Creative Growth & Partnerships Lead

The Crowd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Bonus

Generous annual leave

Hybrid working (2 days from home)

Team socials

Dog-friendly studio

Creativity time

Job summary

The Crowd is seeking a New Business Manager to join its London team on a permanent basis. You’ll drive new business and account growth across the UK and Europe, building meaningful client relationships and collaborating with leadership to shape opportunities and proposals.

You’ll own the commercial journey from opportunity to handover, balancing relationship development with pipeline management, forecasting and strategic thinking in a creative, collaborative studio environment.

Qualifications

• Proven business development experience in creative/design sectors.
• Track record of winning high-value projects and building long-term client relationships.
• Strong commercial awareness with pipeline, targets, and forecasting.
• Experience preparing proposals and responding to RFPs.
• Experience reviewing contracts and leading negotiations.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to represent a premium brand.
• Ability to collaborate across creative, commercial and project teams.

Responsibilities

• Identify and secure new UK and Europe opportunities aligned with growth priorities.
• Build and nurture relationships with architects, designers, developers, consultants and clients.
• Own the sales pipeline with senior leadership oversight.
• Develop accurate forecasts, pipeline reports and commercial proposals.
• Lead tenders, proposals and commercial responses with cross-functional teams.
• Develop pitch decks and client presentations.
• Represent the business at networking events and industry conferences.
• Ensure smooth handover from sales to delivery.
• Continuously improve CRM and sales processes.

Skills

Business development

Sales experience

Commercial awareness

RFPs & tenders

Proposals & pitches

CRM proficiency

Relationship management

Negotiation

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

Job description

The Crowd is seeking a New Business Manager to join its London team on a permanent basis. You’ll drive new business and account growth across the UK and Europe, building meaningful client relationships and collaborating with leadership to shape opportunities and proposals.

You’ll own the commercial journey from opportunity to handover, balancing relationship development with pipeline management, forecasting and strategic thinking in a creative, collaborative studio environment.