Overview
Key Account Manager – Advertising Jobs in Cape Town, South Africa at takealot.com
, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talentedKey Account Manager – Advertisingtojoin our teamin Cape Town.
We are a young,dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative and hard-working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related Total Remuneration Package, which allows fullflexibilityaccording to your needs, a greatwork environmentand a promise that you won’t be bored, as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.
Key responsibilities / accountabilities:
Serve as the primary liaison between internal & external stakeholders, clients and the Takealot Advertising team.
Create advertising proposals to drive strategic objectives.
Generate campaign cost estimates (CEs) and oversee the invoicing process, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in financial transactions.
Generate regular performance reports, analyse data trends, and provide actionable insights to clients for informed decision-making.
Collaborate with various creative, analytics, and campaign management teams to ensure seamless campaign execution and alignment with client objectives.
Provide actionable, insightful reporting to Advertisers with suggestions for future campaigns.
Achieve and exceed advertising revenue targets.
Identify opportunities to improve the experience of the advertiser.
Qualifications and experience:
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 account management role in digital marketing, advertising or similar environment with Matric/Diploma.
Minimum 5 years Advertising Account Management experience or 3 years Digital Account Management experience.
Experience in advertising and media sales.
Strong knowledge of the Digital Advertising & e-commerce landscape.
Skills, knowledge and abilities:
Enthusiasm for being a part of anentrepreneurial,start-up environment.
Ability to work independently to achievesales targets.
Ability to identify key advertising sales opportunities and translate these into implementable solutions and action plans.
Demonstrated success in managing client relationships, with the ability to understand client goals and communicate effectively.
Effective communicationskills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and build rapport with clients and internal teams.
Proven track recordof collaborating across different departments or teams to ensure seamless campaign execution and alignment with client objectives.
Familiarity with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in digital marketing to driveinnovationand maintain competitive advantage.
Strong proficiency in Google Workspace.
The Environment:
employees areentrepreneurialanddynamic, smart,customer-centric, fun and have the shared ambition of  being the leading e-commerce company in Africa.
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.
We are short on ego and high on output.
We are doers and not only thinkers; it’s all in the execution after all.
We love what we do and what we are creating.
We seek to employ anExtra Ordinary Mindwho:
is forthright butrespectful.
is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute.
is analytical,…
Title: Key Account Manager – Advertising
Company: takealot.com
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Category: Marketing / Advertising / PR, Sales
