PR Account Manager- Bahrain

Our Vision:

Our vision is to inspire brands and people to impact the world. To create big ideas that make a significant contribution to the planet, society, and the bottom line. We believe in today’s world this is the best way for our clients to achieve sustainable growth.   

We achieve this by breaking down the barriers that restrict talent and ideas, we call this Borderless Creativity.        

Which is why our teams work fluidly across 5 capabilities Advertising, Experience, PR, Consulting and Health .   This allows us to not only operate but innovate at the intersection of capabilities and talent.  We believe impact and magic lies at this intersection.  Ogilvy scales this by seamlessly connecting and accessing the deep cultural expertise of 132 offices in 83 countries.   

Our mission: We inspire brands and people to impact the world

How we do it : We innovate and operate at the intersection of people and capabilities

What we do: Borderless creativity

Today, Ogilvy is recognized as the world’s leading creative agency. We are also one of the most effective networks globally.

About Memac Ogilvy:

Memac Ogilvy is one of the leading creative networks in MENA with its flagship office in the UAE and a strong local footprint in the GCC and North Africa. It is part of the formidable worldwide WPP & Ogilvy network. It’s the only truly integrated comms network – with Consulting, Advertising- Brand & Content, PR, Experience & Health under 1 P&L and under single leadership. Memac Ogilvy is the most integrated modern creative and effective partner for client growth in MENA. We inspire brands and people to impact the world. We deliver on this by combining expert and new capabilities for modern marketing solutions, with solid project management expertise for agile and effective delivery as well as a thorough and passionate People agenda.

The agency is the most awarded Middle Eastern agency in Cannes as well as a big winner at the local award show Lynx. It counts around 500 staff members.

What we're looking for:

We’re on the hunt for a fantastic a PR Account Manager. You will be responsible for managing client accounts and ensuring the successful execution of public relations strategies and campaigns.

To Succeed in This Role, You Need To:

• Develop and implement comprehensive public relations plans for clients, ensuring alignment with their business objectives and goals.
• Experience in various public relations skills, including writing, editing, media relations, pitch development, message development, and have experience in developing communications plans.
• Demonstrate a strong ability to develop messaging and draft stakeholder communications.
• Develop English/Arabic PR documents including press releases, thought leadership articles, speeches, newsletters; content for social media channels; and client proposals/presentations, plans, etc.
• Manage and maintain strong relationships with key media contacts, influencers, and stakeholders to secure positive coverage for clients.
• Event planning experience related to media briefings, roundtables, fam trips is preferred.
• Monitor, analyze, and report on the effectiveness of PR campaigns, providing insights and recommendations for improvement.
• Contributing to daily meetings, and liaising and updating clients on PR activities.
• Provide strategic counsel to clients, offering guidance on best practices and emerging trends in public relations and communications.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to ensure seamless execution of client campaigns.
• Manage client budgets, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within scope.

Requirements: 

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in public relations, preferably in an agency setting.
• Proven track record of developing and executing successful PR campaigns.
• Strong writing, editing, and communication skills, with the ability to craft compelling messages for different audiences.
• Exceptional media relations skills, with established relationships with key media contacts.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Memac Ogilvy inspires brands and people to impact the world. We exist to create iconic, culture-changing, value-driven ideas for our clients. 

Borderless Creativity is our lifeblood. We operate, innovate, and create at the intersection of our talented people, across advertising disciplines such as strategic thinking and distinctive idea creation, through a social-first approach — alongside our wider Memac Ogilvy family of Advertising, Experience, Health, Consulting and PR.  Never have there been more opportunities available to communicate incredible ideas, impact culture, and influence consumer behavior. Paid advertising is a consistent, regular and controllable way of getting a business and brand’s core message in front of consumers in a way that no other medium can. Creativity is our greatest differentiator as we transcend the status quo and shift culture.
 

How We’ll Support You

Memac Ogilvy celebrates its people. Fully. Enthusiastically. Unhesitatingly. We’ll empower you with the tools you’ll need to succeed. We’ll give you the autonomy to seek out new paths and better ways of doing things. We’ll support you with colleagues who are experts in their disciplines, drawn from across the Ogilvy network. And we’ll provide opportunities for you to do work of which you’ll be proud, with people you’ll be proud to call your teammates.

Ogilvy is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion and strives to recruit a diverse slate of candidates to help us achieve that goal.