New Business Director

Sphere Digital Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sphere Digital Recruitment is supporting a fast-growing specialist marketing and media agency in London to hire a New Business Director.

The role is senior and commercially focused, offering autonomy over the growth strategy, pipeline, and positioning, with close partnership to founders and senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Strong new business development experience within a marketing, advertising, or media agency.
• Experience engaging and influencing C-suite stakeholders.
• Agency leadership experience is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Own the new business and marketing strategy from planning through execution.
• Build and convert a high-quality pipeline of aligned opportunities.
• Set priority sectors, audiences and value propositions.
• Lead brand, content, PR, events and outbound activity to drive growth.

Skills

New business development

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Marketing experience

Job description

The client is recruiting a New Business Director for a fast-growing specialist marketing and media agency. Based in London, this senior role is commercially focused and offers autonomy and influence over the agency’s growth strategy, positioning, and pipeline. The position is designed for an experienced leader who can shape and drive new business end-to-end while partnering closely with founders and senior leadership.

Key responsibilities include owning the new business and marketing strategy from planning through execution, building and converting a high-quality pipeline of aligned opportunities, and setting priority sectors, audiences, and value propositions. The role also involves leading brand, content, PR, events, and outbound activity, with a strong emphasis on stakeholder engagement and driving growth outcomes.

Candidates should bring strong new business experience within a marketing, advertising, or media agency, along with a proven commercial growth track record. Experience engaging and influencing C-suite stakeholders is essential, and agency leadership experience is highly desirable. The ideal person is well-networked, commercially minded, and confident operating at a senior level, with the drive to take ownership and make a meaningful impact on an ambitious organization’s growth.