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Dina Saadieh

Media Director - Emirates at Havas
11.5 yrs experienceMarketing & Advertising
Mar 2026

The move

MoveWPP Media Havas
TitleMedia Director - OpenDoor Amazon TR & ZA Media Director - Emirates
LocationUnited Arab Emirates Dubai
Career arcRooted in UAE
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE11.5
Total experience11.5 years
Havas headcount10,001+ employees
Havas industryAdvertising Services
Havas HQPuteaux
Havas typePrivately Held

Career arc

  1. Media Director - EmiratesMar 2026 — Present
    Havas· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  2. Media Director - OpenDoor Amazon TR & ZASep 2025 — Mar 2026
    WPP Media· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  3. Associate Business Director - McDonald's GCC , Beiersdorf MENA, PUMANov 2019 — Aug 2025
    Publicis Media· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  4. Senior Media Executive - Ford Motor Company & LincolnApr 2016 — Mar 2019
    WPP Media· Dubai
  5. Marketing Research ExecutiveJan 2014 — Mar 2016
    Middle East Broadcasting Center· Dubai

Education

Languages

  • English
  • Arabic

Top skills

Media PlanningSocial Media AdvertisingProject ManagementMarketingHelping ClientsDigital Media

About

A cross-channel media planner with 10 years experience in the marketing industry. Started my career in media research focusing on television viewership and digital performance, before pursuing my career as a media planner on a handful of accounts ranging from Automotive (Ford & Lincoln), CPG (Beiersdorf), and QSR. Acting as a full funnel planner on these industries enriched my media planning skillset and allowed me to drive efficiencies through a scientific and factual based strategies, optimal and platform agnostic planning, and finally optimal media buying methods with client’s objective at heart.

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