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Art Director | JWT Damascus, Syria

Samer Marzouq — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:57:06 +0000

Function:
To create ideas that work across all the required communication channels.

Direct Reports
Reports to the Associate Creative Director

Main Responsibilities:
• Develop the visual appearance of a campaign
• Brain storm with the Account Management and Creative team to develop a concept
• Conduct basic research
• Interact with production to ensure concepts can be produced
• Create layout that are creative, fresh, innovative and involve a good use of media
• Provide creative ideas that fit clients’ needs
• Have an intimate knowledge of clients’ businesses
• Understand and thoroughly know brands and consumers
• Attend client presentations and sell concepts, defend work and accept comments
• Attend photo shoots, recordings etc, ensure they follow creative requirements
• Ensure good relations are kept with colleagues in the Creative and Account Management departments
• Supervise junior members of the Creative team and train and nurture them
• Keep up-to-date with trends in design, filming and photography techniques.

Position’s Requirements:
• 5 years experience as an Art Director in an Advertising Agency
• Strong creative portfolio that demonstrates versatility
• Knowledge of all production processes (print and broadcast)
• Knowledge of typography
• Team player

Skills:
• Creative integrity and exposure to local and global markets
• Time management, presentation and selling skills
• Communication and organizational skills
• Photographic skills
• Computer skills: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Microsoft Office, Flash animation and Director are pluses.

Education
BA/BS in Advertising Design, Graphic Design or similar major is a must

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Creative Director | Damascus, Syria

Samer Marzouq — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:34:53 +0000

A local communications agency is seeking a Creative Director to run their operations in Damascus.

The desired candidate should have an excellent visual design skill and brand strategy experience, a deep understanding of interaction design and how technology impacts digital branding solutions.

Skills
· Agency experience and the ability to manage the creative team
· Experience of traditional brand strategy, identity and design.
· Ability to manage budgets, resources and timelines for multiple campaign components running simultaneously
· Developing overall strategic and design direction as well as providing creative leadership, inspiration and motivation.
· Providing strategic and design direction input to the creative team based on the Creative Brief.
· Reviewing the work, ensuring that the creative solutions support the strategy and the objectives in the brief.
· Selecting external creative resources needed to deliver campaigns (including: freelancers, contractors, developers, writers, photographers, illustrators, etc.) in partnership with Art Director
· Ensuring that projects are delivered on strategy, on schedule and on budget.

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Automotive Sales & Marketing Manager | Nahas Enterprises Group Damascus, Syria

Samer Marzouq — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:42:38 +0000

Job Description:
-Develops and executes marketing plans and programs, both short and long range, to ensure the profit growth and expansion of company products.

-Achieves satisfactory profit/loss ratio and share of market performance in relation to pre-set standards and to general and specific trends within the industry and the economy.

-Evaluates market reactions to advertising programs, merchandising policy, and product packaging and formulation to ensure the timely adjustment of marketing strategy and plans to meet changing market and competitive conditions.

-Recommends changes in basic structure and organization of marketing group to ensure the effective fulfillment of objectives assigned to it and provide the flexibility to move swiftly in relation to marketing problems and opportunities.

-Responsible for market and customer analysis as well as price positioning, preparation and supervision of public relations activities (exhibitions, trade shows etc).

-Order preparation, sales negotiations and order processing.

-Evaluation of customer requirements and definition of product variations or new products according to cost / turnover ratio.

-Manage customer requirements and target future business opportunities through the preparation of effective business plans.

The incumbent must demonstrate the following skills:
-team building skills
-analytical and problem solving skills
-decision making skills
-effective verbal, presentation and listening
communications skills
-effective written communications skills
-computer skills including the ability to
operate computerized accounting,
spreadsheet, word-processing, e-mails
at a highly proficient level
-stress management skills
-time management skills

Personal Attributes
The incumbent must demonstrate the following personal attributes:
-be honest and trustworthy
-be respectful
-possess cultural awareness and
sensitivity
-be flexible
-?demonstrate sound work ethics

Education
Business/Economics/Marketing

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Marketing Manager | Avenzor for Pharmaceutical Industries Damascus, Syria

Samer Marzouq — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:10:08 +0000

Duties:
- Achieve company’s set objectives.
- Introduce marketing plans and prepare promotional tools.
- Ensure excellent implementation of approved plan.
- Lead and motivate team..
- Maintain a professional relationship with key customers.
- Propose expansion plans and prepare new products launching plans.

Skills
* Excellent marketing background.
* Creativity and analytical skills.
* Excellent English Language skills.
* Advanced Computer Skills.

Education
BSc. in Pharmacy

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Senior Marketing Executive (SME) | Emaar – IGO Damascus, Syria

Samer Marzouq — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:28:03 +0000

- Will be responsible for executing all communication material as per the plans – print, ATL, online, events…etc.
- Must be able to understand PR and coordinate PR activities, maintain media relations…etc.
- Must have very good writing skills in order to report briefs and correspond internally and externally.
- Must have some experience in hosting and organizing events between varied suppliers.
- Must be able to track expenditures and monitor costs.
- Must be able to conduct research and carry out focus groups – which will help in determining the optimal product characteristics that will appeal to the target markets.
- Must have an understanding of the brand, and ensuring that all brand communications are consistent and level of quality and objectives are achieved.
- Must be able to analyze media scenes and events that best fits for an appropriate communication plan.
- Must be well networked with various suppliers in Syria.
- Must be able to conduct time line and working schedules.
- Must adapt to changing requirements of the market – henceforth updating plans and requirements.

Skills
- Good general degree in any discipline.
- 4-5 years experience as a marketing executive or equivalent in multinational firm in Syria, preferably with GCC experience.
- Fluency in Arabic and English.
- Real estate background.

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Senior Sales Executive (SSE) | Emaar – IGO Damascus, Syria

Samer Marzouq — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:24:52 +0000

- Prospecting through: Traffic at sales center, email, phone calls, management referred clients, Real Estate agents referred clients, lending institutions, social function, using personnel network.
- Reaching sales target.
- Maintain knowledge on competition and prices.
- Providing superior customer service.
- Must work weekends and holidays if required
- Occasional travel may be required.

Skills
- Must have good Real Estate knowledge & Experience
- Must have effective oral and written communication skills.
- Must maintain product knowledge (existing and new).
- Must be always well informed about available finance, interest rates, minimum down payment required and the latest financial trends in the market .
- Must have knowledge on legal issues pertaining to sale of properties.
- Must be able to work under pressure (Launches) and meet deadlines.

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Field Marketing Manager | Damascus, Syria

Samer Marzouq — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:30:52 +0000

Job Description
1. Implement the annual strategic business plan process which includes the organization/structure, ATL campaign, the BTL activities (sampling, consumer collecting), the sports / events activities and the distribution / visibility / sales plans for Syria. Prepare the annual plans and the financial budgets / P&Ls in co-operation with the marketing and sales teams and the distribution partner’s management team.
2. Work closely with the distribution partner sales manager to develop the annual sales & distribution operation plan and KPIs (sales targets, distribution targets, visibility standards by COD, strike rate targets, routing, reporting requirements, reporting standards, geographical set up, headcount needs, outlets classifications…)
3. Work closely with the distribution partner sales manager to develop the annual trade marketing plan/calendar/budget.
4. Track distribution and sales development weekly through weekly meetings with Sales Manager and team, monthly through leading on the marketing and sales monthly meeting to ensure that the monthly and annual distribution and sales targets are met.
5. Analyze and drive action points together with the distribution partner sales manager from the bi-monthly retail audit reading (Bi-monthly retail audit meeting). Summarize finding and areas of improvement to the Area Manager and regional TMM.
6. Recruit, train, lead, manage and develop the consumer collecting teams including the WINGS team and SBMs.
7. Closely track the work of the marketing team to secure strong planning and outstanding execution of the yearly plans.
8. Put in place together with the Wings teams and the SBMs solid sampling annual/monthly/weekly/daily plans and full University SBM program for the leading universities in Damascus.
9. Execute consumer collecting & sampling activities in a manner consistent with brand personality and strategy.
10. Build up your knowledge and relationships with the leading motor sports opinion leaders, sports federations and clubs while supporting their main activities through sampling.
11. Monitor thoroughly the financials (marketing budgets, turnover, liquidity, stocks, and investments) on a monthly basis and deliver the monthly and annual committed P&L in the business plan.
12. Track competition and market developments to proactively adapt plans and strategic direction quickly & effectively.
13. Ensure that the POS items are very well stored, maintained and handled by reviewing the local operational processes.
14. Ensure accurate maintenance of the POS master plans in the market.
15. Recommend and implement innovative solutions, ideas, processes, and breakthrough marketing / sales activities which will further grow the per capita consumption and / or improve the organization / structure.
16. Ensure that the teams run effectively the key operational processes. Examples are 1) Daily meetings with wings team 2) Monthly presentation to all the key members revealing the key achievements of the month.
17. Visit the market regularly (70% of your time) to check the brand’s distribution / visibility / activities, to better understand and resolve the issues, work with the teams and identify value – adding opportunities.
18. Run the Performance Management System with the direct reports twice a year.
Deliver all targets of the agreed Business Plan
Achieve per capita consumption targets
Build and motivate a competent team
Use the PMS to create a culture which aligns

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Field Marketing Manager | Damascus, Syria

Samer Marzouq — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:16:04 +0000

Deliver all targets of the agreed Business Plan
Achieve per capita consumption targets
Build and motivate a competent team
Use the PMS to create a culture which aligns

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Marketing Manager | Damascus, Syria

Samer Marzouq — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:56:43 +0000

1- Be responsible for developing the marketing and business strategies.
2- Responsible for setting yearly marketing plans and follow-up implementation of all agreed plans including negotiating and helping in finalizing special display terms.
3- Initiate and develop the sales with close coordination of the sales team and enhance focusing among sales team on specific qualitative or quantitative targets by working closely with the sales department in terms of daily communication, feedback, commercial decisions etc…
4- Identify new trends in the market and work on matching them with appropriate products while seeking always and initiating new ideas, new brands, new products, new projects to expand the overall business.
5- Conduct regular market visits to different region to ensure proper achievements.
6- Recommend and execute promotional activities and monitor the merchandising of products.
7- Management of merchandisers daily work whom will fall under your direct responsibility.

Skills
1- Be able to work independently.
2- Should have a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related field and will already be a Marketing Manager with a minimum of 5 years experience for an FMCG company.
3- Be Fluent in both English and Arabic.
4- Free of Military Service.

Education
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration

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National Sales Manager | Damascus, Syria

Samer Marzouq — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:05:58 +0000

• Achieve the annual and the monthly company target in terms of Sales, coverage and distribution.
• Set the monthly target by channel per area according to the annual & monthly plans
• Insure optimum visibility and availability in the market.
• Achieve the monthly target by area per SKU.
• Keeping track of the daily sales versus target and objectives.
• Ongoing checkouts on receivables among sale force and trades.
• Ongoing follow up to ensure credit limit, aging & days of credit per customer.

Trade
• To insure the optimum level of coverage and distribution (Quantity and Quality).
• Insure the commitment of the routing cycle per salesman.
Propose coverage, distribution plans, looking for potential POS and the needed tools (number of vehicles and sales force, …).
• Insure the proper display of product at POS in order to achieve high levels of visibility.
• Implement the monthly trade offers based on market demands and needed situation.
• Pay periodical visits to key accounts to maintain good business relationships and represent a positive image of the company.
• VIsion of any new threats, challenges & competitor’s activities
• Solve any outstanding conflicts and Build up solid relationships with customers.

Sales force
• Managing the sales force to perform continuous follow up to ensure optimum sales, coverage and distribution by Area.
• Motivate the sales force members to insure high level of performance & efficiency.
• Conduct a weekly meeting with sales district managers to discuss daily operations, problems, opportunities, and recommended actions.
• Improving the sales force skills, efficiency and capabilities through coaching and training.
• Daily follow up with the sales team to insure better coverage, higher levels of distribution, target achievement & relationship with customers.

Skills
High Communication, Negotiation and influencial skills
High Command of English Language and computer skills
Reporting Skills
Out of the Box Thinker, Hands On Manager
5 years + experience in Managing a national sales team

Education
Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Marketing or Public Administration

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