Digital Paid Media Director

Position: Digital Paid Media Director

As the Digital Paid Media Director, you will have a solid understanding of PPC, Display, and paid social campaigns (Facebook, YouTube). People and client management experience (ideally European focused) is very important. You must have proven experience in guiding clients clearly through the myriad of details of paid media campaigns.

Excellent knowledge of Excel, programmatic advancements, and understanding the clear execution of campaigns is crucial. You will currently be based in the UAE or looking to relocate to the region. This is a non-Arabic speaking position.

You will have two to three direct reports, all of whom work across various verticals ranging from retail to automotive, finance, and travel. It’s essential you are passionate about digital marketing and how it affects the way people research and purchase goods. You will own responsibility for your clients’ performance and commercial value, so a strategic planning approach is crucial.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Optimising client accounts for best performance using standard PPC, programmatic display, and paid social.
2. Improving bid strategy, testing creative campaigns, and overall scheduling.

This agency offers some of the most rewarding roles within the Dubai region; its pitch to win ratio is second to none, and new client wins have resulted in an upsurge in hiring new talent from the UAE and abroad. This is a unique chance to join a rapidly growing performance team that takes emerging channels extremely seriously within the local market.

We will be guiding you through the entire process, from ensuring you know about local digital developments to helping you with the visa process. Before applying, please ensure you have seriously considered this move to Dubai, as clients will expect successful applicants to move within 6-8 weeks max.

Kindly note that we receive a high number of applicants for our roles across the UAE, so if you have not received a response within 48 hours, then your application has not been successful for this role.