Associate Director - Digital & Content | Real Estate | Shared Services | Jobs in Dubai, UAE by Al Futtaim Group | Apply Now

JOB DESCRIPTION / ROLE

Employment: Full Time

Job Requisition ID: 162500

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group's entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

Overview of the role

The primary purpose of the role is to spearhead the development and implementation of effective online marketing strategies while leveraging digital tools to enhance our brand presence and drive sales. The role will work closely with the digitalization team to identify, assess, and develop necessary digital tools tailored to our marketing needs. In addition to, serving as a key liaison between the marketing and digitalization teams, ensuring seamless communication and collaboration throughout the tool development process.
The role also entails managing content across various online channels to effectively promote our real estate offerings and maintain brand consistency. Ultimately, the role will play a pivotal role in leveraging digital innovations to achieve our marketing objectives and elevate our online presence in the competitive real estate market.

What you will do

Strategic Development
- Devise strategies/campaigns to drive online traffic to the websites.
- Oversee the social media strategy for the group in all regions.
- Overseeing and deliver an effective content marketing strategy, securing feedback, endorsement, and support from key stakeholders, tailored to customers, brand and key themes.
- Deliver effective SEO and SEM marketing plans for all project assets, based on revenue targets.

Digital Inventory Content
- Manage the content of Real Estate' existing digital inventory/digital services which includes Mobile Applications, On-Ground Digital Network, Data Ecosystem, software/ hardware, etc.

Data and Analytics
- Provide an overview on planning and execution of campaign data and analytics projects using Real Estate' Data Ecosystem.
- Provide guidance and thought leadership on analytical best practices to team members and business partners.

Budgetary management
- Responsibility for planning and budgetary control of content and liaison with other key budget holders in the marketing teams and laisse with digitalisation team to avoid duplication.

Social media management
- Lead the development, adoption, and stewardship of social media both within the marketing team and across assets. Based on the overall social media setup and governance structure by the digitalisation team
- Provide consultation to key stakeholders in the creation of innovative content plans to engage audiences in a social media space.
- Install and oversee social metrics to provide insight into social and content performance as well as brand empathy.

Digital innovation management
- Managing content and provide input on front end design of the website and bring enhancements to the marketing-focussed digital landscape through the digitalisation team
- Oversee digital campaign plans to ensure they are innovative, brand led and effective.
- Work with Regional Marketing teams across all assets to devise more effective integrated campaigns.

Digital performance management
- Tracking conversion rates and making improvements to website content
- Utilising a range of techniques including paid search and social media, SEO and PPC in alignment with the SEO strategy.
- Evaluating customer research, market conditions and competitor data
- Enhance analytic tools use and understanding, placing metrics at the heart of everything we do across digital.

Requirements:

Required Skills to be successful
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in Digital Marketing, including at least 3 years in the Real Estate sector.
- Proven expertise in developing and executing campaigns to drive online traffic to websites, encompassing Social Media, Content, SEO, and SEM marketing strategies.

What equips you for the role
- Bachelor's degree/University degree in Marketing or equivalent experience
- Demonstrated capability in contributing to Digital Innovation, performance marketing, and effective budget management.
- Excellent communicator and good interpersonal skills.

About Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate
The real estate development and operations arm of Al-Futtaim, Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate is responsible for a multi-billion-dollar portfolio across MENA. With high-quality residential, business, retail, tourism, educational and healthcare developments, the master developer caters to the diverse needs of cities and communities in the region. From origination, conception, development, sales, procurement and construction of mega-projects and the leasing, operation and management of these projects after completion, Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate (AFGRE) has been developing and managing owned landbanks, unlocking the economic potential of the region and contributing to future development for more than 40 years.
Our focus is to enable and invest in meaningful relationships to make our properties the best places to live and work, build additional products and services and enable partnerships to create true value to our customers throughout their entire experience with us.
AFGRE is responsible for master planning of all projects in its portfolio, including two large scale mixed use destinations: Dubai Festival City and Cairo Festival City.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Established in the 1930's, the Al-Futtaim Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. Rapid development throughout the 1940's and 50's saw it establish itself regionally as an integrated commercial, industrial and services organisation, positioning itself one of the leading business houses in the lower Gulf region. Today, it operates collectively over 40 companies bearing the Al-Futtaim name, dominates many market segments in the UAE, and has expanded its sphere of operation to include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.

The Group comprises a diverse range of strategically positioned operating subsidiaries and associate companies, structured to give the Al-Futtaim Group the flexibility and versatility to keep ahead of local competition while keeping pace with the ever-evolving global business scenario. The Groups continued investment in world-class systems technology is clear evidence of its commitment to maintain leading edge performance and service delivery.

The success of the Al-Futtaim Group can be attributed to a business approach that combines the ability to change with the traditional values of integrity, service and social responsibility that define its core business philosophy. This, linked with the Groups belief in decentralisation, gives the heads of the operating companies a high degree of functional autonomy and authority, providing the Group with essential flexibility, and individual employees a clearly defined work culture and sense of responsibility.