Mr D - Retail Media Account Manager

takealot.com; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading E-commerce platform in Cape Town is seeking a Retail Media Account Manager to drive advertising success. The ideal candidate will have a passion for digital marketing and a strong account management background. This dynamic role offers opportunities for personal and professional growth within a supportive team.

Benefits

Market-related Total Remuneration Package

Online Learning opportunities

Social events and activities

Confidential counseling and legal support

Birthday leave

Free parking

Qualifications

• Experience in B2B software/advertising sales or account management essential.
• 3+ years in digital marketing or advertising.
• E-commerce experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Build and maximize value from existing relationships.
• Attract new brands, agencies, and advertisers.
• Design and execute advertising campaigns.
• Achieve and exceed sales targets.

Skills

Online/digital marketing

Advertising

Account management

Multitasking

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma

Job description

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!

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:

• 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 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

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