Senior Social Account Manager
Location: Dubai, UAE
Salary: AED 22,000 - 25,000 per month (dependent on experience)
Agency Type: Luxury Creative Agency
Reports to: Head of Social / Client Services Director
About the Role
We are recruiting on behalf of our client, a leading luxury creative agency in Dubai, who is looking for a Senior Social Account Manager to join their team. This is a client-facing leadership role, responsible for managing high-profile luxury accounts, with a strong preference for candidates who bring existing experience in luxury real estate or destination/hospitality marketing.
The successful candidate will act as the strategic and operational lead on their accounts, balancing creative ambition with commercial rigor, while managing a small team and ensuring flawless delivery for some of the region's most prestigious clients.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the day-to-day and strategic relationship with a portfolio of luxury clients, acting as their primary point of contact
- Lead the development and execution of social media strategies, content calendars, and campaigns across key platforms (Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, etc.)
- Translate client briefs into clear, actionable direction for creative, content, and community teams
- Manage account budgets, scopes of work, and profitability, ensuring projects are delivered on time and on budget
- Present strategy, campaign performance, and creative recommendations directly to senior client stakeholders
- Identify organic growth opportunities within existing accounts (upselling additional services, new campaigns, etc.)
- Mentor and manage junior account executives/coordinators within the team
- Stay ahead of platform trends, luxury market shifts, and competitor activity relevant to real estate, destinations, and hospitality
- Ensure brand tone, visual identity, and messaging remain consistent with luxury positioning across all output
- Collaborate closely with creative, strategy, paid media, and production teams to ensure integrated delivery
Candidate Requirements
Essential
- Minimum 5-7 years experience in social media account management, with at least 2-3 years at a senior/lead level
- Proven agency background (not solely in-house) - candidates from creative, digital, or PR agencies preferred
- Demonstrable experience managing luxury brand accounts
- Experience within real estate or destination/hospitality marketing is highly preferred
- Excellent client management and presentation skills, comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders
- Strong understanding of social media strategy, content planning, and performance analytics
- Experience managing budgets, scopes, and account profitability
- Team management or mentorship experience
- Based in Dubai or willing to relocate
Preferred
- Existing network or knowledge of the Dubai/UAE luxury market
- Experience with premium content production processes (photo/video shoots, influencer collaborations)
- Familiarity with paid social strategy as it supports organic account growth
What's on Offer
- Competitive salary of AED 22,000 - 25,000 per month
- Opportunity to work with some of the region's most prestigious luxury brands
- A creative, fast-paced agency environment in the heart of Dubai
- Career progression within a growing team
