Job Description:

This position is slowly growing in popularity in Dubai as a number of foreign advertising firms are entering the Middle East market. In contrast to the Marketing executive positions which are internally focused, Advertising Account Executives play a client-focused role, working closely with clients throughout the course of a campaign. Their role is to ensure client demands are met on a timely basis.

Qualifications:

• Education – Graduates of bachelor’s or diplomate programs, preferably in business or related fields. However, those with degrees specific to advertising, marketing or communications have a competitive advantage.

• Technical Requirements – Employers in the Dubai job market look for bilinguals, preferably those who have excellent English communication skills and can speak Arabic. Familiarity with basic MS Office Suite is a given.

• Others – Additional computer skills pertaining to creative or design applications such as Adobe CS3 and desktop publishing may be useful. These skills would certainly increase your marketability.

Salary Range:

AED 4,500-12,000 often with account bonuses.

Employers’ Description:

This vacancy is largely offered by Dubai’s advertising agencies, which may be local UAE companies or Middle East branches of European or American advertising/media firms. Rarely do manufacturing and service companies have in-house advertising teams. As is the case in other parts of the world, popular name brands hire advertising agencies for their campaigns.

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Job Description:

Marketing Executives are involved in various aspects of marketing various products and services. These functions include planning, product development and research, media and public relations, promotions, advertising, sponsorships and exhibitions. The core focus of the requirements of this position varies according to size of organization and sector, and whether the goal is mainly to raise public awareness or raising sales. Especially in Dubai where trade fairs are common, marketing executives can expect challenging and dynamic roles:

Qualifications:

• Education – At least a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Advertising, Public Relations or related fields is usually required. Some companies may require at least a Master’s degree.

• Technical Requirements – Experience may not be a standard requirement but is often necessary as a competitive advantage. Experience means the candidate has a contact base which is critical in this role.

• Other Requirements – Training and attendance of professional conferences, events may be required by some employers

Salary Range:

AED 4,000-15,000 depending on company size and sector.

Employers’ Description:

Any business in any industry with a marketing department hires marketing executives. Often, the companies have wide operational berths, having locations in several locales. From the banking industry to retail, manufacturing, telecommunications and even non-profit organizations in Dubai employ marketing executives.

Job Description:

This position is a mid-career designation requiring some experience in Sales. This role requires creative aggressiveness and a believable conviction in the benefits of company products and services as this is the core competency in this role.

Qualifications:

• Education – A bachelor’s or diplomate relating to business management, advertising, sales and other related fields.

• Experience – At least a two-year experience in sales, marketing or product development and/or advertising campaigns. This requirement is key to the required familiarity with market trends and currently useful strategies for business development.

• Technical Requirements – Familiarity with CRMs, lead management databases, MS Office Suite. It is also important in this role to be proficient with web research, use of online portals and an overall familiarity with internet marketing.

Salary Range:

AED 5,000-15,000

Employers’ Description:

This position is usually required by many companies in Dubai that seek to increase their market share with more structured approach to sales. Start ups especially may require to increase their sales by having business development executives reporting to unit sales managers.

Job Description:

This is a middle management position, usually reporting to a VP for Sales & Marketing. This position requires management of human resources, market conditions and a whole range of planned strategies and activities. The role’s main focus is to increase the company’s share in the overall consumer market by ensuring continued product usage, consumer brand loyalty and an overall positive product image.

Qualifications:

• Experience – In this position, experience is much more valued than education. At least a three-year experience in the marketing/advertising industry is often required, as a strong understanding of the dynamics in the industry is necessary for this role.

• Education – At least a Bachelor’s degree in business, management, communication, marketing, advertising or any related field. Some companies may require additional credit units in specific courses or a Master’s degree.

• Technical Skills. Marketing managers are required to have experience, or at least be familiar with enterprise software applications and basic MS Office Suite.

Salary Range:

AED 8,000-30,000 depending on organization size.

Employers’ Description:

Small and large companies, both in the manufacturing and services sectors employ marketing managers to move their products from production to distribution. Marketing is a key aspect of any business that support sales and work directly toward raising revenues. In the Dubai job market, marketing managers are common in real estate firms, property development firms, manufacturing companies, construction and engineering firms, etc.

Job Description:

This position is basically involved with the entire spectrum of market research from problem analysis, data collection to recommendations required in performing product research, customer satisfaction surveys, market investigations and similar activities. In the Dubai market, this role often requires fieldwork as researchers and interviewers are deployed to client premises for investigations and or complete questionnaires and survey sheets for analyses and reporting.

Qualifications:

• Education – At least a Bachelor’s degree preferably in English or Communications is required for market research jobs in Dubai. The industry is competitive so entry without a degree is very unlikely.

• Experience –There is no standard experience requirement. However, those with experience in the recruitment industry, as well as the customer service industry have an advantage as the experience involves some interviewing and communication skills.

• Technical requirements – A thorough understanding of statistics and data analysis and techniques is a must. Familiarity with related applications – MS Office Suite, CRMs and databases is an advantage.

Salary Range:

AED 4,000-8,000

Employers’ Description:

Market researchers are normally employed by PR or data collection firms who perform various types of researches from product to consumer research. Dubai has its local PR and Market Research firms and is looking toward opening its doors to global players like GfK, Synovate and others.

Job Description:

A financial analyst may find many employment opportunities in Dubai’s vibrant financial market. When you see a job listed for “financial analyst” be careful not to get mislead as the position “financial analyst” can be loosely defined at times. Financial analyst could also be interchangeable with financial controller, business analyst, investment analyst, private equity analyst and others.

For a position like this, always read the job description closely. Put extra attention on the “duties” and “qualifications and skills” sections to get a better understanding of the employer’s requirements.

Duties:

• Analysis of business intelligence related to investment opportunities

• Arrange for a due dilligence review of potential

• Presenting to your employer’s clients on potential investment opportunities

• Market research of financial aspects

• Analyze monthly financial reports and key operating indicators

• Establish financial processes to resolve data integrity issues

• Define meaningful financial elements to be captured and used for business intelligence

Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting

• 3-7 years of experience in a relevant post (depending on seniority of the position)

• Experience with financial ERP systems such as Oracle

• Proven financial modelling and analytics skills

Salary Range:

AED 15,000 – AED 30,000

Employers’ Description:

This post is usually demanded by large companies with established finance and accounting departments. These companies usually utilize recruitment agencies to hire candidates or accept direct contact requests from candidates.