Mr D - Retail Media Account Manager

MBA-Exchange.com; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail media company in Cape Town is seeking a Retail Media Account Manager to enhance client relationships and drive advertising success. Ideal candidates will possess passion for digital marketing, strong organizational skills, and a minimum of 3 years in B2B sales or account management. Join us to shape the future of retail media with a flexible working environment and exciting growth opportunities.

Benefits

Market-related, Total Remuneration Package

Access to online learning

Birthday leave

Confidential counselling and legal support

Free parking

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years B2B software/advertising sales OR 5 years account management experience.
• Digital marketing and/or sales experience mandatory; e-commerce experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Build and maximize value from existing group relationships.
• Attract new brands, agencies, and advertisers.
• Design and execute group advertising campaigns for suppliers.
• Maintain high client retention rate and achieve strong client satisfaction scores.

Skills

Passion for online/digital marketing and advertising

Highly organized with attention to detail

Strong multitasking ability

Resilience under pressure

Solution-oriented

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma

Job description

Retail Media Account Manager

Mr D, a division of the Takealot.com Group, is looking for a highly talented Retail Media Account Manager 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!

Why Mr D?

• 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 promote from within. Here’s your chance.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Build and maximize value from existing group relationships
• Attract new brands, agencies, and advertisers directly
• Design and execute group advertising campaigns for suppliers/sellers
• Customize advertising campaigns for high‑value clients
• Gather design assets and schedule campaigns in the marketing calendar
• Oversee billing, payment, and campaign tracking reports
• Create and communicate campaign execution portfolios
• Consistently achieve and exceed sales targets.
• Leverage insights and innovations to reach target audiences through retail media
• Utilize flexible pricing/buying models (self‑service, managed, programmatic)
• Act as a strategic partner delivering solutions aligned to business objectives
• Maintain high client retention rate and achieve strong client satisfaction scores
• Achieve high campaign success rate and deliver campaigns on‑time and within budget
• Drive quarterly increases in platform registrations and achieve strong monthly active user engagement
• Complete annual professional development requirements and propose new service improvements and innovations
• Drive quarterly client review sessions focused on retail media performance optimization and strategic growth planning

Attributes Required:

• Smart and hard‑working with strong integrity
• Passion for online/digital marketing and advertising (essential)
• Highly organized with meticulous attention to detail
• Strong multitasking ability and meeting tight deadlines
• Resilience under pressure in fast‑paced environment
• Bias towards action, solution‑oriented
• Self‑starter with active thirst for knowledge

Qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma preferred
• Minimum 3 years B2B software/advertising sales (account management) OR 5 years account management experience
• Digital marketing, advertising, and/or sales experience mandatory; e‑commerce experience advantageous

Benefits

• The power is in your hands: We offer a market‑related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs. 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).

Apply today!

If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind. Join us and shape the future of retail media.

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