Business Development Manager - Agency Side
Brighton, East Sussex
Salary: £35,000–£60,000 + OTE up to £100K
Talent Hub is working with a successful and fast-growing independent agency, based in Brighton, working with UK wide clients and with ambitions plans to expand internationally.
They provide Digital, advertising and OOH marketing campaigns and services to their clients in a specific industry (details will be shared upon application).
Key Responsibilities for this Business Development Manager job:
- Generate your own new business leads and opportunities across the full-service offer (Digital, paid social, programmatic, CTV and VOD, audio, OOH, print and distribution)
- Identify and target prospective clients in any sector, including the agency's growth areas of lifestyle, wellness, and consumer goods / services sectors
- Prospect, pitch, negotiate and close new accounts.
- Build and use your industry network to open doors and create conversations
- Represent the agency at industry events and in client meetings, getting out and meeting people
- Build and manage a healthy new business pipeline, forecasting and reporting on progress against target
- Work closely with the planning, buying and delivery teams to shape winning proposals
- Help position the agency's full-service offer in the market
What you will need for this Busines Development Manager job:
- A proven, evidenced track record of hitting sales targets in media / marketing sales
- Experience personally generating your own new business and winning clients, not mainly handling inbound enquiries or managing existing accounts
- Agency-side new business experience from an marketing, advertising or media agency – attracting new clients and ad buyers
- Commercial drive, ambition and a desire to get out, meet people and win
- Excited by building something, rather than relying on an established agency name to open doors
- Experience from a larger agency, bringing your network, experience and energy to help the agency scale
- Experience on larger accounts
- A strong existing network across media, brands, arts, culture, entertainment, sport or lifestyle
Benefits include:
- Flexible working: hybrid or remote for the right person, ideally 1–2 days a week in the Brighton office.
- 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
- An impact on growing independent agency