Founded in 1984, APCO Worldwide is an award-winning, independently owned global communication and business strategy firm with offices in major cities throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. APCO combines a global perspective with local expertise to help clients around the world manage challenges, opportunities, perceptions and reputations. APCO clients include corporations and governments; industry associations and nonprofit organizations; and many of the top companies on the Fortune 500. The firm is a majority women-owned business. The Social Media Intern is responsible to create appealing content for the company\xe2\x80\x99s social media presence, including maintaining social media channels updated and brand-focused, and looking for new social media avenues and ways of connecting with audiences. Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage company social media content development for channels including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and some other
• platforms
• Engage in social media presence creation on new and emerging social media platforms
• Create content that promotes audience interaction, increases audience presence on company sites, and encourages audience participation
• Cover events
• Work as part of a team to develop large social media strategies and campaigns
• Propose new ideas and concepts for social media content
• Analyze and report audience information and demographics, and success of existing social media projects on a monthly basis
• Manage social media communications
• Use timelines and scheduled content to create a consistent stream of new content for audience interaction while analyzing, managing, and altering schedules where necessary to optimize visits
• Monthly social media content calendar (3-4 posts per week)

Requirements

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s Degree in Business Management, Marketing or Equivalent
• Good writing, communication, organization, time management and initiative skills
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
• Available as full timer
• Proficient in English and Arabic
• Good knowledge in Social Media platforms

AD-Hocks Assignment/reports:

• As per the Direct Manager\xe2\x80\x99s requests

Internship period: 3 months, might be extended to a total of 6 months based on need
Competencies

• Excellent communication skills written and verbally
• Excellent content writing skills
• Presentation skills
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent organization and time management skills, strong attention to detail
• Initiative skills
• Teamwork skills
• Ability to be flexible, resilient, solution oriented and creative

Work Conditions

• The physical abilities needed to perform the duties of this position, in addition to the office climate:
• Office environment is general office setting

About APCO in the Middle East and North Africa Home to some of the fastest growing economies in the world, the Middle East and North Africa region has a pivotal role to play in driving global conversations \xe2\x80\x93 from environmental policies to religion and pop culture. The UAE and Saudi Arabia are clear leaders in this equation, although the wave of innovation continues to transcend borders. APCO launched its regional operations in 2006 in Dubai. Growing from a team of less than 10 consultants, APCO today has over 200 people from 26 countries working in teams across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Manama and Kuwait and our projects take us to countries across the region and the Levant. APCO was awarded Best Agency in the Middle East by PRWeek in 2019 and Best Agency to Work for: EMEA Network by PRovoke Media in 2017 and 2019. With a portfolio of over 100 clients, APCO\xe2\x80\x99s MENA offices deliver public relations and digital communication support across health, food, consumer & retail, finance, technology, real estate & hospitality, non-profit and public affairs practices. The region also offers specialized services, created for the Middle East, such as our Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model and our Compass and License to Operate offerings. In addition, APCO\xe2\x80\x99s global AI Comms Lab, a first-of-its-kind innovation center which utilizes artificial intelligence to build and protect the reputations of major global brands, governments and organizations is driven from the Dubai office. From helping governments connect with the private sector and civil society, to supporting the Pope\xe2\x80\x99s historic visit to the region and launching iconic brands and destinations, we understand the nuances of the MENA region and pride ourselves on making an impact.