Marketing and Communications Executive

The purpose of this role is to support the delivery of dentsu MENA’s regional communications strategy including implementation of internal communications and external communications for the region. This will be focused on high quality, insight led, digitally shared, creative communication.This role will form part of the MENA Regional Marketing & Communications team, reporting into the Marketing & Communications Director, MENA.Job Title:Marketing and Communications ExecutiveJob Description:Job Description:Employee & Leadership CommunicationsSupport the implementation of the employee communications strategy and approach with a specific focus on leadership communications, employee engagement and digital channels. Deliver globally aligned, market informed regional employee communications to foster a community of proud, connected and engaged employees across MENA. Build communications capability with key leaders and help them deliver engaging and authentic leadership communications. Develop effective networks and relationships at all levels in the business to influence and provide communication leadership and counsel. Achieve communication excellence through monitoring, evaluation, refinement and improvement. External CommunicationsSupport the implementation the regional external communication strategy ensuring alignment across MENA markets and to our global external communications strategy. Identify and build key relationships with media outlets and journalists to ensure coverage of company information. Work closely with stakeholders to identify and develop compelling stories, pitches, press releases, presentations and thought leadership. Marketing OperationsSupports implementation of effective marketing campaigns. Manage budgets and implementation for paid media campaigns (LinkedIn). Collaborate with content managers to develop and deploy digital campaigns i.e. building relevant audiences, forms and landing pages (Salesforce Account Engagement). Manages external creative, design and other resources to deliver timely and quality execution. Campaign analysis and reporting. Job Requirements:Experienced communications professional. Experience in working with complex subject matters and creating clear and compelling messages to drive engagement and understanding across a broad audience group. PR and media experience. Project management experience to priorities and drive communications initiatives and deliver work on time and to budget. Experience in developing and managing digital communications channels to drive effective communications. Strong communication skills, in particular creative copywriting– able to “story tell” to land messages powerfully. Experience working with design teams to produce high quality content with high production value inc. video and rich media content. Experience with Paid Social, Salesforce Account Engagement and CRM Platforms preferred. Location:Cairo - 2 El Malek El Afdal StreetBrand:Time Type:Full timeContract Type:Permanent