Farah Zein, Senior Account Manager

Farah Zein

Senior Account Manager

Memac Ogilvy

Location
Qatar
Education
Bachelor's degree, International Business Management Studies
Experience
11 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :11 years, 1 Months

Senior Account Manager at Memac Ogilvy
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since June 2018
Account Director at InsideJob Management UK Ltd
  • Qatar - Doha
  • October 2017 to May 2018
Account Manager at Dallah Advertising Agency
  • Qatar - Doha
  • January 2016 to September 2017

Clients handled: Hamad bin Khalifa University, Qatar Football Association,
Ministry of Transport & Communications, University of Calgary and Qatar Leadership Center

- Effective client account management
- Creative and innovative thinking and communicating
- Budgeting campaigns and events
- Working closely with PR and Media agencies to launch 360 campaigns
- Creating a portfolio of client accounts and monitoring the ongoing activities related to them
- Managing, reviewing progress and delivering the client’s advertisement projects
- Establishing relationships with new clients and maintaining businesses relationship with existing clients
- Monitoring and supervising work performance of account executives

Senior Account Executive at Dallah Advertising Agency
  • Qatar
  • June 2015 to January 2016

• Handling advertisement requirements for Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) account.
Tasks typically involve:
• Building a strong and constructive relationship with key day to day client and
agency personnel
• Demonstrating the ability to operate with some degree of independence
• Organizing and preparing for weekly client status meetings to discuss goals,
objectives and needs
• Writing creative briefs and debriefs
• Proofing all layouts, copy and mechanicals before sending to client
• Set deadlines
• Kick off campaigns
• Present campaign ideas to client
• Coordinating and assisting in preparing bills and invoices for client
• Assisting the Account Manager in the execution of all creative work
• Assisting the Account Executive on the day to day jobs

Account Executive at TripleTwo
  • Qatar
  • January 2014 to May 2015

Clients handled: Barwa Bank, Special Economic Zones (Manateq), Qatar Football
Association, National Health Insurance Company (Seha), National Health Strategy and
Challenge 22 and FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup - AFC Qualifiers Qatar by the Supreme
Committee for Delivery and Legacy
Tasks typically involve:
• Liaising with clients to discuss and identify their advertising requirements
• Working with agency colleagues to deliver on advertising jobs that meet the
client’s brief and budget
• Presenting campaign ideas alongside agency colleagues
• Budgeting campaigns and events
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• Briefing media, creative and research staff
• Liaising with, and acting as the link between, the client and advertising agency
by maintain regular contact with both, ensuring that communication flows
effectively
• Writing client reports
• Undertaking administration tasks

Marketing & Communications at Amadeus
  • Qatar
  • March 2013 to November 2013

Tasks typically involve:
• Assisting in planning and organizing events
• Assisting in press releases and media coordination
• Assisting in developing marketing plans and strategies
• Maintaining and updating customer database
• Sourcing PR and advertising opportunities
• Case studies on relevant marketing campaigns
• Daily posts on social media channels
• Liaising with the Marketing Director on the marketing budget

Education

Bachelor's degree, International Business Management Studies
  • at Stenden University
  • January 2013
High school or equivalent, Sociology & Economics
  • at Bshamoun Official Secondary School
  • January 2008

Specialties & Skills

ADVERTISING
Social Media
MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
BUDGETING
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
MARKET PLANNING
MARKETING
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

The Strategic Marketing Plan (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2017

Hobbies

  • Listening to music
  • Traveling
  • Swimming
  • Basketball