Key Account Manager - Advertising

takealot.com; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

takealot.com is seeking 2 high-achieving Key Account Managers (Digital Advertising) to join our Retail Media Team in Cape Town. You will liaise with clients and internal teams, craft proposals, and manage campaigns to exceed revenue targets.

The role demands senior digital ad experience, strong communication, and a proven ability to translate client goals into actionable plans in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma in Marketing, Advertising or Media.
• 6+ years’ experience in a digital/advertising account management role with Matric/Diploma.
• Minimum 5 years Advertising Account Management or 3 years Digital Account Management.
• Experience in Advertising and Media Sales.
• Strong knowledge of the Digital Advertising & e-commerce landscape.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary liaison between internal & external stakeholders and Takealot Advertising.
• Create advertising proposals to drive strategic objectives.
• Generate campaign cost estimates and oversee invoicing processes.
• Produce regular performance reports, analyze trends, and provide insights.
• Collaborate with creative, analytics, and campaign management teams for execution.
• Provide actionable reporting to advertisers with future campaign suggestions.
• Aim to achieve and exceed advertising revenue targets.
• Identify opportunities to improve the advertiser experience.

Skills

Account management

Sales target achievement

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma in Marketing, Advertising or Media

Job description

takealot.com , South Africa's leading online retailer, is looking for a 2 x high-achieving Key Account Manager (Digital Advertising) to join our team Retail Media Team.

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.

Your responsibilities will include:

• 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.

Qualification & 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.

Attributes Required :

• Enthusiasm for being a part of an entrepreneurial, start-up environment.
• Ability to work independently to achieve sales 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 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.

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, its all in the execution after all.
• We love what we do and what we are creating .
• We seek to employ an Extra Ordinary Mind who is Smart, has Integrity, and is Hardworking.

If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind so come and join us!

Takealot Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities, to apply .