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JumiaKey Account Manager - Advertising - Jumia (Full Time)
Jumia in Kenya is hiring a Key Account Manager for Advertising to sell media and campaigns to brand accounts. The role owns a revenue target, runs…
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Jumia in Kenya is hiring a Key Account Manager for Advertising to sell media and campaigns to brand accounts. The role owns a revenue target, runs the full sales cycle from prospecting to campaign launch and upsell, and builds media plans across display, performance, retail media and social. It is a full-time position for a media sales professional with at least four years of digital advertising experience and a record…
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Jumia in Kenya is hiring a Key Account Manager for Advertising to sell media and campaigns to brand accounts. The role owns a revenue target, runs the full sales cycle from prospecting to campaign launch and upsell, and builds media plans across display, performance, retail media and social. It is a full-time position for a media sales professional with at least four years of digital advertising experience and a record of closing brand deals.
Responsibilities
- Own a revenue target for a portfolio of brand accounts and build the pipeline to hit it
- Run the full sales cycle from prospecting and proposals through negotiation, campaign launch and retention
- Build media strategies and budget allocations for campaigns across channels and ad formats
- Report monthly to brands with recommendations, and work with ad ops, design, data and commercial teams
Requirements
- At least four years in digital advertising or media sales, at a media agency, ad network, publisher, retail media platform or similar
- Track record of personally carrying and hitting a revenue or billings target
- Experience closing media deals with brand-side clients, including negotiating rates and getting an insertion order signed
- Comfort with dashboards, campaign reporting and turning performance data into commercial arguments
Qualifications
- Existing relationships with brands and media agencies in the Kenyan market
- Experience in retail media or e-commerce advertising, and a degree in marketing, business or advertising
Core Skills
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Where is the job based?
In Kenya, as a full-time role.
What experience is needed?
At least four years in digital advertising or media sales, with a track record of closing brand deals.
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