Social Media Manager

Our client, one of the largest developers in the Middle East and North Africa region based in Abu Dhabi, is currently looking for a Social Media Manager who will capture and broadcast key themes and messages across relevant social media channels, domestically, regionally, and internationally. Reporting to the Director of Marketing Services, you will be responsible for:

1. Given the cultural sensitivities, all role responsibilities must be conceived and tested to ensure bilingual Arabic/English integrity of the intended message, consistent with corporate guidelines and brand positioning.
2. Respecting strategic marketing and PR deliverables, identify communication opportunities and “key messages” as priorities across the life cycle of the Mall; craft and merge the message content with social media technologies to stimulate and encourage interactive communications and affiliation with the Mall’s identity.
3. Apply social media to rationalization of PR Demand Load, segment market research, customer research, market conditions, competitor data, and develop the recommended Social Media Business Plan.
4. Contribute content to Smart-Phone applications.
5. Maintain active blog traffic by serving as Mall Blog Administrator; maintain blog thread analysis; conduct and respond to trends and issues; respond to contentious issues or consumer questions.
6. Participate actively in supporting the design and implementation of a mall-wide opening plan, partnering with various mall tenants. Conceive of piggy-back social media opportunities in concert with tenant initiatives and objectives.
7. Provide constructive and creative input and social media solutions to all developmental PR, Marketing, and Promotional activities; develop techniques and concepts to promote themes and events; devise and present new and exciting social media tracks to improve mall visibility and recognition.
8. Consistent with current, pending, or planned deliverables, recognize topical opportunities.

Business capabilities:
Proven recognition and credibility as a Social Media professional; demonstrated hard and soft PR skills garnered in large scale public developments (eg. Malls, airports, entertainment venues, leisure destinations).
Experience in serving as an SME in online opportunity and damage management.
Understanding of the GCC cultures supported by extensive and broad online scenario experience.

Interpersonal skills:
Bilingual (Arabic/English)
Design, analytical, decision-making behaviors; “sense of humor.”
Demonstrated advanced communication, motivational and interpersonal skills; commercially astute; resilient.
On-call, always available mentality.

Education:
BA, BSC

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