Project Manager (Marketing/Communications/Creative Agency)
On-siteAbu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Job Summary
Build and maintain the master project plan with timelines, milestones, and approval gates across branding, PR, social media, and events workstreams. Coordinate multi-partner delivery by managing external agencies, creators, media vendors, and production suppliers in parallel. Manage day-to-day client communication, including status reporting, approvals, and change management for government and institutional stakeholders. Proactively identify and mitigate project risks, escalating critical issues before they impact delivery or budget. Chair kick-off meetings, weekly standups, and formal review sessions while navigating government sign-off processes and compliance requirements. Maintain programme documentation including RAID logs, scopes of work, and cost trackers. Requires 5+ years in marketing agencies with mandatory UAE experience.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years' project management experience in a marketing, communications, or creative agency
- Proven delivery of complex, multi-partner media projects from brief to completion
- Mandatory: experience managing government or large institutional projects
- Mandatory: prior work experience in the UAE
- Working knowledge of media production, social media operations, and PR/communications workflows
- Proficiency in project management tools (Asana, Monday.com, MS Project, or equivalent) and MS Office
- Excellent written and verbal English
Desired Qualifications
- Arabic proficiency
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