Key Account Manager - Digital Advertising

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.takealot.com/">takealot.com</a>, South Africa's leading online retailer, is looking for a&nbsp; <strong>2 x </strong>high-achieving<strong> Key Account Manager (Digital Advertising)</strong>&nbsp; to join our team Retail Media Team.</span></p> <p>We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, 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.</p> <p><strong>Your responsibilities will include:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Serve as the primary liaison between internal &amp; external stakeholders, clients and the Takealot Advertising team.</li> <li>&nbsp;Create advertising proposals to drive strategic objectives.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>&nbsp;Generate campaign cost estimates (CEs) and oversee the invoicing process, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in financial transactions.</li> <li>Generate regular performance reports, analyse data trends, and provide actionable insights to clients for informed decision-making.</li> <li>Collaborate with various creative, analytics, and campaign management teams to ensure seamless campaign execution and alignment with client objectives.</li> <li>Provide actionable, insightful reporting to Advertisers with suggestions for future campaigns.</li> <li>&nbsp;Achieve and exceed advertising revenue targets.</li> <li>&nbsp;Identify opportunities to improve the experience of the advertiser.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Qualification &amp; Experience:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma in Marketing, Advertising or Media, if the Degree/Advanced Diploma qualification requirement isn’t met, 6+ years’ experience in a digital/advertising&nbsp; account management role in digital marketing, advertising or similar environment with Matric/Diploma.</li> <li>Minimum 5 years Advertising Account Management experience or 3 years Digital&nbsp; Account Management experience.</li> <li>Experience in Advertising and Media Sales.</li> <li>Strong knowledge of the Digital Advertising &amp; e-commerce landscape.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Attributes Required</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">:</span></p> <ul> <li>Enthusiasm for being a part of an entrepreneurial, start-up environment.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Ability to work independently to achieve sales targets.</li> <li>Ability to identify key advertising sales opportunities and translate these into implementable solutions and action plans.</li> <li>Demonstrated success in managing client relationships, with the ability to understand client goals and communicate effectively.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and build rapport with clients and internal teams.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Proven track record of collaborating across different departments or teams to ensure seamless campaign execution and alignment with client objectives.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Familiarity with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in digital marketing to drive innovation and maintain competitive advantage.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Strong proficiency in Google Workspace.</li> </ul> <p><strong>The Environment</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">:&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer- centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e- commerce company in Africa.&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve.&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> We are short on ego and high on output.&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> We are doers and not only thinkers, its all in the execution after all.&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> We love what we do and what we are creating</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></li> <li>We seek to employ an <strong>Extra Ordinary Mind </strong>who&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: 400;">is </span>Smart, has Integrity,&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: 400;">and </span>is Hardworking.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you meet the above you are an </span><strong>Extraordinary Mind </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">so come and join us!&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Takealot Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities, to apply</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></strong></p>