Key Account Manager - Advertising

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.

• →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.

• 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.