ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE - PR

Memac Ogilvy is one of the leading creative networks in MENA with its flagship office in the UAE and a strong local footprint in the GCC and North Africa. It is part of the formidable worldwide Ogilvy network. It’s the only truly integrated comms network – with beyond Brand & Advertising, a deep PR & Influence, Social Media Performance and Customer Engagement & Digital capability under 1 P&L and under single leadership. Memac Ogilvy is about Making Brands Matter. We deliver on this by by combiing expert and new capabilities for modern marketing solutions (we are not a traditional advertising agency anymore) with solid project management expertise for agile and effective delivery as well as through a passionate talent agenda.  

In 2018 Memac Ogilvy had formidable year, with proven revenue and profit growth, winning over 140 pitches in the region including prestigious assignments such at being appointed as the Global Creative and PR agency for Expo2020 Dubai. This is great evidence that its transformation under the leadership of Patou Nuytemans is well under way. 

The agency is the most awarded Middle-Eastern agency in Cannes as well as a big winner at the local award show Lynx. It counts around 600 staff members.  

• To perform day-to-day account work confidently and competently; 

• To work effectively with team members to implement assignments on budget and on deadline, balancing competing priorities; 

• To be fully familiar with group’s communications plans for accounts and understands and tracks clients’ businesses; 

• To liaise between client, outside suppliers and other internal and external contacts; 

• To develop and sustain positive and professional relationship with client contacts; 

• To identify and propose ways to advance team, group, agency and client interests; 

• To develop ability to conceptualize programme strategies and implementation tactics; 

• To routinely apply understanding of budget development and monitoring; 

• To contribute to budget development where appropriate; 

• To manage time for optimum productivity and maximum billability; 

• To understand and manage billing and activity reporting processes; 

• To meet billability targets established for the account executive position; 

• To complete timesheets daily and submits them on time; 

• To draft effective, professional documents for clients; 

• To implement events for clients; 

• To be competent at using internal and external research capabilities and preparing in-depth analyses;