Sales Account Executive Job at Ad Dynamo

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

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Sales Account Executive

Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Description

• We are looking for a Sales Account Director to join our Team. We’re looking for somebody with a knack for people, ideas and sales. A person who loves a challenge and doesn’t take no for an answer. The ideal candidate is one who is eager to learn, to contribute to the team and to share ideas. Radio Sales experience is an added bonus - if you ever wanted to convert to the digital world. This is your chance!
• The position requires daily communication (in-person and video calls) and service of our agencies and brands. You will be comprehensively trained on the product set that you would sell.

This Role comprises the following responsibilities:

• Represent a global platform at the same standard that they do in markets such as the UK or US
• Drive new and grow existing account revenues
• Achieve quarterly sales targets
• Provide day-to-day support to allocated customers
• Manage brand direct and agency relationships
• Reporting on campaign performance
• Activate new customers through strategic selling
• Ensure customers are educated and informed of all new Spotify product offerings
• Fulfil all role functionalities associated with operations and sales

A typical Day consists of:

• Educating brands & agencies on our platforms offering
• Preparing and presenting proposals (ad sales)
• Managing communications with agency & brand & ensuring ad performance is optimal
• Liaising with our Account Management and Brand Strategy teams for day-to-day support

Requirements
Required Skills:

• Sales experience (minimum 5 years)
• Digital marketing experience
• Knowledge of digital advertising products an advantage
• Knowledge of programmatic advertising an advantage
• Knowledge of South African agency landscape would be an advantage
• Excellent presentation skills - spoken and written
• Good numerical skills - create Keynote proposals and insertion orders independently
• Ambitious, tenacious and positive can-do attitude
• Attention to detail

Benefits

• A competitive salary and sales commission incentives
• Flexi-time and remote working
• 1 - 3 month paid sabbatical after 5 years service
• Great working culture with regular office events and team building
• Fun working environment with skilled diverse individuals
• Contribution towards home internet
• Parking
• Contribute to establishing a globally recognised brand
• Opportunity to build your career
• No timesheets or complex approvals – just a serious focus on building a good culture for great work and superior client service
• Free lunch once a month