Freelance PR Account Director

M&C Saatchi Group

. Manage clients' communications and engagement activities day to day .

Posted 10/14/2026full-timeDubai • United Arab EmiratesLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing client communications and engagement, providing strategic counsel, and developing PR programmes. Proven ability to lead teams, oversee multiple projects, and contribute to new business development.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Client Communication ManagementStrategic PR Programme DevelopmentNew Business Proposal CreationTeam Leadership and GuidanceProject Management

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Soft Skills

Strategic MindsetInitiativeCollaborationCreativityProblem-Solving

Industry Keywords

PRClient DevelopmentAgency OperationsEngagement ActivitiesTraining Needs Identification

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage clients' communications and engagement activities day to day
Craft and deploy creative PR programmes to meet client needs
Lead client conversations about priorities, product quality, and agency experience on owned briefs/projects
Build strategic decks with PR at the heart
Collaborate with the main agency to unlock further agency capabilities
Champion agency values and brand
Oversee PR and client development plans
Provide strategic counsel and insight for clients' communications programmes
Build new business proposals and lead team brainstorms, PR proposals, and new business pitches
Identify training needs and guide junior team members
Manage workloads across multiple projects, ensuring timely and on-budget delivery
Participate proactively in the management team and contribute to agency operations

Requirements

What you’ll need

Ability to work on own initiative and take charge of clients' requirements
Strategic mindset and ability to oversee PR and client development plans
Ability to provide strategic counsel and insight to shape clients' communications programmes
Ability to build new business proposals from scratch and understand best in class
Ability to identify training needs
Ability to provide guidance and day-to-day direction for junior team members
Ability to manage workloads effectively across multiple projects and ensure work is completed in a timely manner and on-budget
Ability to contribute to new business development, team brainstorms, PR proposals, and new business pitches