Marketing Specialist

Roles and responsibilities

We are looking for a highly motivated and talented marketing professional to work across a variety of sectors and service lines within our Riyadh office supporting our KSA practice. As a marketing specialist you’ll provide strong support to the MENA BMC team and the KSA Markets Leader. You will help design, develop, and manage marketing initiatives for the KSA region, specifically coordinating internal and external events, managing webinars and trainings as needed. Also, supporting on content development – office communications, office profiles, brochures, presentations, thought leadership and newsletters.

The role will work closely with the MENA Marketing team, the MENA Brand and External Communication team and MENA Talent team to optimize, protect and enhance our brand position in the market.

We are looking for a bright and dynamic individual at the early stages of their career. Someone who thrives on the challenge of creating and supporting initiatives. Likes to share ideas while delivering to a high standard within tight timescales. You can expect to work with senior stakeholders who are highly engaged in what you are doing. You will work within teams of varying sizes with a range of expertise and budgets.

Success in this role will be the delivery of comprehensive, world-class marketing initiatives that deliver sustainable and measurable results.

Your key responsibilities

• Assist with activities across Saudi Arabia, including internal and external.
• Manage physical events from start to finish, creating invitations, supporting on themes and designs, working with vendors and the business.
• Manage EY participation at external events, including speaking opportunities in line with the BMC and KSA plans and budgets.
• Creative writing support and content - editing of invitations, brochures, newsletters and presentations.
• Liaise effectively with the internal creative agency for creative design support.
• Liaise effectively with external vendors.
• Develop and maintain a monthly activities calendar.
• Develop greater understanding of EY marketing protocols – BRIDGE, Global SCORE, Event contracts, procurement procedures, sponsorships, C-event tool, EY Visual Identity guidelines, EY writing style guidelines.
• Act as an ambassador of the MENA BMC team.

Desired candidate profile

• Excellent English and Arabic writing skills
• Ability to create content into key messages.
• Ability to prioritize workload and proactively manage stakeholder expectations.
• Ability to multi-task with good attention to detail even when working under pressure or on several projects simultaneously.
• Be a team player with a flexible can-do attitude.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and time management skills.
• Be able to work under own initiative with minimal supervision; demonstrate reliability.
• Good knowledge and skills concerning business needs and cross-cultural sensitivities.
• Develop knowledge of the business; actively find and participate in opportunities to learn.

To qualify you must have

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent area of study or experience).
• Must be a KSA national and based in Riyadh.
• Bi-lingual (written and spoken English and Arabic).
• 3 to 5 years’ experience in marketing and/or written communications.
• Experience in running events.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships with senior-level stakeholders
• Ability to work with external vendors.
• Experience working with multiple teams and alone.