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.
This position reports to the Advertising Sales Specialist - Team Lead Your responsibilities will 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 inventoryInitiating, designing and ensuring implementation of group advertising campaignsTarget suppliers and sellers (working with internal teams) to offer additional value through group advertising optionsCustomise group advertising campaigns for high value clientsContinuously contribute to the enhancement of the group rate card and pitch deck for standard campaignsObtain assets required for designers to implement campaignsEnsure all booked advertising campaigns are added to the marketing calendar (briefed into retail marketing managers) and executed effectively and on timeOversee billing and paymentOversee campaign tracking reports and communicate outcomes to clients, building a campaign execution portfolioConsistently meet and surpass advertising sales targetsLeverage Takealot's innovations and insights to find, attract, and engage intended audiences to ensure that advertising campaigns meet the success criteria set by the clientUtilize 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 moreAct as a strategic partner to advertising clients and sell a broad range of advertising solutions that will ensure that their business goals are met Attributes Required:
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong attention to detail and follow-throughExcellent presentation skillsExcellent campaign proposal design and management skillsAbility to work independently to achieve sales targetsSkilled in managing high-value accounts and managing relationships at an senior levelEntrepreneurial mindsetStrong understanding of the digital advertising environment including sales, product, tools and campaign managementAbility to identify key advertising sales opportunities and translate these into implementable solutions and action plansAbility to manage and influence teams across various business units Qualification & Experience: 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 required3 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 landscapeE-Commerce experience is advantageousDemonstrated ability to consistently achieve sales targetsStrong track record of internal and external relationship management The Environment: 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.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 Extraordinary Minds, people who are:
Experts at DOING, they can not only design but also executeAnalytical, able to use data to make decisions.
Letting data decide but not consumeCompetitive.
Although innovation is important, GREAT requires a lot of work.
This does not happen only in business hoursCurious.
Always questioning the status quoNot averse to riskBusiness smart.
Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product inputSelf-directed, taking action based on own initiativeCollaborativeThoroughUser focused, always trying to understand a product from the users perspectiveAble to communicate clearly and not afraid to voice an opinion, no matter how unpopular We seek to Employ an Extra Ordinary Mind who:
is forthright but respectfulis an expert at doing, who can not only design but also executeis analytical, able to use data to make decisionsis competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hoursis passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experienceis entrepreneurial, thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and fasteris able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product inputis curious and challenge the status quois innovative and enjoys iterationis collaborativewill be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.com.thinks like an owner of the business.is SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARDWORKING
