Advertising Account Executive

We are currently looking for an Account Executive to join the Digital Media Solution Team at Kijiji. We are a team who is striving for new opportunities, new ideas, and ultimately loves to win together and individually. You will be responsible for selling and up-selling our digital media solutions to new and existing clients and working with them to explore how our range of product offerings can grow their business.

What you’ll do: 

• Provide comprehensive advertising solutions to prospective clients.

• Build a book of business, ensuring the management and fulfilment of strategic goals, and developing associated agreements.

• Proactively contact new and existing clients and educate, propose and secure buy-in on Kijiji product solution

• Identify, propose and sell programs to targeted clients (direct and/or media agencies) within the target markets set out by Kijiji

• Be an influencer in the digital space and experience educating new advertisers on the benefits of transitioning from traditional media to digital marketing strategies

• Develop an understanding of client’s business, products, services, customer profile, marketing and business objectives, competitors and sales to better proposed strategies and tactics that will achieve client’s KPIs

• Understand all new products and how to properly utilise them

• Manage your business pipeline and develop a strategy for long-term sustained success

• Committed to exceeding quota attainment assigned.

Who you are:

• 5+ years of digital media sales experience, including experience with an Adtech and/or programmatic company

• Strong understanding of the Digital & Mobile marketing industry

• Creative, problem solver with ability and experience in understanding needs of customers and delivering innovative solutions

• Outstanding written, communication and selling skills

• Strong commitment to sales and customer service with good interpersonal skills, initiative and follow through

• Able to handle multiple priorities

• Competitive compensation package
• Opportunity to shape the way we work. Your feedback and opinions are valued at all levels of the organisation
• Benefits including stock purchase plan and annual bonus plans
• Flexibility to work when and how you want - flexible hours, autonomy to set your own agenda, choice of phone and computer
• Smart Working Policy - work remotely some of the time, balanced with time in the office together with your team - between 5 and 45 days per quarter in the office depending on each team.
• 'Work from anywhere' weeks - up to four weeks working from anywhere, as long as you have an internet connection!
• Career development, including language classes and Adevinta Academies: specialised content built by our experts on Machine Learning, Agile, Leadership and more