Mr D - Account Manager - Advertising

Mr D a division of the Takealot Group is looking for a highly talented Account Manager Advertisingto join our team in Cape Town.

We are a young dynamic hyper growth company looking for smart creative hardworking people with integrity to join us!

Think youve been challenged before Think again!

• Scale: Show the millions of Mr D customers what you can do
• Learn: We work with the best of the best and then some.
• Grow: Expand your career in the fastgrowing Takealot Group: Takealot and Mr D. We like to promote from within: Heres your chance.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Maximise value from existing Takealot Group relationships (brands and sellers)
• Directly attracting new brands agencies and nonretail 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 portfolio
• Consistently meet and surpass advertising sales targets
• Leverage Takealots 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 selfservice 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.

Attributes Required:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills strong attention to detail and followthrough
• Excellent presentation skills
• Excellent campaign proposal design and management skills
• Ability to work independently to achieve sales targets
• Skilled in managing highvalue accounts and managing relationships at a senior level
• Entrepreneurial mindset
• Strong understanding of the digital advertising environment including sales product tools and campaign management
• Ability to identify key advertising sales opportunities and translate these into implementable solutions and action plans
• Ability to manage and influence teams across various business units

Qualifications and experience:

• Bachelors Degree or Advanced Diploma
• If the degree/diploma qualification requirement isnt met at least 6 years or account management experience/exposure (through projects or responsibilities) will be required.
• 3 years experience in advertising sales (account managementindividual contributor)
• Experience in Digital Marketing Advertising and or external Sales; a good understanding of the digital landscape
• ECommerce experience is advantageous
• Demonstrated ability to consistently achieve sales targets
• Strong track record of internal and external relationship management

Lets talk about life @ Mr D

• The power is in your hands: We offer a marketrelated Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs. Go on be the master of your own destiny.
• No doors: We arent fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. See someone you like High five collab and make something great.
• Online Learning: Share ideas and grow with global industry leaders who are all just a Slack message away. Love to learn Upskill with free access to courses on Prosus Academy and more.
• Good times: Get to know the other extraordinary minds in the takealot group during regular social events and outofoffice activities (think hikes think mini golf think good times).
• Birthday leave: Cake Day all the way. Enjoy your day off you deserve it.
• Help when you need it most: Confidential counselling legal support and financial guidance for free anytime anywhere.
• Free parking: No more 5km fun runs to your desk (unless you want to).

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If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind. Apply today!!

Mr D is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference