Key Account Manager- Advertising
Ad Talent
- Cape Town, Western Cape
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Educating advertising agencies on the advertising proposition
- Create advertising proposals to drive strategic objectives
- Drive more revenue spend from advertising agencies by adding value and insights
- Work collaboratively with other teams in the organisation to deliver strategic campaigns
- Provide insightful reporting to agencies with suggestions for future campaigns
- Achieve and exceed advertising revenue targets
- Identify opportunities to improve the experience of the agencies
- Experience working with Ad Agencies and Media Agencies in South Africa
- Excellent presentation skills
- Ability to translate advertiser strategy into advertising plans to meet expectations
- Proven track record of consistently hitting goals and targets
- Competence in Excel, PowerPoint and Google Workspace
- Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma
- If the degree/diploma qualification requirement isn’t met, 5+ years of account manager experience selling and actively pitching to media agencies
- 5 to 7 years minimum (at least 3 years key account experience)
- Strong knowledge of the Digital Advertising & e-commerce landscape
- Excellent communication and presentation skills (Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong attention to detail and follow-through
- Enthusiasm for being a part of an entrepreneurial, start-up environment
- Ability to collaborate effectively with team members within the organisation
- Ability to work independently to achieve sales targets
- 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