Description
Beyond the company literature and marketing material, our business is very much a people-oriented one. Accordingly, PenguinCube is looking for an organized, eloquent and motivated individual to liaise with prospective clients and establish a human interface with people that knowingly or unknowingly require our services. This person must also understand or be willing to learn about the various design disciplines on offer by PenguinCube and suggest or propose design practices and methods to the prospective client.
In addition to bringing in new business and clients, the applicant should also be able to develop and propose marketing ideas that either extend PenguinCube's reach or re-enforce its position in an ever-changing competitive market.
Desired Skills & Experience
- Developing business relationships with clients and providing them with the best service possible
- Organizing meetings and contributing ideas
- Creating and proposing design frameworks to prospective clients
- Tender writing and preparation of proposals
- Communicating and negotiating profitable business ventures
- Responding to and following up on sales enquiries by mail, telephone or personal visits
- Carrying out market research, competitor analysis and client surveys
- Gathering information and intelligence regarding prospective projects and pursuing them
- Presenting the company to potential clients
- Expected skills and professional qualities
- Excellent communication skills (written English)
- Excellent presentation skills (oral English)
- Able to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
- Strong analytical and strategic background
- Strong negotiation skills
- Have a capacity for creative problem solving, and able to take informed and fast decisions
- Able to visualize the most appropriate response to a situation, and propose preliminary frameworks/solutions
- Excellent project management skills
- Excellent formatting and layout skills
- Good understanding of business ethics and best practices
- Good social skills and ready to create long lasting client relationships
- Able to work in a team environment as needed
- Able to work independently and efficiently to meet deadlines
- Self motivated, detail-oriented and organized
- Meticulous but pragmatic when necessary
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor degree in Marketing, Business, Graphic Design or equivalent
- Prior Experience: At least two years in the field of client servicing, account management, or business development in a media/design company or equivalent Having some experience in Graphic Design methods and practices is a plus
- Having at least 2-3 years experience in graphic design and a willingness or interest in design management. Showing previous experience in client handling and presentations is a must
- Language: Impeccable English & working Arabic are a must, a third language is welcome
- Computer literacy: Acrobat, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is a must. Knowledge of Autocad and/or Adobe Creative Suite is welcome
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