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Rad Arekat, Social Media & Digital Director

Rad Arekat

Social Media & Digital Director·Burson

United Arab Emirates

Master's degree, Digital Marketing

Work experience

Total years of experience: 12 years, 5 months

Social Media & Digital Director

January 2024 - Present

Burson

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2024 - Present

• Lead digital marketing & communications strategy and best practices across
various platforms and social communities
• Identifying potential leads and growth areas within existing clients, as well as
broader prospecting opportunities
• Counselling clients confidently on communications marketing, including digital,
social, PR and content creation
• Analyse reports identifying rooms for improvement and opportunities to ensure
the success of a campaign, also overseeing client programmes and driving
integrated camvpaigns.
• Managing a portfolio of accounts, teams, and developing junior team members,
and line management responsibilities.
• Provide strategic counsel to clients senior management
• Directing media engagement strategy for clients and coaching teams to activate
and deliver coverage, leading from the front.
• Strong understanding of several sectors, providing clients with best practices,
strategic recommendations, and protecting their interests and reputation.

Company industry:
Public Relations (PR)
Job role:
Management

Social Media & Digital Director

March 2023 - January 2024

APCO Worldwide

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

March 2023 - January 2024

• Oversee integrated content strategy and production, focusing on digital
disemination
• Review and improve team processes for enhanced content delivery
• Lead digital strategy with a focus on analytics and influencer engagement
• Ensure timely, high-quality delivery of client projects
• Maintain financial performance metrics for assigned projects
• Provide detailed oversight of all client deliverables
• Manage APCOs social media and digital capabilities, in addition to mentor
and train new team members

Company industry:
Public Relations (PR)

Head of Social Media & Digital

January 2019 - January 2023

Acorn Strategy

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2019 - January 2023

• Manage remote teams and diverse clients in public and private sectors
• Develop and implement social media strategies and identify relevant KPIs
• Oversee monthly content calendars, social media content in Arabic & English
• Analyze social media platforms and align with communication team for events
and client awareness
• Create targeted content and collaborate with influencers for activations
• Stay up-to-date with social media trends and work closely with stakeholders
to ensure successful campaign delivery
• Use data insights to align messaging and strategy

Company industry:
Marketing

Digital Marketing Manager

January 2017 - January 2019

HTC MEA

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2017 - January 2019

• Ensure high-quality output from the Creative Department
• Lead and guide the Creative team to consistently meet deadlines
• Collaborate with other teams to stimulate demand
• Monitor and enhance sellers performance
• Ensure product availability in the MEA region
• Manage social media, e-commerce, and business development

Company industry:
Retail & Wholesale
Job role:
Marketing and PR

Creative Director

January 2014 - January 2017

Tag Worldwide

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2014 - January 2017

• Handling top clients such as HTC | Jaguar Land Rover | Regus
• Art Directing | ATL | BTL, preparing and executing pitch presentations
• Cross check all designs against the guidelines for global clients
• Work closely with account managers to schedule and monitor all projects
• QC all Arabic creative & key visuals as well as proof reading & copywriting

Company industry:
Advertising
Job role:
Design, Creative, and Arts

Education

Northumbria University

September 2025

September 2025

Master's degree, Digital Marketing

United Kingdom

Al-ahliyya Amman University

September 2007

September 2007

Bachelor's degree, Graphic Design

Jordan

faculty of arts

August 2007

August 2007

Bachelor's degree, graphic design

Jordan

GPA (point): 2.7 out of 4

GPA (point): 2.7 out of 4

Skills

Approvals

Expert

Marketing

Expert

Order

Expert

Management

Expert

Graphic Design

Expert

communications

Expert

SOCIAL MEDIA

Intermediate

MEDIA STRATEGY

Intermediate

PERSONAL BRANDING

Intermediate

MARKET POSITIONING

Intermediate

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP

Intermediate

MARKETING

Intermediate

DIGITAL MARKETING

Intermediate

INNOVATION

Intermediate

MEDIA PLANNING

Expert

Adobe Creative Suite

Expert

copy writing

Expert

video editing

Expert

digital marketing

Expert

Social media

Expert

e-commerce

Expert

editorial calendars

Expert

planning

Expert

enterprise program

Expert

influencers marketing

Expert

Approvals

Expert

Marketing

Expert

Order

Expert

Management

Expert

Graphic Design

Expert

Social profiles

Languages

Arabic

Expert

English

Expert

French

Intermediate

Hobbies and interests

calisthenics, hose riding, wake boarding

National Science Technology and Innovation Festival 2019 Award