Marketing Manager
Job Description
Job Purpose
- To design, implement, and manage marketing strategies, tactical plans, and campaigns that serve achieve Air Arabia's commercial objectives in terms of sales and market growth.
- He/she shall manage the day-to-day activities related to branding, advertising, events, and promotions across the entire network using different marketing concepts
- Lead the market research efforts to uncover the viability of current and existing products/services and liaising with media and advertising agencies.
Key Result Responsibilities
- Creates, manages, coordinates, and executes all marketing strategies and implements tactical plans that meet and exceed company's expectations.
- Develops innovative strategies using the Creative and Studio team in order to attract potential customers to the business.
- Conducts and presents competitive market research and findings to enhance strategy and planning and increase brand recognition/awareness among target customers.
- Develops unique value propositions, business partnerships, and call to action-oriented advertising and multi-channel marketing initiatives targeted towards key customer segments that increase brand awareness.
- Negotiates and secures best media buying across various markets. Manage external agencies for public relations, advertising, media buying, production etc.
- Plans, directs and implements multi-channel marketing initiatives across advertising, sponsorship, direct communications, social media, and web content. ensures public media material, layout and production are in compliance with standards.
- Performs post-promotion assessment studies and analysis to measure real impact on sales and net incremental revenue.
- Conducts and presents competitive market research and findings to enhance strategy and planning and increase brand recognition/awareness among target customers.
- Analyses market trends and recommend changes to marketing strategy based on research and analysis.
- Leads all areas of content generation and production across the department.
Qualifications (Academic, training, languages)
- Bachelor degree in Marketing, Media Relations, Communications or equivalent from a recognized university.
- Additional qualifications in PR, Events Management, and Web-design are considered an added value.
- Certificates in Project Management, Budgeting and Cost Control are considered an advantage.
- Proficient in social media tools and applications with exposure on sites used most for marketing purposes.
- Expert in developing editorial and publication content, press releases, as well as business reports.
- Familiar with the latest trends, technologies and methodologies in graphic design, web design, production, etc.
- Fluent in English Language, Arabic Language is a essential.
Work Experience
- 5+ Years of extensive experience in Marketing and Public Relations scope of work in a similar role in any service industry (client/agency).
- Preferably in Airlines/Travel.
- Hands on developing marketing strategies and promotional campaigns to drive change in a fast-moving environment.
- Proven skills in media relations, press, events management, and creating/communicating branding concepts and themes that increase market-share.
- Possesses reasonable financial skills must have worked on developing marketing budget forecasts based on business requirements.
- He/she must have good network and relationships with media contacts and advertising agencies.
- Knowledge in protocol/regulations related to marketing and communication.
- Cost-oriented, possesses effective persuasive, negotiation, problem solving and decision making skills.
- Capability of understanding market trends and customer needs and employing them to create effective marketing and advertising plans and campaigns.
Job Details
Employment Types:
Full time
Industry:
Airlines / Aviation / Aerospace
Function:
Marketing & Communications
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