14 Advertising Sales jobs in South Africa

Join Aveng Media and help top brands grow through powerful advertising. We provide all the training - you bring the ambition. 

Location: Cape Town 

Position: Full-Time Sales Executive 

Must be confident, driven, 

and people-focused 

Experience in media/advertising sales is a big plus! 

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Join our team – Where ambition meets opportunity! 

Are you an ambitious go-getter ready to launch or grow your career in sales? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment? If so, we want to meet you! 

We’re looking for magazine advertising sales executives to drive business growth through media sales. In this exciting role, you’ll connect high-quality clients with impactful advertising opportunities in our top-tier publications. 

What we offer: 

• Generous commission and bonus structure 
• A supportive, dynamic team environment 
• A chance to work with industry-leading brands 
• Duties and responsibilities: 
• Proactively hunt for new business and engage prospective clients 
• Pitch, negotiate, and close advertising deals 
• Build and maintain strong client relationships 
• Act as a trusted advisor to businesses on the benefits of advertising 
• Achieve sales targets and enjoy uncapped earning potential 

Requirements:

• A passion for sales and a hunger to succeed - attitude is everything.
• Team player with the ability to thrive under pressure 
• Strong communication and negotiation skills 

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Reference: JHB006276-MM1-2

Our client, a dynamic and young tech business that provides access to a multitude of innovative end-to-end digital media and fintech technology products based in Kyalami, Sandton, is urgently looking for a Senior Manager: Digital Sales to build the business locally and into Africa and then into the international market.

This role requires a hunter personality that is not risk-averse, someone that wants a change and a challenge. This is the perfect opportunity.

This is a new and pivotal role within the business as they want to use their VOD platform and generate advertising sales on their platforms for their clients in order to pay for the platform for new potential clients. A market sector specialist in online digital sales is essential for the business.

Experience required for the role:

• Extensive experience in digital sales
• Extensive network in digital sales
• Experience in media buying and selling of advertising
• Extensive experience in media buying
• Having a good network within marketing agencies
• Interested in OTT and IP TV as well as technology
• Demonstrated track record of delivering in sales within the digital sales

Plus medical aid as a benefit (deduction) and performance bonus structure or rewarding incentives.

• Basic salary:   Commission only position
• Commission: 10% uncapped + bonuses + daily/weekly/monthly incentives
• Earnings potential: R70,000+ per month for top performers
• Product: Advertising and sponsorship opportunities at the World’s Biggest Events

Are you a results-driven telesales expert ready to work with global brands and earn in Pounds (£) and Euros (€) — not just Rands?

We’re looking for experienced, fearless telesales agents to join our high-performing international sales team. You'll be selling advertising and sponsorship packages for major sporting and cultural events across the globe.

This is not a call centre or customer service job. This is elite-level outbound sales.
What we offer:

• 10% uncapped commission on all sales

• Performance bonuses and incentives (daily, weekly or monthly)
  

• Exposure to UK, German and Portuguese markets
  

• Remote work opportunity
  

• Work in near-identical time zones with our UK & Spanish teams

What we’re looking for:

•  Proven telesales experience  in advertising or sponsorship sales
  

• Experience selling to senior decision-makers  (e.g. brand directors, execs)
  

•  Ability to generate your own leads  and make 80–100 quality dials/day
  

• Fluent English , strong phone presence, and excellent closing skills
  

•  A hunger to earn R70K+ p/m  and grow an international sales career

This role isn’t for you if:

•  You’re uncomfortable with cold calling
  

• You lack proven outbound sales experience
  

• You’re not motivated by results and high earnings
  

• You aren’t ready to hustle in a target-driven environment
  

•  You’re unable to generate your own leads

This is your opportunity to join a prestigious global brand , work directly with international clients , and build a career where your performance truly pays off.

 Apply now  with your CV — and optional  voice note or short video telling us why you're perfect for this role.

John Phillips
Sales Director (SA & Africa)
Tarp Communications
Email :
WhatsApp:  +447956 370478

takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a Account Manager - Advertising to join our Takealot Group Advertising team in Cape Town.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard working people to join us. We offer market related benefits, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

This position reports to the Advertising Sales Specialist - Team Lead

Your responsibilities will include:

• Maximise value from existing Takealot Group relationships (brands and sellers)
• Directly attracting new brands, agencies and non-retail advertisers to invest in new and existing advertising inventory
• Initiating, designing and ensuring implementation of group advertising campaigns
• Target suppliers and sellers (working with internal teams) to offer additional value through group advertising options
• Customise group advertising campaigns for high value clients
• Continuously contribute to the enhancement of the group rate card and pitch deck for standard campaigns
• Obtain assets required for designers to implement campaigns
• Ensure all booked advertising campaigns are added to the marketing calendar (briefed into retail marketing managers) and executed effectively and on time
• Oversee billing and payment
• Oversee campaign tracking reports and communicate outcomes to clients, building a campaign execution portfolio
• Consistently meet and surpass advertising sales targets
• Leverage Takealot’s innovations and insights to find, attract, and engage intended audiences to ensure that advertising campaigns meet the success criteria set by the client
• Utilize a range of flexible pricing and buying models, including self-service, managed service and programmatic ad buying to put solutions in place that will help businesses build brand awareness, increase product sales and more
• Act as a strategic partner to advertising clients and sell a broad range of advertising solutions that will ensure that their business goals are met

Attributes Required :

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong attention to detail and follow-through
• Excellent presentation skills
• Excellent campaign proposal design and management skills
• Ability to work independently to achieve sales targets
• Skilled in managing high-value accounts and managing relationships at an senior level
• Strong understanding of the digital advertising environment including sales, product, tools and campaign management
• Ability to identify key advertising sales opportunities and translate these into implementable solutions and action plans
• Ability to manage and influence teams across various business units

Qualification & Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma
  - If the degree/diploma qualification requirement isn’t met, at least 6 years of account management experience/exposure (through projects or responsibilities) will be required
• 3 years experience in advertising sales (account management-individual contributor)
• Experience in Digital Marketing, Advertising and or external Sales; a good understanding of the digital advertising landscape
• E-Commerce experience is advantageous
• 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.
• We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve.
• We are short on ego and high on output.
• We are doers and not only thinkers, it’s all in the execution after all. We love what we do and what we are creating.

We seek to employ Extraordinary Minds , people who are:

• Experts at DOING, they can not only design but also execute
• Analytical, able to use data to make decisions. Letting data decide but not consume
• Competitive. Although innovation is important, GREAT requires a lot of work. This does not happen only in business hours
• Curious. Always questioning the status quo
• Not averse to risk
• Business smart. Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input
• Self-directed, taking action based on own initiative
• Thorough
• User focused, always trying to understand a product from the users perspective
• Able to communicate clearly and not afraid to voice an opinion, no matter how unpopular

We seek to Employ an Extra Ordinary Mind who:

• is forthright but respectful
• is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute
• is analytical, able to use data to make decisions
• is competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours
• is passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experience
• is entrepreneurial , thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and faster
• is able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input
• is curious and challenge the status quo
• is innovative and enjoys iteration
• is collaborative
• will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.com.
• thinks like an owner of the business.
• is SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARDWORKING

If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind so come and join us!

Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.

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takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a Account Manager - Advertising to join our Takealot Group Advertising team in Cape Town.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard working people to join us. We offer market related benefits, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

This position reports to the Advertising Sales Specialist - Team Lead

Your responsibilities will include:

• Maximise value from existing Takealot Group relationships (brands and sellers)
• Directly attracting new brands, agencies and non-retail advertisers to invest in new and existing advertising inventory
• Initiating, designing and ensuring implementation of group advertising campaigns
• Target suppliers and sellers (working with internal teams) to offer additional value through group advertising options
• Customise group advertising campaigns for high value clients
• Continuously contribute to the enhancement of the group rate card and pitch deck for standard campaigns
• Obtain assets required for designers to implement campaigns
• Ensure all booked advertising campaigns are added to the marketing calendar (briefed into retail marketing managers) and executed effectively and on time
• Oversee billing and payment
• Oversee campaign tracking reports and communicate outcomes to clients, building a campaign execution portfolio
• Consistently meet and surpass advertising sales targets
• Leverage Takealot’s innovations and insights to find, attract, and engage intended audiences to ensure that advertising campaigns meet the success criteria set by the client
• Utilize a range of flexible pricing and buying models, including self-service, managed service and programmatic ad buying to put solutions in place that will help businesses build brand awareness, increase product sales and more
• Act as a strategic partner to advertising clients and sell a broad range of advertising solutions that will ensure that their business goals are met

Attributes Required :

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong attention to detail and follow-through
• Excellent presentation skills
• Excellent campaign proposal design and management skills
• Ability to work independently to achieve sales targets
• Skilled in managing high-value accounts and managing relationships at an senior level
• Entrepreneurial mindset
• Strong understanding of the digital advertising environment including sales, product, tools and campaign management
• Ability to identify key advertising sales opportunities and translate these into implementable solutions and action plans
• Ability to manage and influence teams across various business units

Qualification & Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma
  - If the degree/diploma qualification requirement isn’t met, at least 6 years of account management experience/exposure (through projects or responsibilities) will be required
• 3 years experience in advertising sales (account management-individual contributor)
• Experience in Digital Marketing, Advertising and or external Sales; a good understanding of the digital advertising landscape
• E-Commerce experience is advantageous
• 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.
• We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve.
• We are short on ego and high on output.
• We are doers and not only thinkers, it’s all in the execution after all. We love what we do and what we are creating.

We seek to employ Extraordinary Minds , people who are:

• Experts at DOING, they can not only design but also execute
• Analytical, able to use data to make decisions. Letting data decide but not consume
• Competitive. Although innovation is important, GREAT requires a lot of work. This does not happen only in business hours
• Curious. Always questioning the status quo
• Not averse to risk
• Business smart. Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input
• Self-directed, taking action based on own initiative
• Collaborative
• Thorough
• User focused, always trying to understand a product from the users perspective
• Able to communicate clearly and not afraid to voice an opinion, no matter how unpopular

We seek to Employ an Extra Ordinary Mind who:

• is forthright but respectful
• is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute
• is analytical, able to use data to make decisions
• is competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours
• is passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experience
• is entrepreneurial , thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and faster
• is able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input
• is curious and challenge the status quo
• is innovative and enjoys iteration
• is collaborative
• will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.com.
• thinks like an owner of the business.
• is SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARDWORKING

If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind so come and join us!

Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.