About the Role

As a Business Director, you’ll oversee one of our largest portfolio brands, managing a mix of programme-based work across owned channels, social, strategy, and creative content production. In this lead client-facing position, you’ll work at the intersection of business and production to output high-fidelity strategy through to premium craft, combining platforms, creative content, data, and experience into one. We are looking for someone who is passionate about seeking new opportunities to create impactful work.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary point of contact and strategic partner for clients, developing roadmaps for sustained brand success.

• Oversee the sales pipeline and drive revenue growth for individual brands under your purview.

• Safeguard business planning and development to achieve targets and KPIs while identifying new assignment opportunities.

• Manage the program of projects, facilitating communication between clients and Monks teams to initiate new assignments.

• Leverage digital expertise in platforms, social media, and asset production to handle diverse client briefs.

• Cultivate incredible relationships with leading global advertisers.

• Lead multiple accounts across various sectors or geographies, ensuring excellence and profitability.

• Inspire, develop, and manage senior account leaders and brand business leads.

• Contribute to the agency’s growth strategy and participate in new business pitches.

About You

The essentials:

• 12+ years of industry experience, with 4+ years in a lead role managing high-value, interdisciplinary work.

• Bilingual proficiency in both Arabic and English.

• GCC experience is a must for this role.

• Proven track record of managing and growing multi-million dollar global/local accounts and winning new business.

• Deep understanding of digital business objectives and the ability to produce high-end content at a high pace.

• Strategic mindset that prioritizes long-term partnerships and work-stream milestones over individual projects.

• Confidence in providing expert advice on digital production and platforms at the C-level.

• Strong leadership skills that foster a collaborative and high-performing team environment.

• Outstanding communication and presentation skills.

• Expertise in multi-channel digital-first campaigns and AOR/Ad-hoc team management.

Not a must, but a plus:

• Data Literacy: A high comfort level with media, analytics, and data-driven insights.

• Social Specialist: Specific experience in deep social media strategy and management.

• Cultural Pulse: A passion for staying on the pulse of culture with the ability to provide a unique strategic POV.

At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.  

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About the role

Monks Middle East is seeking a Freelance Senior Art Director based in Riyadh to join our ever-growing team creative & content team. In this role, you will design, create, manipulate and tailor graphics, images, sound, animation, video and texts to create integrated multimedia for social-first content that brightens and engages audiences across our client social feeds. You will combine design skills with technical knowledge to develop relevant, meaningful and strikingly awesome fit-for-purpose designs across multimedia formats. Minimum experience 4 years. Arabic and English fluency is mandatory.

You will be able to interpret a client brief, story board, prepare design concepts, produce digital collateral, create short videos, and shape the visual approach for our clients. Comfortable with basic shooting equipment for live coverage, interviews, social content, and video creation, including both filming and photography. Proficiency in related equipment and software is mandatory.

Responsibilities:

• You will be a part of the social content development team working alongside the designers, copywriters and other AVs to create content aligned with the social brand content strategy.
• You’ll help to shape the way forward for motion graphics within the team inspiring and collaborating with the AV team to produce top class content.
• You’ll help the team in the conception of creative audiovisual ideas based on the objectives to be communicated and actively participate in the development of audiovisual content and post-production content which is fit for feed.
• You’ll produce high-quality deliverables such as effects, motion graphic guidelines and innovative new techniques that can be used across the team.
• You have a passion for taking the ordinary and making it extraordinary through movement.
• You make sure all designs are in line with the project’s objectives and client expectations.

About you

The essentials:

• You have experience working as a multimedia designer at a high, international level.
• You´re fluent in both English & Arabic (written and spoken).
• You have an advanced level of understanding related to motion graphic design and video editing. Basic shooting level hardware and software. 
• Experience on color correction and knowledge on audio editing.
• 2D and 3D animation is advantageous but not mandatory,
• You are entrepreneurial in nature and will find a way to create content which exceeds any limitations.
• In our line of business, there’s a little surprise around every corner, but with your creative problem-solving skills you can tackle each and everyone of them.
• You’re always up-to-date with the latest (motion design) trends and innovations.
• You bring your Arabic touch and market relevant insights to all creative content you produce.
• You’re meticulous in your process, and have an eagle-eye for detail.
• Last but not least, you are a true team player with very likeable social skills.

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More about the role:

We are seeking a highly experienced and dynamic Riyadh-based PR Group Account Director (or Account Director) to join our Destination, Sport, Entertainment & Culture team. In this pivotal role, you will lead high-impact public relations initiatives for some of the region's most significant and exciting projects. You will be responsible for driving strategic client relations, fostering robust media engagement across the Arabic media landscape, and providing exemplary leadership to your team.

What you'll do:

• Lead the development and execution of strategic PR and communications plans, overseeing integrated campaigns across destination, sport, entertainment, and culture sectors.
• Cultivate and manage strong client relationships, leading regular meetings, handling ongoing requests, and ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality outputs.
• Develop and own deep relationships with key Arabic media contacts, including journalists and editors, to drive proactive and reactive media engagement and secure impactful coverage.
• Oversee the strategic planning and flawless execution of all media FAM trips, coordinating closely with KSA Account Executives for logistical support.
• Craft compelling briefing documents, media briefs, key messages, and background materials, ensuring alignment with client strategic narratives and media positioning.
• Provide expert on-ground communications support for major events, launches, and press engagements, ensuring seamless coordination with media and stakeholders.
• Monitor and analyze campaign performance, timelines, and deliverables to ensure successful execution, strategic alignment, and measurable outcomes.
• Lead, guide, and mentor the KSA team, fostering clear accountability, efficient project delivery, and consistent quality control across all client deliverables.

Experience that contributes to success:

• Proven experience as an Account Director or Group Account Director within a public relations agency setting.
• Extensive and demonstrable background in public relations within the destination, sport, entertainment, or culture sectors.
• Strong media relations expertise, with a particular focus on and established connections within the Arabic media landscape.
• Exceptional ability to develop and produce high-quality Arabic content and compelling communication materials.
• Fully bilingual proficiency in both written and spoken Arabic and English is essential.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, with a track record of effectively guiding, mentoring, and overseeing PR teams.
• A strong portfolio showcasing successful strategic planning, integrated campaign management, and client relationship excellence.
• Practical experience in providing on-ground communications support and managing press engagements for high-profile events.

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More about the role:

We are looking for a senior, bilingual International Media Relations professional to join Burson as part of a dedicated seconded team embedded within the Corporate Communications function of a high-profile global organisation operating at the intersection of energy, policy and international affairs.

This role sits at the heart of complex, high-stakes communications across regional and international markets. You will lead strategic media engagement, shape narratives that resonate across Arabic and international press, and serve as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders navigating an evolving geopolitical and business landscape. Experience across energy, oil, gas or adjacent regulated sectors will be highly advantageous.

This is an opportunity for a commercially astute communications leader who thrives in sophisticated environments and understands the nuance of operating within regionally sensitive, globally visible mandates.

What you'll do:

• Lead international and regional media strategy development and execution across Arabic and global markets

• Serve as a senior counsel to client leadership on proactive and reactive media engagement

• Develop clear, compelling messaging frameworks, Q&A documents and media responses

• Oversee press office operations including media planning, pitching and journalist engagement

• Build and maintain strong relationships with Tier 1 Arabic and international media

• Manage high-profile announcements, executive interviews and press conferences

• Provide crisis communications support including rapid response planning and issue mitigation

• Collaborate with Burson and client stakeholders to ensure narrative consistency across markets

Experience that contributes to success:

• Fluent in Arabic and English (spoken and written) with exceptional drafting capability in both languages

• Proven experience in international media relations at Associate Director or Director level within an agency or in-house corporate communications team

• Strong, established media network across GCC and wider regional press

• Deep understanding of the Middle East media landscape and its geopolitical sensitivities

• Experience supporting senior executives with media preparation and reputation management

• Background in energy, oil, gas, infrastructure or other complex regulated sectors preferred

• Demonstrated experience managing issues and crisis communications

• Ability to operate confidently within embedded/seconded environments and complex stakeholder structures

If you are a strategic, bilingual media leader ready to operate at the forefront of international communications, we would love to here from you.

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