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About the Role

قيام | Qiyam, a leading management and media consulting firm, is seeking an experienced Advertising Account Manager to join its team immediately. This full-time role is based in Jeddah or Makkah and focuses on leading high-profile awareness projects for government entities in Saudi Arabia. The successful candidate will manage the end-to-end delivery of strategic awareness initiatives, combining strong project management skills with expertise in media, communications, and content development.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, monitoring, and successful delivery of awareness projects, ensuring alignment with scope, timeline, quality, and budget.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for government clients and maintain strong stakeholder relationships.
• Provide strategic media and communication consultation to support awareness initiatives and objectives.
• Translate business and communication requirements into actionable project plans and creative deliverables.
• Lead cross-functional teams, including content developers, graphic designers, video production teams, motion designers, and external vendors.
• Oversee the development and production of awareness materials such as videos, visual content, educational guides, digital assets, and multimedia campaigns.
• Ensure all awareness content adheres to approved communication strategies, audience personas, branding guidelines, and government standards.
• Review creative concepts and deliverables, providing constructive feedback to ensure quality and effectiveness.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks and issues, and implement mitigation plans for successful delivery.
• Develop project schedules, resource plans, status reports, and executive presentations.
• Facilitate workshops, meetings, and progress reviews with internal teams and client representatives.
• Manage change requests, priorities, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
• Recommend and implement best practices in media production, awareness campaigns, and project delivery for continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of experience managing media, communication, awareness, or public-sector projects.
• Immediate availability is required.
• Demonstrated experience managing multidisciplinary creative teams and delivering large-scale awareness initiatives.
• Strong understanding of strategic communications, awareness campaigns, audience engagement, and content development.
• Solid knowledge of project management methodologies and best practices.
• Professional certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent is considered an advantage.

Essential Skills and Competencies

• Excellent stakeholder management and client-facing communication skills.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously in a fast-paced consulting environment.

Highly Valued Experience

Candidates with experience in one or more of the following areas will be highly preferred:

• Experience working with government entities or public-sector clients.
• Government communication and awareness programs.
• Strategic communication consulting.
• Media production and creative agencies.
• Public awareness campaigns.
• Corporate communications.
• Digital content production.
• Consulting firms delivering communication or transformation projects.

Location and Work Type

This is a full-time position based in either Jeddah or Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Immediate availability is a key requirement for this role.