Business Development Consultant

Fifty5Blue; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Fifty5Blue in London is recruiting a Business Development Consultant to identify new commercial opportunities and drive growth through proactive prospecting and strategic outreach. You will build relationships with senior decision-makers, collaborate with Marketing on MQLs, and manage the sales cycle from lead to close.

The role suits a proactive, results-driven professional with a passion for media, advertising and data-driven insights. Hybrid working is available with a London office presence.

Qualifications

• Experience in a professional environment, preferably within media or consulting.
• Genuine interest in media, advertising and data landscape.
• Highly organized with strong time management.
• People person who builds relationships virtually and in person.
• Confident using PowerPoint, Excel and Word.
• Consultative client approach with strong listening and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify and unlock new commercial opportunities through targeted desk research and market mapping.
• Lead outbound prospecting across calls, email, LinkedIn and sales tools.
• Build relationships with key decision-makers to create and accelerate new business.
• Partner with Marketing to manage Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs).
• Ensure timely follow-up and progression of leads through the pipeline.
• Lead contract negotiations and manage the deal process through to close.

Skills

New business development

Lead generation

Sales presentations

CRM / MS Office

Relationship building

Job description

Job Details

Job Title: Business Development Consultant

Location: Westgate, Hanger Lane

Employment Type: Permanent

Department: Sales

Reports To: Head of New Business

• This is a full-time permanent position, based in our London office. We operate on a hybrid working arrangement and require a minimum of 1 days in the office.We welcome all applications from those with the legal right to live and work permanently in the UK, without requiring VISA sponsorship now or in the future.

Overview

Join an industry-leading team at the heart of the UK’s media ecosystem. Fifty5Blue partners with some of the world’s most influential media owners, agencies and advertisers—including Global, Sky, Disney, Channel 4, WPP, Omnicom and Publicis. With a renowned portfolio of data and insight solutions, we help shape smarter decisions, stronger creative, and real commercial impact across the media landscape.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and unlock new commercial opportunities through targeted desk research, market mapping and proactive lead generation.
• Lead outbound prospecting across calls, email, LinkedIn and sales engagement tools.
• Build relationships with key decision-makers to create and accelerate new business opportunities.
• Partner closely with Marketing to manage Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs).
• Ensure timely follow-up and effective progression of leads through the pipeline.
• Qualify prospects effectively and prioritise high-potential opportunities.
• Turn data into compelling, insight-led stories that clearly demonstrate client value.
• Use those stories to support client growth and strengthen commercial conversations.
• Support the TGI Business Development Team with sales presentations, insight runs and proposal writing.
• Contribute to lead research and wider new business activity to help convert opportunities.
• Lead contract negotiations and manage the deal process through to close.
• Capture feedback from prospects and customers to inform internal thinking.
• Share insight that helps strengthen propositions and improve go-to-market effectiveness.
• Deliver against annual targets and KPIs.
• Consistently contribute to pipeline growth and new business performance.

Success Looks Like

• A strong, confident understanding of our client base and the value each TGI solution brings to their business.
• A qualified pipeline of active new business opportunities that you can progress confidently through the sales process.
• A clear career path at Fifty5Blue that supports ongoing professional and personal development.

Required Skills & Experience

• Previous experience in a professional environment is preferred, ideally within media, research, consulting or a similar sector.
• A genuine interest in media, advertising and the evolving digital data landscape.
• Highly organised, with strong time management skills.
• A people person who enjoys building relationships, both virtually and in person.
• Confident using Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel and Word.
• A consultative approach with clients, combining strong listening skills with confident presentation skills.
• A self-starter who actively looks for opportunities to learn and develop.
• Enjoys working as part of a team and contributing to shared success.

Who You Are

• Passionate about sales.
• Enjoys overcoming challenges and finding solutions.
• A confident, articulate communicator.
• Detail-oriented and committed to high standards.
• A self-starter who also values collaboration.
• Entrepreneurial and solution-focused.
• Naturally inquisitive and curious.
• Resilient and courageous.
• Comfortable challenging the status quo.
• Motivated to prove your value by winning new logos and generating net-new revenue.

Country

United Kingdom

If reading this excites you, then you sound like a TGIer, come join us

Why join Fifty5Blue?

We pride ourselves on understanding people, and what makes us think and act the way we do.

And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted, and that we can win together. We’re dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Fifty5Blue.