Mr D - Account Manager - Advertising

MBA-Exchange.com; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 250 000 - 450 000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and fast-growing company as an Account Manager in Advertising. This role offers the chance to work with leading brands and agencies, driving innovative advertising campaigns that maximize value and engagement. You will be responsible for managing high-value accounts and ensuring successful campaign execution while working in a collaborative and flexible environment. With opportunities for personal growth and development, this position is perfect for a creative and driven individual looking to make a significant impact in the digital advertising landscape. Embrace the power to shape your career and be part of a vibrant team that values creativity and integrity.

Benefits

Market-related Total Remuneration Package

Flexible work environment

Online Learning access

Social events and activities

Birthday leave

Confidential counselling and legal support

Free parking

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of digital advertising and ability to manage high-value accounts.
• Proven track record in achieving sales targets and managing relationships.

Responsibilities

• Maximize value from existing relationships and attract new brands and advertisers.
• Design and implement advertising campaigns, ensuring effective execution.
• Meet and surpass advertising sales targets consistently.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Excellent presentation skills

Campaign proposal design and management

Account management

Digital advertising knowledge

Sales targets achievement

Entrepreneurial mindset

Relationship management

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma

6 years of account management experience

Job description

Mr D, a division of the Takealot.com Group, is looking for a highly talented Account Manager - Advertising to join our team in Cape Town.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us!

Think you’ve 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 fast-growing Takealot Group: Takealot.com and Mr D. We like to promote from within: Here’s your chance.

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 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 execution portfolio
• Consistently meet and surpass advertising sales targets
• Leverage Takealot's 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 self-service, 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 follow-through
• Excellent presentation skills
• Excellent campaign proposal design and management skills
• Ability to work independently to achieve sales targets
• Skilled in managing high-value 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:

• 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 required.
• 3 years experience in advertising sales (account management-individual contributor)
• Experience in Digital Marketing, Advertising and or external Sales; a good understanding of the digital landscape
• E-Commerce experience is advantageous
• Demonstrated ability to consistently achieve sales targets
• Strong track record of internal and external relationship management

Let’s talk about life @ Mr D

• The power is in your hands: We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs. Go on, be the master of your own destiny.
• No doors: We aren’t 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? Up-skill 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 out-of-office 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).

Like what you see?

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.