Business Development Manager

🚀 Sales Executive – Interactive Entertainment & Digital Advertising

Location: South Africa | Experience: 3-5 years

Are you a driven sales professional with a passion for digital advertising and modern media environments? This role puts you at the centre of interactive entertainment, competitive digital entertainment, and interactive media, working with brands that want to engage today’s always‑on audiences.

👊 What You’ll Do

• Identify, pitch, and close new business with brands and agencies
• Sell integrated solutions across digital advertising, interactive media, sponsorships, and live digital experiences
• Manage the full sales cycle from prospecting to close
• Build strong, long‑term client relationships
• Develop tailored proposals aligned to business objectives
• Maintain accurate pipelines, forecasts, and reporting

✅ What You Bring

• 3-5 years experience in sales, business development, or account management
• Proven experience selling digital advertising solutions
• Background in media, experiential, sponsorship, or entertainment is an advantage
• Strong communication, presentation, and negotiation skills
• Results‑driven, self‑motivated, and comfortable in a fast‑paced environment
• Interest in interactive entertainment or competitive digital culture is highly beneficial

✨ Why Join

• Work with exciting local and global brands
• Be part of a fast‑growing interactive media and digital advertising space
• Collaborative, energetic team with room to grow
• Competitive remuneration aligned to experience

The ideal candidate will lead initiatives to generate and engage with business partners to build new business for the company. This candidate will be focused and have strong communication skills. They should be able to think critically when making plans and have a demonstrated ability to execute a particular strategy.

Responsibilities

• Identify partnership opportunities
• Develop new relationships in an effort to grow business and help company expand
• Maintain existing business
• Think critically when planning to assure project success

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 3 – 4 years’ prior industry related business development experience
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Proven knowledge and execution of successful development strategies
• Focused and goal-oriented

Salt is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.