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Role Overview
Senior Account Executive - PR at Ogilvy Mena. This role is based in Qatar.
Company Overview
Ogilvy was founded in 1948 by David Ogilvy and has been creating impact for brands through iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas for more than 75 years. The company operates through Borderless Creativity, innovating at the intersection of intelligence, imagination and influence, with experts across advertising, sports & entertainment, PR & social, consulting, and health collaborating seamlessly across more than 120 offices spanning 90 countries. Ogilvy was named Network of the Year at the 2026 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and ranks as the #1 global agency network for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC for the fourth consecutive year. Ogilvy is part of WPP, the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands.
Role Purpose
The Senior Account Executive will run mid-size projects for clients, provide media intelligence and insights, and collaborate with cross-functional teams, including PR, Internal Communication, Digital Media, and Press Office. The role requires creative problem-solving and forward-thinking ability to identify digital and social trends and put them into practice for clients.
Key Responsibilities
Media Intelligence & Analysis
- Provide media intelligence, analysis, and trend-development insights with clear advisory on how these developments impact clients.
- Conduct forward-looking assessments of emerging trends, topics, and speakers to strategically position client events and initiatives and enhance their visibility and relevance.
- Bring strong skills in research, analysis, and trend identification.
Crisis & Reputation Management
- Support crisis preparedness activities, including drills, messaging, and monitoring.
- Support reputation management activities, including monitoring emerging issues, gathering relevant information, conducting research and analysis, and developing appropriate communications responses and recommendations.
- Provide research, analysis, and detailed recommendations to support informed decision-making on public relations opportunities, collaboration requests, stakeholder inquiries, external engagements, reputational matters, and emerging issues.
Events & Content
- Support the management and preparation of event content, including researching and vetting speakers, attendees, and participants.
- Support the population, management, and distribution of client's external newsletter by coordinating with relevant teams to source and compile content, maintaining accurate stakeholder distribution lists, and ensuring timely dissemination to external audiences.
Team Collaboration & Operations
- Attend daily meetings and actively contribute to discussions and activities, including communicating ideas, opinions, and insights.
- Support the day-to-day operations of the Public Relations department, ensuring operational efficiency, high performance, and alignment with strategic priorities.
- Keep team(s) appropriately informed and involved in projects.
Client Management & Delivery
- Manage client expectations effectively.
- Ensure timely and effective service delivery to clients.
- Develop presentations for clients relative to project management and programme status.
- Deliver strong analysis, creative ideas, strategies and concepts to new campaigns and projects.
- Anticipate and assist in developing solutions to client problems.
- Demonstrate the ability to get things done on budget and on time.
Writing & Communication
- Act as a broadly capable writer and editor, able to generate a range of materials that requires minimal editing and edit the work of others.
Compliance
- Act in accordance with company policies and procedures at all times.
Qualifications & Experience
- 3–5 years of related, client-facing industry experience managing the development or delivery of strong work.
- Experience across several accounts, delivering programmes with a focus on corporate brand.
- Demonstrate accountability and maintain a calm, confident presence.
Skills & Competencies
- Strong skills in research, analysis, and trend identification.
- Excellent writing and communication skills.
- Bilingual proficiency in Arabic and English is favourable.
- Curious and committed to lifelong learning.
Additional Information
- Candidates should preferably be locally available in Qatar.
- Ogilvy empowers employees with the tools needed to succeed, autonomy to seek out new paths and better ways of doing things, support from colleagues who are experts in their disciplines across the Ogilvy network, and opportunities to do work of which you will be proud with people you will be proud to call teammates.