# Key Account Manager - Advertising at takealot.com

Key Account Manager - Advertising at takealot.com in Cape Town. Posted March 6, 2026.

- Company: takealot.com
- Location: Cape Town
- Experience: 5+ years
- Posted: 2026-03-06
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/takealotcom/jobs/7677121
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/key-account-manager-advertising-takealotcom-5dcf0t

## Description

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.

**Your responsibilities will include:**

- 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.

**Qualification & Experience:**

- 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.

**Attributes Required**:

- Enthusiasm for being a part of an entrepreneurial, start-up environment.    

- Ability to work independently to achieve sales targets.

- Ability to identify key advertising sales opportunities and translate these into implementable solutions and action plans.

- Demonstrated success in managing client relationships, with the ability to understand client goals and communicate effectively.    

- Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and build rapport with clients and internal teams.   

- Proven track record of collaborating across different departments or teams to ensure seamless campaign execution and alignment with client objectives.    

- Familiarity with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in digital marketing to drive innovation and maintain competitive advantage.    

- Strong proficiency in Google Workspace.

**The Environment**: 

- takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer- centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e- commerce company in Africa. 

- We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve. 

- We are short on ego and high on output. 

- We are doers and not only thinkers, its all in the execution after all. 

- We love what we do and what we are creating.

- We seek to employ an **Extra Ordinary Mind **who is Smart, has Integrity, and is Hardworking. 

If you meet the above you are an **Extraordinary Mind **so come and join us! 

***Takealot Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities, to apply*.**