Pr and Communications Associate

2 days ago


Dubai, United Arab Emirates Baraka Full time

**About Us**:
Baraka’s mission is to help millions of young people across the Middle East find financial empowerment. Our apps help young professionals in the GCC region trade stocks, buy index funds, discover financial news, and do much more. We’re here to educate and empower the Middle East’s next generation of investors.

We’re a world class team of ambitious young professionals. Baraka was part of Y Combinator’s Summer 2021 cohort. Shortly after, we raised Seed funding from a host of top tier VCs that have backed iconic companies like Facebook, Alibaba, Slack and many more. Our team includes pros who have worked at Barclays, Trade Republic, Microsoft, Accenture, and a number of other leading global companies.

But our real secret is hiring people who care about their colleagues and are excited to build something big. This culture helps fuel a high-trust workplace, which allows us to do fun things like offer work from home days and other flexible work arrangements. Our team is constantly looking to improve and works hard to build each other up. We win and lose together and we’re all seriously committed to your growth.

**About the role**:
Baraka is looking for a bilingual PR & Communications expert to implement our communication strategies that will create and maintain a positive public image of our brand. You will be responsible for conducting communication audits and developing campaigns to fit the goals and objectives of Baraka. You will also be tasked with identifying media opportunities regionally, maintaining existing media relations, and promoting positive public awareness of Baraka external communications.

**Requirements**:
**Key Responsibilities**:

- Planning and implementing public relations strategies.
- Planning and implementing Baraka’s content partnerships across MENA.
- Promoting and maintaining the public’s perception of Baraka through strategic relationships with the regional media outlets.
- Preventing and addressing reputational risk to Baraka.
- Drafting, editing, and proofreading written, verbal, and visual content.
- Developing and maintaining positive relationships with Baraka’s stakeholders, media, and vendors.
- Measuring the success of public relations activities and campaigns according to set goals.
- Producing and presenting reports on all PR activities and KPIs.
- Lead in the development and distribution of PR materials.
- Partner with the wider team in content development of our newsletter, blogs and other social media content.

**What we look for**:

- BSc/BA in Public Relations, Journalism, Communications or a related field
- 3-5 years of proven experience as a PR & communications officer or similar role in the MENA region.
- Strong media relationships within the region with proven experience managing media relations (online, broadcast and print)
- Excellent in producing engaging content both for our external PR and our internal writing such as blogs and newsletters.
- Strong communication and writting skills in both Arabic and English is a must.
- Ability to show creativity and problem solving skills.

**Benefits**
- Competitive Tax-Free Salary (Dubai) + ESOP's in one of the fastest growing MENA fintech's
- Full coverage health insurance
- 25 paid vacation days annually
- Get $100 USD credit with Baraka to get started in your investing journey (Dubai)


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