Mr D - Advertising Team Lead
Mr D, a division of the Takealot Group, is looking for a highly talented Advertising Team Lead 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.
Purpose of Role
The Advertising Sales Team Lead will be responsible to lead a team who will identify, prospect, and deliver on all advertising opportunities with all retail advertisers. This role requires a strategic thinker with excellent sales skills and a deep understanding of the digital advertising landscape.
This position reports to the Head of Retail for Mr D.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Oversee and manage the advertising business across Mr D's retail verticals
- Create and manage a targeted sales plan to deliver against budget objectives
- Manage strategic account relationships
- Lead a team of account managers and digital campaign specialists to deliver against the sales plan
- Conduct strategic and market analysis of the online advertising sector in South Africa to identify growth opportunities
- Analyze the performance of advertising assets and create comprehensive reports to inform business decisions
- Collaborate with the Product team to build and manage all digital advertising inventory
- Develop insights into trends and opportunities within Mr D’s advertising business to drive growth and innovation
- Provide data-driven insights to support key client meetings and enhance client relationships
- Translate business questions into functional analyses to test theories and provide actionable insights
- Conduct analytical support for advertising and related teams to generate valuable insights into campaign performance
- Drive report automation for ongoing analysis and decision-making
- Provide support in budget planning and execution
Skills & Attributes required:
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to use data to inform decisions
- Logical and solutions-oriented individual, motivated by building workable solutions
- Self-motivated with a can-do attitude and strong prioritization skills
- Exceptional attention to detail and ability to interact professionally with internal and external stakeholders, including Senior Management
- Strong aptitude for learning new systems and technologies
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to create compelling narratives around data
- Self-guided learner, passionate about data, and eager to develop and enhance analytical skills
- Ability to work independently, productively, and proactively, following through on all responsibilities to bring projects to a successful conclusion
- Ability to translate a retail media budget into a sales strategy and operational plan
- High-energy individual with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Highly organized and efficient, with the ability to meet tight deadlines
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field
- 4 years experience in selling advertising
- Proven track record of success in advertising sales, preferably in digital or mobile advertising
- Leadership of a target-driven team
- Strong understanding of the digital advertising ecosystem, including programmatic advertising, display ads, and mobile marketing
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills
- Ability to build and maintain strong client relationships
- Self-motivated, goal-oriented, and able to work independently as well as part of a team
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret data to drive decision-making
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
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