Mr D - Account Manager - Advertising

Job Description

Mr D, a division of the Takealot.com Group, is seeking an Account Manager - Advertising to join their team in Cape Town. The role involves maximizing value from existing Takealot Group relationships, attracting new advertisers, and designing advertising campaigns.

Responsibilities include:

• 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.

Requirements:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Excellent campaign proposal design and management skills
• Ability to work independently to achieve sales targets
• Entrepreneurial mindset
• Strong understanding of the digital advertising environment
• Ability to identify key advertising sales opportunities
• Ability to manage and influence teams across various business units
• Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma or 6 years account management experience
• 3 years experience in advertising sales
• Experience in Digital Marketing, Advertising and or external Sales
• E-Commerce experience is advantageous
• Demonstrated ability to consistently achieve sales targets
• Strong track record of internal and external relationship management

Mr D offers:

• Market-related, Total Remuneration Package
• Online Learning
• Regular social events and out-of-office activities
• Birthday leave
• Confidential counselling, legal support and financial guidance
• Free parking