approaches situations and individuals with honesty, integrity, transparency and humbleness.
   • Showcases resilience and maintains drive and a positive outlook when faced with challenges.
   • Actively listens and is receptive to others' feedback on performance.
   • Able to take justified risks when appropriate and take accountability and responsibility when things don’t go as planned.
   • An early identifier of change, able to proactively develop and share plans to seize opportunities.
   • Acts ethically and makes ethical decisions in line with local regulations and contracts, even in the face of ethical challenges.
   • Able to listen to other people in a way that they feel understood, and is respectful of others.
   • Able to make timely decisions that take into account different factors in ambiguous circumstances, considering impacts internally and externally.
   • Able to build initiatives despite doubts or resistance from others to deliver strategic impact.

• 7-9 years of experience in the field on the agency and/or on the client side having worked with Corporate / Lifestyle brands.

• The candidate needs to have excellent writing, proofreading, and communication skills in English and Arabic.

• Detailed oriented workstyle, with good time management and organizational skills.

R-2562 | P-2875