Takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Key Account Manager - Advertising to join our team in 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 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.
Key responsibilities / accountabilities: Serve as the primary liaison between internal & external stakeholders, clients and the Takealot Advertising team.Create advertising proposals to drive strategic objectivesGenerate 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 campaignsAchieve and exceed advertising revenue targetsIdentify opportunities to improve the experience of the advertiserQualifications 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 an entrepreneurial, start-up environment Ability to work independently to achieve sales targetsAbility 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 communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and build rapport with clients and internal teams. Proven track record of 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 drive innovation and maintain competitive advantage. Strong proficiency in Google WorkspaceThe 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, its all in the execution after all.We love what we do and what we are creatingWe 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 HARDWORKINGIf you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind so come and join us!
Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities, to apply.
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