Group PR Account Director

6 days ago

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Hill + Knowlton Strategies (H+K) Full time

Currently our international sports work across global sport sees us manage an unrivalled portfolio of high-profile federations, prestigious international events and stakeholders with global ambitions. These include football, golf, esports and many more. We are looking for exceptional and talented senior communication professionals to join our growing practice as part of a collaborative newsroom.

Senior members of the sports team at Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K) are active leaders of projects, trusted consultants to our clients as well as developing partnerships with government authorities, sports, event companies and organizing bodies. This role would require you to be based largely in Riyadh working directly with our clients and team on the ground. Our directors and managers are passionate and proactive about storytelling, developing knowledge and championing H+K standards. Roles vary from being full time consultants on specific project management campaigns to working across selected key accounts across our portfolio of events.

At this level, you have the experience and autonomy to independently lead projects, planning and delivering newsrooms with knowledge and experience across the mix; from PR, strategic consultants, and content + publishing production to design and data and devising publishing channel strategies (traditional and social; earned, owned, shared and paid).
- Act as senior lead client contact who can take wider business and marketing strategy and development them into digital and social media content and publishing strategies
- Champion the importance of client satisfaction and service within the team, leading by example and encouraging positive client relationship building behaviour and champion stand-out work
- Work well within collaborative, integrated teams, displaying a proven ability in running a team, controlling timelines and budgets, anticipating issues and working towards solution of complex problems
- Have exceptional creative and proposal writing skills
- Act as H+K spokesperson, improving client relationship, service and scope
- Display strong technical proficiency across marketing platforms and inherent curiosity about merging platforms
- Ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team

**Professional Development**:

- Exemplify the company’s ethics, vision and values in daily work
- Build on your emotional intelligence and self-awareness
- Independently, assume a greater level of responsibility and accountability for client relationships, driving your practice area with revenue targets
- Create and drive initiatives to strengthen skills and culture of practice area/office through training and/or office responsibilities
- Take a lead role on strategic consultancy services such as media training, messaging, strategy development, flight school and crisis preparation/handling
- Be seen as a leader within your office; display gravitas; manage difficult client relationships

**Qualifications**:

- University degree
- 7+ years’ relevant industry experience
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Proven presentation and planning capabilities
- Ability to multi-task and work in a team environment
- Arabic + English is a must

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