Job title : Account Manager - Advertising (Marketplace Sponsored Product Ads) Job Location : Western Cape, Cape Town Deadline : November 15, 2025 Quick Recommended Links Your responsibilities will include: Driving the adoption and usage of Takealot’s self-service advertising platform for Sponsored Advertising; by Marketplace sellers For self-service, analyse sales metrics and advertising data to identify trends and areas for improvement.
Provide sellers with clear, data-driven insights and recommendations.
Build media plans for top-tier spending sellers and identify opportunities for upselling additional services or advertising solutions.
Coordinate the collection of assets needed for designers to create and execute campaigns.
Manage the integration of all booked advertising campaigns into the marketing calendar, ensuring they are communicated to retail marketing managers and delivered effectively and on schedule.
Supervise billing and payment processes to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
Monitor campaign performance through tracking reports, share results with clients, and maintain a portfolio documenting campaign execution.
Consistently meet and surpass advertising sales targets for the platform Assist in development of promotional material and content to encourage adoption of the platform by Marketplace Sellers Provide support to Marketplace Account Managers to encourage usage of the advertising platform by their Key Accounts and problem solve issues with these accounts Implement new seller acquisition strategies Collect feedback from sellers about the advertising platform and provide useful insights to further enhance the platform Collaborate with the CRM team to build case studies of the successful usage of the tools and develop material for sellers to drive adoption/retention/growth Contribute to the development and/or hosting of educational webinars to train users on performance metrics, insights, and how to drive greater results Escalate any operational platform issues to the technical teams to resolve Attributes Required: Smart, hard-working, with demonstrable integrity A passion for online, digital marketing and advertising is essential Bias towards action and solution-oriented A self-starter and fast learner with an active thirst for knowledge Willing to take direction and able to work independently, demonstrating initiative Highly organised with meticulous attention to detail Ability to multi-task and to meet tight deadlines Comfortable working under pressure in a fast-paced environment Qualification, Competencies & Experience: Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma If the degree/diploma qualification requirement isn’t met, at least 5 years of account management experience/exposure (through projects or responsibilities) will be required 3 years experience in B2 B software or advertising sales (account management) Digital Marketing, Advertising and Sales experience (must have) E-Commerce experience is advantageous but not required Demonstrated ability to consistently achieve sales targets Strong track record of internal and external relationship management 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.
