GCC Marketing Associate

About the role

IFF is seeking a Marketing Associate to join its industry‑leading Marketing team in Dubai. The role focuses on gathering market insights across the GCC, especially Saudi Arabia, and translating those insights into customer‑focused experiences, presentations, and events.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct desktop and field research on fine‑fragrance markets in the GCC, including brand analysis, social‑media listening, influencer tracking, and trend identification.
• Support Account Managers by analysing client brands, portfolios, and consumer needs to uncover gaps and business opportunities.
• Plan, coordinate and deliver engaging customer presentations, workshops, and events that drive business growth.
• Create compelling storytelling, olfactive descriptions, concepts and visual presentations for clients.
• Produce monthly newsletters on trends, launches and olfactive directions, and maintain an internal database of new wins.
• Coordinate marketing assets, toolbox designs and production for regional initiatives.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum 2 years of brand, communication or retail trade marketing experience in the Beauty or Fine Fragrance industry.
• Fluent in English; Arabic is an advantage.
• Willingness to travel within the GCC.

Required skills

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Familiarity with design software such as Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign (advantage).