Marketing Executive: how to apply

Read this page in full before you start. It takes about 30 minutes to apply.

The role

We are a UAE-based real estate advisory focused on Saudi Arabia, serving Muslim investors. We are hiring one freelance Marketing Executive on a monthly retainer.

We do not name the company in this document. You will hear who we are in the first minute of the call, if you get that far. Everything you need to decide whether to apply is below.

• Design is the main job: documents, brand posts, carousels, stat graphics
• Short-form video editing is the second job: clips for our channel
• You also own the posting queue, working to a calendar approved in advance

Retainer: AED 3,500 to 5,000 per month, depending on skill.

Remote. UAE based is strongly preferred.

Work from home. One catch-up a month, online, or in person if you are in the UAE.

Working knowledge of Hajj, Umrah, and the significance of Makkah and Madinah is essential; content is written for a Muslim investor audience.

Who this is for

No professional experience required. Precision required.

Personal projects and student projects count as samples. We would rather see a course assignment you got exactly right than agency work you cannot explain.

How to send it

One email. To media@ardeenah.com.

Subject line, exactly this format:

Application - Marketing Executive - [Full Name] - [City]

Replace the square brackets with your details. Keep the rest of the line as written.

What to include

1. Your three answers, in the body of the email. Not in an attachment. 100 words maximum for each answer.
2. Two or three links to your work. Personal or student work is fine. Live links, not files.
3. One line stating the software you use and the machine you work on.
4. A screen recording of 2 to 3 minutes, walking through one of your own pieces in your own voice. Show the file, talk through the choices you made. Any recording tool is fine. A link is fine.
5. If you attach any file, name it in this format: lastname-firstname-item.ext

Worth knowing before you write: the weekly delivery cycle you would be joining runs under the internal working name Project Sadara, and it covers the design set, the video set, and the posting queue. The calendar is approved a week ahead. Nothing goes out unapproved, and nothing goes out late.

The three questions

Answer all three, in the email body, 100 words maximum each.

Q1. Which of your samples best shows attention to detail, and what is one mistake you caught in your own work before delivering.

Q2. We run our weekly delivery cycle under an internal working name, and it is stated once on this page. What is that name, and in one line, why does getting a name exactly right matter in client-facing documents.

Q3. In one or two lines, what should a designer never get wrong when making content about Makkah and Madinah for a Muslim investor audience.

What we do not need

• No CV
• No cover letter
• No portfolio PDF
• No introduction call before applying

What happens next

1. We read every application that follows the instructions above.
2. Shortlisted candidates complete two short trial tasks.
3. Two people get a 30 minute call, half interview and half live work on screen.
4. One person gets the retainer, starting with a one month probation.

We reply to everyone who applies in the format above.

Applications are read as they arrive. There is no closing date, and we will say so plainly when the role is filled.