Senior Strategic Communications Expert📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Linum Consult is seeking a Senior Strategic Communications Expert to join a major organization in the Middle East. This full-time position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role involves providing strategic counsel and day-to-day coordination to the client's communications team, ensuring alignment with business priorities and stakeholder expectations. The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping and executing comprehensive communication strategies, including public relations, media relations, executive visibility, campaign management, and issues management within the Saudi Arabian market.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide on-site strategic communications counsel and manage day-to-day coordination with the client communications team.
• Support annual, quarterly, and monthly communications planning across public relations, media relations, executive visibility, campaigns, and issues management.
• Develop compelling communications narratives, key messages, positioning angles, and treatment plans that align with business priorities and stakeholder expectations.
• Coordinate with internal client teams to identify upcoming announcements, potential risks, media opportunities, executive visibility needs, and content requirements.
• Support proactive and reactive media relations efforts, including journalistic engagement, preparation for media briefings, interview planning, and follow-up actions.
• Advise on issues management and crisis readiness, including escalation protocols, development of holding statements, Q&A preparation, sensitive messaging, and response coordination.

Qualifications and Requirements

• A degree qualification in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or a similar relevant subject is required.
• A minimum of 8-12 years of experience in public relations and communications is essential, with a specific focus on the telecommunications or technology sectors within Saudi Arabia.
• At least 5 years of experience within telecom, ICT, digital platforms, broadcast, media operations, or technology-led communications environments is necessary, ideally with an agency background managing multi-sector accounts.
• Demonstrated strong media relations experience, including established relationships with Saudi, regional, or international media outlets.
• Proven experience in developing comprehensive communications plans, message frameworks, and media materials, with a history of supporting issues management, crisis communications, reputation management, or sensitive communications topics.
• Excellent interpersonal skills are crucial for collaborating effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Exceptional communication skills in both spoken and written English are mandatory.
• Any Arabic language skills will be considered an advantage.

Required Skills

• Strategic Communications
• Public Relations
• Media Relations
• Executive Visibility
• Campaign Management
• Issues Management
• Crisis Communications
• Reputation Management
• Telecommunications Industry Expertise
• Stakeholder Management

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role requires a candidate with a strong background in the telecommunications industry.