Creative Partnerships Lead

DIFFER Creative Studio; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A creative production studio in Birmingham seeks a Creative Partnerships Lead to identify business opportunities, build relationships, and represent the company at events. This freelance role offers potential for permanent employment, focusing on thoughtful outreach and partnership development.

Qualifications

• Experience in business development or partnerships in a creative agency.
• Ability to build relationships and identify opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Identify new business opportunities and start conversations.
• Represent DIFFER at industry events and maintain client relations.
• Track leads and opportunities in the CRM.

Skills

Business Development

Partnerships

Creative Work

Relationship Building

Organization

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Hybrid (Birmingham office)

Freelance contract(3–6 months to start, with potential to become permanent)

DIFFER

We’re DIFFER — a small but mighty creative production studio based in Birmingham, making impactful video, photography and social content. We work with brands, agencies, artists and broadcasters to turn big ideas into creative visual and audio content that stands out.

We’re growing, and as we get busier with production we're looking for someone to help us grow in the right direction — by getting DIFFER in front of the people and projects we'd love to work with.

The Role

We’re after an imaginative, confident and well-connectedCreative Partnerships Lead. Your job is to help us tell our story to prospective and current clients. We want you to identify new business opportunities, start the right conversations and strike up long-lasting and meaningful partnerships with clients who want premium content.

This isn’t a hard-sell kind of role. It’s about thoughtful outreach, warm intros, spotting opportunities and helping DIFFER show up in the right rooms. You’ll work closely with our Creative Director to plan, pitch and grow.

This is afreelance role to start(3–6 months), with the potential to become something more permanent if the fit is right.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Finding and researching new business leads across brands, agencies and broadcasters
• Reaching out in a smart, human, non-spammy way
• Setting up intro chats and meets
• Identifying pitching opportunities and bringing in new briefs
• Discovering new business, event and awards opportunities
• Representing DIFFER at industry events
• Helping shape decks and proposals
• Maintaining client relations
• Tracking all this in our friendly CRM

You’ll Probably Love This Role If You:

• Have experience in business development or partnerships — especially in a creative agency, content studio or production company
• Know how to talk about creative work
• Enjoy building relationships more than closing sales
• Are organised and a self-starter

Bonus Points If You:

• Already know some brands or agencies who might love us
• Have experience or an interest in the creative production process

By The Way

This role is open to all - if you think you this sounds exciting but don't tick all those boxes above, don't worry. Our Creative Partnerships Lead position is all about building relationships and identifying opportunities - if that's you, get in touch.

Why Work With DIFFER?

We’re a friendly, ambitious and down-to-earth team that values working with a core network of creative freelancers who feel part of the family. We’re passionate about delivering the best quality creative content and always strive to make the process enjoyable and flexible. If you want to work with a company that’s welcoming, supportive, and serious about great work, DIFFER is the place for you.

Why Now?

We’re super busy doing great work with our current roster of brilliant clients — and that’s exactly why we need someone like you. As productions are underway, we want to be more intentional about the work we take on and the relationships we grow, without taking our eye off the creative. This role will help us keep building in the right direction.

Sound Like Your Thing?

Send a short cover letter and your CV to [e-mail]

We’re an equal opportunities employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, identities and experiences.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing and Sales

• Industries

  Media Production

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