Digital Sales Account Executive (Kenya based)
Ad Dynamo International, Kenya

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

We are looking for an enthusiastic, driven and dynamic digital sales account executive to join our Team in Kenya. We require strong organisational and people skills as the position entails daily communication (video calls until deemed safe enough to resume F2F and when clients are open to it), sales admin and service of our agencies and brands. You will be comprehensively trained on the product set that you would sell.

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
• 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 product offerings
• Fulfill all role functionalities associated with operations and sales

A typical day consists of:

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

Requirements

Required skills:

• Digital sales experience (minimum 2 years)
• Digital marketing experience
• Knowledge of digital advertising products an advantage
• Knowledge of programmatic advertising an advantage
• Knowledge of Kenyan agency/digital 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

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

Job Rewards and Benefits