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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, 4 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
Approvals
Expert
Marketing
Expert
Marketing
Expert
Order
Expert
Order
Expert
Management
Expert
Management
Expert
Graphic Design
Expert
Graphic Design
Expert
communications
Expert
communications
Expert
SOCIAL MEDIA
Intermediate
SOCIAL MEDIA
Intermediate
MEDIA STRATEGY
Intermediate
MEDIA STRATEGY
Intermediate
PERSONAL BRANDING
Intermediate
PERSONAL BRANDING
Intermediate
MARKET POSITIONING
Intermediate
MARKET POSITIONING
Intermediate
STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
MARKETING
Intermediate
MARKETING
Intermediate
DIGITAL MARKETING
Intermediate
DIGITAL MARKETING
Intermediate
INNOVATION
Intermediate
INNOVATION
Intermediate
MEDIA PLANNING
Expert
MEDIA PLANNING
Expert
Adobe Creative Suite
Expert
Adobe Creative Suite
Expert
copy writing
Expert
copy writing
Expert
video editing
Expert
video editing
Expert
digital marketing
Expert
digital marketing
Expert
Social media
Expert
Social media
Expert
e-commerce
Expert
e-commerce
Expert
editorial calendars
Expert
editorial calendars
Expert
planning
Expert
planning
Expert
enterprise program
Expert
enterprise program
Expert
influencers marketing
Expert
influencers marketing
Expert
Approvals
Expert
Approvals
Expert
Marketing
Expert
Marketing
Expert
Order
Expert
Order
Expert
Management
Expert
Management
Expert
Graphic Design
Expert
Graphic Design
Expert

Social profiles

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Intermediate

Hobbies

  • calisthenics, hose riding, wake boarding
    National Science Technology and Innovation Festival 2019 Award