Mr D - Retail Media Key Account Manager_Food

We are looking for a highly talented Retail Media Key Account Manager_Food to join our team in Cape Town. Your responsibilities will include: • Serve as the primary liaison between internal & external stakeholders, clients and the Mr D 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. • Developing and managing long term partnerships with key national restaurant brands and act as their primary point of contact for Advertising. 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. • Strong knowledge of the Restaurant Industry. Qualifications and Experience: • Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in Marketing, Advertising or Media. • Minimum 5 years Advertising Account Management experience or 3 years Digital Account Management experience. • 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. • Experience in advertising and media sales within the Restaurant Industry. • Strong knowledge of the Digital Advertising & e-commerce landscape.