Business Development Manager

Responsibilities

• Track and report new business and organic growth opportunities through the pipeline.
• Chronicle wins in real-time and analyze win records/ratios by discipline.
• Closely work with the Business Development team to research prospects and craft proposals and presentations.
• Optimize business development organizational processes, maintaining a library of proposals, presentations, and client work samples.
• Coordinate and develop content for departmental workshops, planning sessions, and agency-wide trainings.
• Maintain archives of proposals and presentations.
• Assist in the development of business development tools to elicit prospect attention and merchandise agency value/ROI.
• Liaise with account and creative team leads to provide curated work samples for organic growth opportunities.
• Organize meetings to ensure on-time execution and manage relationships with external agents.
• Develop, edit, and proofread tailored proposals, presentations, and pitch deck content.
• Ensure process adherence, efficiency, and quality assurance.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of/interest in marketing, communications, and creative services.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills.
• Good business judgment/commercial acumen.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently but also within a more extensive department (and agency) construct.
• Able to manage multiple projects and stakeholders in a fast-paced and sometimes high-pressure environment.
• Four-year college/university degree, preferably in business or marketing/advertising/communications.
• Related agency and sales experience, three-five years preferred.
• Apple Keynote and Microsite Office experience preferred.

Skills

• Intellectual curiosity to stay at the forefront of cultural and category dynamics.
• Emotional intelligence to question and understand consumer behavior.
• Collaborative spirit to work closely with internal creative, account, and project management teams.
• Certain confidence, gravitas, and way with words (written and spoken).

Pay

Hiring Rate: Minimum $67,500 annually, Maximum $90,000 annually, based on local requirements and applicable state/local minimum salary thresholds.