Marketing & Communications Executive
Job Description:
Marketing & Communications Executive
Location: Dubai, UAE Employment type: Full time, permanent Salary: AED 4,000 to 6,000 per month Reports to: Sales & Marketing Director Start date: Immediate joiners preferred
About the role
Our client is looking for a Marketing & Communications Executive to take ownership of day to day marketing activity across the business. Working directly with the Sales & Marketing Director, you will help shape and deliver the marketing strategy, run campaigns across digital and print, manage the marketing budget, and coordinate the events and trade shows that put the company's portfolio in front of its customers.
This is a hands-on role. You will be writing the copy, briefing the agencies, booking the stand and reporting on what worked.
Key responsibilities
Strategy and planning
- Develop marketing strategies aligned to the company's business objectives
- Build marketing plans covering advertising, direct marketing and targeted campaigns across multiple channels
- Oversee and manage the marketing budget
Campaigns and content
- Design and run lead generation strategies tailored to each business unit and brand
- Source and secure advertising opportunities across social media platforms
- Write and proofread marketing copy for online and print campaigns
- Produce creative content including video and blog posts
- Manage social media channels alongside product managers and appointed agencies
Channel and partner marketing
- Develop and manage Market Development Funds (MDF) programmes that support channel partner marketing activity
- Secure vendor sponsorships by proposing activities aligned to business goals
- Maintain strong relationships with media vendors and publishers to create promotional collaborations
Events
- Organise, coordinate and attend conferences, seminars, exhibitions and trade shows
- Oversee production and distribution of marketing materials, liaising with designers, printers and photographers
Insight and reporting
- Maintain and update customer databases so communication reaches the right audience
- Conduct market research through customer surveys and focus groups
- Track campaign performance and return on investment
- Prepare weekly and monthly reports for vendors and management
Agency management
- Lead and manage external agencies across events, presentations, promotional materials and online activity
What we are looking for
- 2 to 4 years of marketing or communications experience, ideally in a B2B, IT or technology distribution environment
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration or a related field
- Strong written English, with proven copywriting and proofreading ability
- Hands-on experience managing social media channels
- Experience coordinating events, exhibitions or trade shows end to end
- Comfortable working with campaign metrics, budgets and ROI reporting
- Confident managing external agencies, designers and printers
- Currently in the UAE and available to join at short notice