Business Development Manager - Liverpool Region

IN4 Group; Salford; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading company in digital transformation is seeking a Business Development Manager to expand their presence in the Liverpool City Region. The ideal candidate will have connections and experience in the gaming or creative technology sectors, with flexible working arrangements available for this 3-month contract role.

Qualifications

• At least 2+ years of business development or sales experience in gaming/creative tech.
• Well connected in the Liverpool Region.
• Knowledge or interest in the creative tech and/or gaming industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute business development strategies in Liverpool City Region.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities with public and private sector organisations.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders in creative tech and creative media.

Skills

Business Development

Sales

Networking

Education

Bachelor degree or above

Job description

IN4 Group are a UK leader in digital transformation and talent development. We help businesses adopt digital technologies, and recruit highly skilled, diverse workforces capable of the innovation needed to thrive.

The Group also operates HOST – a technology hub and innovation centre in MediaCityUK that’s focused on attracting digital tech businesses to accelerate their growth, delivering innovation services to start-ups, scale-ups, global corporate and government organisations. People, place, and culture drive everything we do and at the heart of our business is our commitment to diversity and inclusivity.

Our 3 pillars:

• Skills: To building local capabilities and capacity to address job demand. Skills City offers a unique turn key solution to activate and nurture local diverse talent into tech roles.
• Innovation: To support the starting, scaling and continued productivity of organisations enabled by technology.
• Community – Delivering the UKs most successful STEM Educational Enrichment Programme CyberFirst that creates a pathway for local youngsters to achieve the best tech career starts.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applications.

We are looking for a Business Development Manager with strong connections to the Liverpool City Region to help develop and execute our presence in the area. The ideal candidate will have experience in, and knowledge of, the gaming and/or creative technology sectors, along with valuable contacts within these industries.

This is a contract role open to UK-based candidates for an initialduration of 3 months, with flexible hours to be agreed upon. We welcome applicants seeking part-time or flexible working arrangements. While the role is primarily remote, occasional travel to our HOST offices may be required.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute business development strategies to expand our presence in Liverpool City Region
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities, partnerships, and strategic alliances with public and private sector organisations
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, clients, and industry partners, particularly those in the creative tech and creative media world
• Generate and qualify new leads through networking, events, and market research
• Identify funding opportunities and create strategic business opportunities in the region
• Work closely with our Director of Regions and Partnerships and Director of Creative Technology Programmes.

Requirements

• Well connected in the Liverpool Region
• Having at least 2+ years of business development or sales experience in a gaming/creative tech or another relevant industry.
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Bachelor degree or above
• Knowledge or interest in the creative tech and / or gaming industry is preferred