Marketing & Events Coordinator (PR / Communications)

About the role

Traders' Hub is looking for a Marketing & Events Coordinator to plan and deliver the company's events, sponsorships, partnerships and public relations activity, and to keep marketing running smoothly with the other departments. The role builds the company's reputation with clients, partners, media and the wider financial community in the UAE and beyond, while ensuring every public statement and activity complies with the regulatory requirements of a licensed brokerage.

Key responsibilities

• Plan, organise and run events such as client seminars, trading workshops, webinars, partner meetings, corporate and staff events, and participation in financial exhibitions and conferences in the UAE and the region.
• Manage the full event cycle: concept, budget, venue and supplier selection, invitations, agenda and speakers, logistics, on-site coordination and post-event follow-up.
• Coordinate with the graphic designer, content and social media specialist and digital marketing specialist on branding, promotion, content capture and lead generation, and work with Sales to follow up event leads and measure results.
• Prepare event reports with costs, outcomes, lessons learned and recommendations.
• Identify and propose sponsorship opportunities, support marketing partnerships with media, education providers, trading communities and technology providers, and maintain a partner database.
• Draft and distribute press releases, announcements and executive statements, build relationships with journalists and media outlets, and monitor media coverage.
• Prepare briefing notes and talking points for senior management, coordinate award nominations, and support crisis communications.
• Act as the link between Marketing and Sales, Compliance, Legal, HR, IT, Finance and Client Support, support internal communications, track the marketing calendar and budgets, and manage marketing inventory.
• Submit all public communications to Compliance for approval and ensure no communication implies guaranteed profits or makes unapproved claims.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Public Relations, Communications, Business, Events Management or a related field.
• 2 to 4 years of experience in marketing, events, PR or communications; experience in financial services, fintech or a forex/CFD brokerage is a strong advantage.
• Proven experience organising events and working with media, vendors and partners.
• Excellent written and spoken English; Arabic is a strong advantage.
• Willingness to work flexible hours and travel when events require.

Required skills

• Event planning, budgeting and vendor management.
• Press release and business writing, and media monitoring tools.
• Microsoft Office or Google Workspace, including advanced Excel or Sheets for budgets and trackers.
• Project management tools such as Asana, Trello or similar.
• Event registration and email platforms, and basic knowledge of social media and CRM tools.