Digital Media Manager - Leading Media Agency

Digital Media Manager | Dubai, UAE

Our client is an award-winning digital media agency in Dubai, working with leading brands across the UAE and GCC.

The agency is growing and looking for a Digital Media Manager who has built a strong foundation in campaign execution and is now ready to take real ownership of clients, strategy and commercial growth. This is a role for someone who understands what happens behind the campaigns — but is now ready to be in front of the client.

THE ROLE

You'll manage client relationships independently, identify opportunities to grow accounts, present recommendations with confidence and challenge campaign performance when necessary.

At the same time, you'll still have enough technical depth to understand exactly how campaigns are being built, tracked and optimised.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Own day-to-day client relationships, including regular calls, QBRs, escalations and strategic recommendations
• Lead client meetings and presentations independently
• Turn client business objectives into clear media strategies, KPIs and actionable plans
• Identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities and build the commercial case using performance data
• Maintain a strong understanding of search, social, display and programmatic media
• Challenge campaign strategy and performance rather than simply reporting the numbers
• Brief internal execution teams clearly and take ownership of the quality of the final output
• Manage budgets, pacing, investment levels and forecasting across your accounts
• Use AI tools to improve reporting, presentations and insight generation — while applying your own judgement before anything reaches the client
• Work closely with internal specialists to ensure campaigns deliver against both performance and business objectives

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

We're looking for someone with around 4–5 years of agency experience, ideally with a progression that looks something like:

You should have:

• Personally launched, managed and optimised digital media campaigns
• Strong knowledge of Google Ads, Meta, TikTok, Snap and programmatic
• Experience with platforms such as DV360, Amazon DSP, Xandr or similar
• A solid understanding of tracking, attribution, measurement and reporting
• Experience independently managing client relationships and presenting to clients
• The commercial instinct to spot opportunities and turn performance insights into additional scope or investment
• Strong numerical and analytical ability
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Confidence using AI tools as part of your day-to-day workflow
• The ability to operate independently without constantly needing senior cover
• Current UAE experience and availability

WHY THIS ROLE

This isn't simply another Digital Media Manager position.

It's an opportunity to move from managing campaigns to owning clients.

You'll have:

• A visible, client-facing role within an award-winning digital media agency
• Genuine ownership of key accounts
• Exposure to senior clients and commercial decision-making
• A lean, fast-moving environment
• Modern, AI-enabled workflows
• The opportunity to influence account growth, not just campaign performance

If you've reached the point where you're technically strong but want more ownership, more client exposure and a bigger commercial role, this could be a very good next move.

Dubai-based | UAE experience required