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AKQA is a creative company at the intersection of imagination and technology, with a global presence across 19 countries and 30 locations. For over three decades, AKQA has been recognized for its creative excellence and innovation, pioneering advancements from the dawn of digital to the rise of AI. The company has received numerous accolades, including awards for digital craft and innovation, highlighting its commitment to transforming brand engagement and customer experiences.

<div>At AKQA (part of WPP), we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create a better future. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive ideas, services and experiences that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients.

This role is a dual role with both account leadership and new business being at the heart of The Senior Account Director holds a senior client leadership role within AKQA. You will be responsible and accountable to the General Manager and indirectly the AKQA MENA management team for client relationships and new business development.

As a Senior Account Director in MENA, you will be responsible for building valuable long term client relationships by working with senior clients who understand the broader strategic opportunities of AKQA's offering to their business. Your role focuses on providing strategic direction for each of your accounts and delivering imagination and innovation for the client's business in partnership with the wider team. Your role will be particularly essential in navigating and building strong client relations with clients in the Kingdom, through work that resonates both locally as well as for audiences globally.

You will work closely with a growing, meritocratic team of talented individuals based both locally and across the MENA region. There will be the opportunity to learn and grow within a creative and technically advanced environment, with access to ongoing personal and professional development. At AKQA, we're committed to your growth, as well as your wellbeing.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS
<ul>
<li>Builds and maintains a deep and mutually beneficial client relationship; challenges clients; identifies opportunities, educates them, learns from them, understands key business issues and regularly plans and facilitates quarterly review sessions.</li>
<li>Manager escalated client / project issues - acts as an escalation point for client and project related issues.</li>
<li>Builds good relationships with team members, ensuring the team has a high level of morale.</li>
<li>Identifies key business opportunities and ensures the full breadth and depth of AKQA resources are presented.</li>
<li>Leadership and management of multi-disciplinary resources as and when they are engaged in client activity (project management, strategy, technology and creative).</li>
<li>Conducts company performance reviews, sets SMART objectives and reviews regularly.</li>
<li>Monthly financial tasks - complete monthly financial tasks such as revenue recognition and forecasting in a timely and accurate fashion.</li>
<li>Ensures compliance with all internal account and project tracking procedures .</li>
<li>Ensures client projects/activity is processed/billed in a timely and accurate manner.</li>
<li>Regularly and consistently maintains reporting documents to manage clients and projects efficiently and professionally; forecasting, resourcing, status reporting and invoicing.</li>
<li>Meets and exceeds revenue targets.</li>
<li>High quality of project deliverables meets deadlines and works within estimations.</li>
<li>Ensures projects are delivered in a timely and professional manner taking responsibility and accountability for all internal resources and costs used on client work.</li>
<li>Ensures direct reports are meeting utilisation and billability targets, completing timesheets accurately.</li>
<li>Fluent in English, both spoken and written. Fluency in spoken Arabic required.</li>
<li>Previous experience in Saudi Arabia and/or the MENA region required.</li>
</ul>
 QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS
<ul>
<li>Extensive account management experience at a leading digital agency, professional services firm or similar organisation.</li>
<li>Successful track record of building exceptional client relationships; necessary capability, presence and professionalism to inspire confidence and credibility with clients and colleagues.</li>
<li>Experience in new business development, creating connections and responding to regional RFPs.</li>
<li>Understanding and experience of web/internet and marketing; experience in business strategy, information design, creative design and web technology (what we sell), as well as broad understanding of marketing/advertising elements of campaigns, annual plans, strategic goals and brand awareness.</li>
<li>A passion for innovation and business strategy.</li>
<li>Ability to build successful 'trusted advisor' relationships with key senior client contacts.</li>
</ul><div>
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.

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company &ndash; powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.</div></div>

Senior Account Director

<div>
 At AKQA (part of WPP), we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create a better future. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive ideas, services and experiences that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients.
 
 
 Designers at AKQA apply systems thinking and craft to create brands, products, and experiences that people genuinely want to use, wear, share, and come back to. In a multidisciplinary environment, they translate insight into form, shaping identities, interfaces, and design languages that feel both culturally alive and beautifully precise.
 
 
 As a Senior Designer in MENA, you'll play an essential role in shaping the design vision and craft of work across brand, digital, product, experience and campaign. You'll help define and build design systems, produce exceptional work, identities and prototypes, and collaborate closely with creative, strategy, tech, delivery and production to create transformative work for regional and global clients.
 
 
 At AKQA you will have access to world-renowned thought leadership from influential authors, athletes, artists and entrepreneurs. You will work in an environment which fosters a meritocratic culture and encourages ownership, and you will be surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields.
 
 
 
 Role Requirements
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Lead with maker energy. Drive design, craft, and execution with pace and pride, raising the bar on every visual, system, and experience, and pushing visuals to be bolder, clearer, and more culturally relevant.
 </li>
 <li>
 Think in systems, not assets. Build identities and design languages that scale across channels and evolve over time. Create rules and rythms, not just one-off screens.
 </li>
 <li>
 Craft with obsession. Sweat the details: spacing, alignment, type, transitions, iconography, accessibility, responsiveness. Your work should feel authored, intentional and world-class.
 </li>
 <li>
 Design beyond the screen. Bring the same design intelligence to environments, packaging, content ecosystems, installations and tech-enabled experiences. Understand how a brand behaves in the real world.
 </li>
 <li>
 Make work that travels. Create a design with PR potential: iconic, ownable, culturally legible. Understand what will land locally in MENA and what will travel globally.
 </li>
 <li>
 Own the process end-to-end. From early explorations and mood boards to design development, artworking, production files and QA, you shepherd quality through every phase.
 </li>
 <li>
 Collaborate like a modern designer. Work fluidly with writers, strategists, creative directors, technologists, makers, AI tools and the broader AKQA network. Invite critique and use friction to sharpen outcomes.
 </li>
 <li>
 Present with clarity and taste. Tell the design story: the rationale, the system, the choices and the craft, guiding clients through what matters and why it works.
 </li>
 <li>
 Guard the standard. Be accountable for every deliverable. Ensure every layout, screen, prototype, deck page and asset meets AKQA's global level and reflects the studio's ambition.
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 A compelling portfolio demonstrating design craft and systems thinking across brand, digital, product, campaign and/or experience work.
 </li>
 <li>
 Strong ability to develop visual identities, design systems
 </li>
 <li>
 Confident in typography, composition, hierarchy and grid systems; high attention to detail.
 </li>
 <li>
 Proven success working in collaborative, multi-functional teams.
 </li>
 <li>
 Strong design presentation skills (visual and written).
 </li>
 <li>
 Culturally literate with a breadth of reference points, and the ability to translate culture into design decisions (not just mood boards).
 </li>
 <li>
 Hungry to push boundaries and make work that is distinctive, modern and craft-led.
 </li>
 <li>
 Passionate about design best practices and continuously improving your craft.
 </li>
 <li>
 Experience in presenting to clients and supporting senior leads is advantageous.
 </li>
 <li>
 Degree in Design, Visual Communication, Interaction Design, Visual Studies or related field preferred.
 </li>
 <li>
 Extensive experience with industry-standard tools (e.g. Figma, Adobe Creative Suite...).
 </li>
 <li>
 Appreciation for production realities: print, digital delivery, responsive behaviour and quality assurance.
 </li>
 <li>
 Supplementary skills appreciated: motion design, photography, illustration, 3D, generative/AI workflows, digital installations, creative coding.
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 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&rsquo;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.
 
 
 
 About WPP
 
 
 
 WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world&rsquo;s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company &ndash; powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.
</div>

Senior Designer

<div>At AKQA (part of WPP), we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create a better future. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive ideas, services and experiences that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients.

Designers at AKQA apply systems thinking and craft to create brands, products, and experiences that people genuinely want to use, wear, share, and come back to. In a multidisciplinary environment, they translate insight into form, shaping identities, interfaces, and design languages that feel both culturally alive and beautifully precise.

As a Senior Designer in MENA, you'll play an essential role in shaping the design vision and craft of work across brand, digital, product, experience and campaign. You'll help define and build design systems, produce exceptional work, identities and prototypes, and collaborate closely with creative, strategy, tech, delivery and production to create transformative work for regional and global clients.

At AKQA you will have access to world-renowned thought leadership from influential authors, athletes, artists and entrepreneurs. You will work in an environment which fosters a meritocratic culture and encourages ownership, and you will be surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields. 


ROLE REQUIREMENTS
<ul>
<li>Lead with maker energy. Drive design, craft, and execution with pace and pride, raising the bar on every visual, system, and experience, and pushing visuals to be bolder, clearer, and more culturally relevant.</li>
<li>Think in systems, not assets. Build identities and design languages that scale across channels and evolve over time. Create rules and rythms, not just one-off screens.</li>
<li>Craft with obsession. Sweat the details: spacing, alignment, type, transitions, iconography, accessibility, responsiveness. Your work should feel authored, intentional and world-class.</li>
<li>Design beyond the screen. Bring the same design intelligence to environments, packaging, content ecosystems, installations and tech-enabled experiences. Understand how a brand behaves in the real world.</li>
<li>Make work that travels. Create a design with PR potential: iconic, ownable, culturally legible. Understand what will land locally in MENA and what will travel globally.</li>
<li>Own the process end-to-end. From early explorations and mood boards to design development, artworking, production files and QA, you shepherd quality through every phase.</li>
<li>Collaborate like a modern designer. Work fluidly with writers, strategists, creative directors, technologists, makers, AI tools and the broader AKQA network. Invite critique and use friction to sharpen outcomes.</li>
<li>Present with clarity and taste. Tell the design story: the rationale, the system, the choices and the craft, guiding clients through what matters and why it works.</li>
<li>Guard the standard. Be accountable for every deliverable. Ensure every layout, screen, prototype, deck page and asset meets AKQA's global level and reflects the studio's ambition.</li>
</ul>
QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS
<ul>
<li>A compelling portfolio demonstrating design craft and systems thinking across brand, digital, product, campaign and/or experience work.</li>
<li>Strong ability to develop visual identities, design systems</li>
<li>Confident in typography, composition, hierarchy and grid systems; high attention to detail.</li>
<li>Proven success working in collaborative, multi-functional teams.</li>
<li>Strong design presentation skills (visual and written).</li>
<li>Culturally literate with a breadth of reference points, and the ability to translate culture into design decisions (not just mood boards).</li>
<li>Hungry to push boundaries and make work that is distinctive, modern and craft-led.</li>
<li>Passionate about design best practices and continuously improving your craft.</li>
<li>Experience in presenting to clients and supporting senior leads is advantageous.</li>
<li>Degree in Design, Visual Communication, Interaction Design, Visual Studies or related field preferred.</li>
<li>Extensive experience with industry-standard tools (e.g. Figma, Adobe Creative Suite...).</li>
<li>Appreciation for production realities: print, digital delivery, responsive behaviour and quality assurance.</li>
<li>Supplementary skills appreciated: motion design, photography, illustration, 3D, generative/AI workflows, digital installations, creative coding.</li>
</ul>
 Explore our extensive range of benefits here<div>
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.

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company &ndash; powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.</div></div>

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