Account Manager - Social

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AKQA is seeking an Account Manager - Social in Dubai, full-time and onsite, to lead client relationships and champion social-first campaigns across the ecosystem from always-on content to culturally relevant campaigns and real-time moments. A genuine passion for Formula 1 is essential, with the ability to translate the sport’s moments into engaging, audience-focused storytelling. You will own briefs, develop content calendars, produce assets, and deliver reporting and insights while managing budgets and profitability and guiding studio teams toward outstanding creative work. To apply, tailor your CV and portfolio to show end-to-end social campaigns, platform-native ideas, and measurable results; highlight F1 knowledge, leadership, and collaboration. Note the hybrid in-office policy in Dubai and AKQA's commitment to equal opportunity.

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At AKQA, our Client Servicing team are the critical interface between our clients and our talented teams in the studio. They are the guardians of our offering and the champions of creative excellence, ensuring every brief experience and delivery reflects the quality AKQA is known for. Being on the front line means developing a deep understanding of both our clients’ businesses and AKQA’s capabilities, shaping long-term partnerships that drive impact, growth and success.

As an Account Manager, you are both the client partner and the studio advocate, with a strong focus on social-first work. You will guide clients across the full social communications ecosystem, from always-on content and platform strategy to culturally relevant campaigns and real-time moments. Our Account Managers are natural problem solvers, strategically minded and confident communicators, able to motivate teams, manage complexity, and consistently push for outstanding creative work.

A genuine passion for Formula 1 is essential for this role. You must be an avid F1 fan who understands the sport, the culture, the community and the moments that matter across the season, and can translate that knowledge into engaging, relevant social storytelling.

 

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Day-to-day leadership of client relationships as the primary point of contact for social activity.
  
  
• Ownership of social-first campaigns and always-on content programmes across key platforms.
  
  
• Translating client feedback into clear, actionable outputs such as content calendars, social assets, photography, video and motion.
  
  
• Developing strong platform-native ideas that balance brand storytelling with performance impact.
  
  
• Producing accurate reporting, performance updates and insights to guide optimisation.
  
  
• Understanding client commercial objectives and turning them into innovative social experiences and communications.
  
  
• Writing clear, inspiring briefs that fuel creative excellence across social and content teams.
  
  
• Managing budgets, scopes and profitability across social programmes and campaigns.
  
  
• Staying ahead of social trends, platform changes and cultural moments — particularly within the Formula 1 landscape.
  
  
• Project managing all aspects of social delivery, ensuring quality, pace and consistency.
  
  

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• A true passion for Formula 1 and deep understanding of its audiences, moments and culture.
  
  
• Strategic thinker with strong social-native instincts.
  
  
• Proactive, confident and persuasive in presenting ideas and driving projects forward.
  
  
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail and commercial awareness.
  
  
• Strong experience delivering social content, campaigns and digital experiences end to end.
  
  
• Excellent communication, presentation and collaboration skills.
  
  

We are proactively engaging with talent for a prospective role in preparation for future business needs.

Explore our extensive range of benefits here.  

We believe great work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach including required in-office days. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

AKQA is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

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