Account Manager (Digital Advertising)

Introduction

takealot.com , a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a Account Manager - Advertising  to join our Takealot Group Advertising team in Cape Town.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard working people to join us.  We offer market related benefits, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Maximise value from existing Takealot Group relationships (brands and sellers)

• Directly attracting new brands, agencies and non-retail advertisers to invest in new and existing advertising inventory

• Initiating, designing and ensuring implementation of group advertising campaigns

• Target suppliers and sellers (working with internal teams) to offer additional value through group advertising options

• Customise group advertising campaigns for high value clients

• Continuously contribute to the enhancement of the group rate card and pitch deck for standard campaigns

• Obtain assets required for designers to implement campaigns

• Ensure all booked advertising campaigns are added to the marketing calendar (briefed into retail marketing managers) and executed effectively and on time

• Oversee billing and payment

• Oversee campaign tracking reports and communicate outcomes to clients, building a campaign execution portfolio

• Consistently meet and surpass advertising sales targets

• Leverage Takealot’s innovations and insights to find, attract, and engage intended audiences to ensure that advertising campaigns meet the success criteria set by the client

• Utilize a range of flexible pricing and buying models, including self-service, managed service and programmatic ad buying to put solutions in place that will help businesses build brand awareness, increase product sales and more

• Act as a strategic partner to advertising clients and sell a broad range of advertising solutions that will ensure that their business goals are met

Desired Experience & Qualification

• Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma

- If the degree/diploma qualification requirement isn’t met, at least 6 years of account management experience/exposure (through projects or responsibilities) will be required

• 3 years experience in advertising sales (account management-individual contributor)

• Experience in Digital Marketing, Advertising and or external Sales; a good understanding of the digital advertising landscape

• E-Commerce experience is advantageous

• Demonstrated ability to consistently achieve sales targets

• Strong track record of internal and external relationship management

Interested?

If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind so come and join us!

Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.