Marketing Executive

The Role

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES, ACCOUNTABILITIES AND ACTIVITIES General Management Activities • In addition to supervisory and management functions like training, hiring, and evaluating creative staff, the Creative Officer interacts with other departments to maintain communication and client sat...

The Role
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES, ACCOUNTABILITIES AND ACTIVITIES General Management Activities • In addition to supervisory and management functions like training, hiring, and evaluating creative staff, the Creative Officer interacts with other departments to maintain communication and client satisfaction. • Attend planning meetings and make presentations to the Marketing Executive to decide the strategic and creative direction of advertising campaigns. • Use creative expertise to interpret the companys vision and make it a tangible and deliverable product. • Plan and implement budgets to ensure both quality and efficiency, and establish schedules on short- and long-term projects. Operational Activities • Provide inputs to the Marketing Executive for defining marketing and branding budgets for the year. • Plan and develop different marketing initiatives as per guidance from the Marketing Executive. • Communicate marketing and branding strategies to management and the team for getting their buy-in and cooperation. • Facilitate the Marketing Executive for the development of marketing collateral including items required for shop display and signage. • Provide inputs to the management committee and to the Marketing Executive in particular, for new marketing initiatives that could be taken up to boost organizational sales. BACKGROUND, QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE Qualifications • Undergraduate degree in Fine Arts or a related field, or equivalent visual design and management experience. • Graduate degree is preferred. • 4–5 years of hands-on experience in designing and executing marketing and branding campaigns for wooden products manufacturing organizations. • Experience working in GCC countries is an advantage. • Strong marketing skills in addition to analytical and planning skills. • Ability to work in a highly dynamic environment and identify and analyze consumer behavior and preferences. • Ability to establish new relationships with external stakeholders from media, national and business publications, government agencies, etc. • Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and designing software like Photoshop / Illustrator. • Fluency in English and Arabic (both written and spoken). Skills • Align creative departments and stakeholders with their ideas. • Proven success in crafting and executing brand strategies. • Project and time management skills. • Inspire radical ideas. • Understanding of design thinking and UX design principles. • Analytical and critical thinking. • Big-picture vision for aligning creative projects with company and brand mission. • Strong communication and presentation skills. • Attention to detail and creative flair.

Requirements
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES, ACCOUNTABILITIES AND ACTIVITIES General Management Activities • In addition to supervisory and management functions like training, hiring, and evaluating creative staff, the Creative Officer interacts with other departments to maintain communication and client satisfaction. • Attend planning meetings and make presentations to the Marketing Executive to decide the strategic and creative direction of advertising campaigns. • Use creative expertise to interpret the companys vision and make it a tangible and deliverable product. • Plan and implement budgets to ensure both quality and efficiency, and establish schedules on short- and long-term projects. Operational Activities • Provide inputs to the Marketing Executive for defining marketing and branding budgets for the year. • Plan and develop different marketing initiatives as per guidance from the Marketing Executive. • Communicate marketing and branding strategies to management and the team for getting their buy-in and cooperation. • Facilitate the Marketing Executive for the development of marketing collateral including items required for shop display and signage. • Provide inputs to the management committee and to the Marketing Executive in particular, for new marketing initiatives that could be taken up to boost organizational sales. BACKGROUND, QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE Qualifications • Undergraduate degree in Fine Arts or a related field, or equivalent visual design and management experience. • Graduate degree is preferred. • 4–5 years of hands-on experience in designing and executing marketing and branding campaigns for wooden products manufacturing organizations. • Experience working in GCC countries is an advantage. • Strong marketing skills in addition to analytical and planning skills. • Ability to work in a highly dynamic environment and identify and analyze consumer behavior and preferences. • Ability to establish new relationships with external stakeholders from media, national and business publications, government agencies, etc. • Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and designing software like Photoshop / Illustrator. • Fluency in English and Arabic (both written and spoken). Skills • Align creative departments and stakeholders with their ideas. • Proven success in crafting and executing brand strategies. • Project and time management skills. • Inspire radical ideas. • Understanding of design thinking and UX design principles. • Analytical and critical thinking. • Big-picture vision for aligning creative projects with company and brand mission. • Strong communication and presentation skills. • Attention to detail and creative flair.

About the company
Propel Consult delivers a service in step with the needs of both our client companies and candidates. Our ability to add value to all levels of recruitment stems from our wholehearted belief in providing a professional service to both parties. We have built relationships with many leading indigenous and mulitnational organisations throughout the Middle East and internationally in countries such as UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt and many more. Concentrating our resources has created 5 distinct specialist divisions: - Banking & Finance - Human Resources - Oil & Gas - Construction - Architecture & Engineering