Marketing Manager | Dubai, UAE

POSITION PURPOSE
The Marketing Manager directs overall marketing and strategic product positioning, and corporate communications to support the brand in achieving profitable growth.

Take the lead in brand awareness, advertising, promotions, public relation activities and research, from conceptualization to implementation.

Job Description
1. Design and implement an annual marketing strategy (above and below the line) to build brand equity and ensure brand consistency internally and externally, grow print and online readership, strengthen relationship with advertisers and support promotion of editorial content.
2. Develop strategic partnerships that provide added value to customers or advertisers and leverage the brand.
3. Develop high-impact programs for new business development (newspaper and online) through consumer awareness, comprehensive research and creativity.
4. Work closely with other departments to create and execute effective marketing strategy.
5. Plan and administer the Marketing Operations budget;
6. Manage relevant reporting of management and financial information for the marketing department.
7. Oversee corporate communications activities through external and internal communications and systems, public relations efforts and external vendors and consultants.
8. Organize client relations including: client satisfaction surveys, client development activities, special events.
9. Oversee sales outreach which involves event sponsorship, campaign, coordination and return on investment analysis.
10. Develop a marketing database which includes client and prospect information, mailing list applications, etc.
11. Direct and integrate marketing research
12. Plan and manage internal communications and awareness of corporate direction, mission, aims, and activities.
13. Recruit, manage, develop, mentor and assess the Marketing team ensuring best in class deliveries.

Skills
Proven ability to lead, assess, develop and train a team.
Experience in developing and managing a budget over 1 or 2 years time span.
Proven track record of Marketing strategy brand service systems development and market development and research.
Experience developing and executing creative strategy (in print and online).
Experience creating marketing materials and media kits for advertisers.
Ability to develop comprehensive multimedia marketing plans.
Superior interpersonal, relationship building with strong customer orientation.
Capable of juggling multiple projects and meeting deadlines.
Strong sense of process orientation and problem-solving at both strategic and functional level.
Exceptional attention to detail.
Passion in continuously pursuing to develop knowledge of the marketing industry.

Research savvy, database experience an advantage.
Strong MS Office skills, especially PowerPoint.

Education
Bachelor’s Degree

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