Display Advertising Sales Account Executive at Ad Dynamo

Description

Ad Dynamo is Africa’s largest digital sales house, representing Twitter, Yahoo, Snapchat and Spotify exclusively in sub-Saharan Africa.

We are looking for a strong Display Advertising Sales Account Executive to join our Yahoo Team and service and grow revenues on our Yahoo accounts in the greater Johannesburg area.

This sales position requires daily communication and service of our South African-based agencies and brands, where Ad Dynamo have strong existing relationships. You will be comprehensively trained on Yahoo ways of working and how to deliver solutions for your clients’ business objectives.

Job Description

This role comprises the following responsibilities:

• Drive new and grow existing account revenues

• Achieve quarterly sales targets

• Provide day to day support to allocated customers where agreed

• Manage client direct and agency relationships

• Reporting on campaign performance

• Activate new customers through strategic selling

• Ensure customers are educated and informed of all new product offerings

• Fulfill all role functionalities associated with operations and sales

A typical day consists of:

• Educating brands & agencies on our offering

• Preparing and presenting proposals (ad sales)

• Managing communications with agency & brand & ensuring ad performance is optimal

• Liaising with our Account Management team for day-to-day support

Requirements

• Digital sales/marketing experience (minimum 3 years)

• Programmatic and Display knowledge essential

• Knowledge of digital advertising products essential

• Google Ad Words and Ad Ops Knowledge

• Knowledge of the SA agency/digital landscape

• Excellent presentation skills - spoken and written

• Good numerical skills - create Keynote proposals and insertion orders independently

• Ambitious, positive attitude and a desire for self-learning and skills improvement

Benefits

• A competitive salary and sales commission incentives

• Flexi-time and remote working

• 1 - 3 month paid sabbatical after 5 years service

• Fun working environment with skilled diverse individuals

• Contribute to establishing a globally recognised brand

• Opportunity to build a career through internal training and upskilling

• No timesheets or complex approvals – just a serious focus on building a good culture for great work and superior client service

• Great work culture with regular office events and team building

• Contribution towards home internet and cellphone

• Free lunch once a month