Account Manager

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary day-to-day contact for assigned healthcare accounts, supporting senior leadership and ensuring high-quality client service.
• Support Account Directors with campaign delivery, reporting, and client communications.
• Draft press releases, messaging, Q&As and other written materials aligned to client tone of voice.
• Manage junior team members to ensure administrative accuracy, timely reporting and smooth workflow delivery.
• Drive account activity, manage deadlines and approvals across internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop strategic ideas, content, event activations and campaign concepts.
• Maintain key account documents including WIP reports, media trackers and monthly KPI trackers.
• Support financial administration including timesheets, job costing and scope monitoring.
• Build and maintain media relationships to secure interviews, op-eds and coverage.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree
• 3-5 years
• Agency experience
• Healthcare experience
• Arabic & English
• Strong writing
• Media relations
• Project management
• Stakeholder relations

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing large or complex accounts
• Regional UAE market exposure
• Previous healthcare communications background
• Experience working across multicultural/global teams
• Familiarity with digital PR and social activation

Benefits

• Exposure to a growing global consultancy with regional and international clients
• Collaborative, multicultural working environment
• Career growth opportunities as the organisation expands
• Hybrid working arrangement (based in Abu Dhabi with client-side days)

About the Company

Acorn Strategy is a full-service communications consultancy with offices across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Perth and London. Voted Large Agency of the Year and winner of multiple international awards, the agency delivers integrated marketing, public relations and digital strategies for an expanding client roster. Acorn values collaboration, agility, bravery, curiosity and growth and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that supports diversity and professional development.