New Business Executive

Dentsu; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a world-leading marketing network as a New Business Executive in Manchester. You'll drive new business pitches, manage opportunities, and collaborate with teams to maximize growth. This role offers a dynamic environment focused on creativity and collaboration, with a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus birthday off

2 paid volunteering days

3 wellness days per year

Pension contributions

Private health care

Income protection

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in relevant discipline.
• Internship or extracurricular experience in marketing or business development.

Responsibilities

• Assist in meeting management revenue targets through new business.
• Support and lead pitches and business development projects.
• Project manage delivery of local market pitches.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Collaboration

Creativity

Education

Degree in Marketing

Degree in Business

Degree in Communications

Degree in Media

Tools

Microsoft 365

Salesforce

Tableau

Job description

If you're ready to kick start your career in new business and make your mark at a world leading marketing network, apply for this role today!

As a New Business Executive you will focus on dentsu's 'new' business drive. You will help maximise the conversion of new business pitches for dentsu and develop the strategy for prospect opportunities for growth.

The successful candidate will work with the team on the development, management and conversion of good quality and sustainable new business opportunities. Positive and effective pitch management will be crucial to help drive new business wins and happy teams.

Job Description:

• Assist the Business Development team in meeting dentsu's management revenue targets through prospecting, new business and client growth
• Support and lead where appropriate on pitches/ business development projects from end-to-end with the oversight/ support of the Business Development Director
• Support and/or project manage where appropriate delivery of local market pitches, ensuring a highly organised process which will include holding people to deadlines
• Project manage and/or support the innovative delivery of RFIs and RFPs
• Project manage and/or support the development of creative content, case studies and credentials
• Support pitch teams in a variety of functions: production, facilitating brainstorms, competitive research, data requirements, logistics, rehearsals and pitch theatre
• Reporting all new business, losses or live opportunities via Salesforce
• Integrate with the wider dentsu new business community and attend fortnightly meetings
• Support submissions to all industry bodies e.g. RECMA, Convergence, industry awards etc
• Contribute and Support the culture of the wider dentsu New Business community.

Candidate Experience and Profile:

The New Business Exec should be ambitious and hungry to understand the wider nature of the marketing and communications industry. The candidate should show the following attributes and experience:

Personal Attributes:

• Positive, proactive and ambitious mindset.
• Can-do attitude with an ability to problem solve
• A burning desire to want to go the extra mile for every task and project
• Strong communicator with exceptional people and organisational skills.
• Natural collaborator who enjoys working in fast moving, cross-functional teams.
• Creative thinker with an eye for detail and a hunger to learn.
• High level of integrity and professionalism.
• A desire to work in a values-driven environment embracing a culture of energy
• A personal alignment with dentsu's values - Collaboration, Pioneering, Responsible, Agile and Ambition

Skills & Experience:

Degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant discipline such as Marketing, Business, Communications or Media.

Internship, placement year or extracurricular experience that shows an interest in marketing, media, advertising or business development.

Confident storyteller with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Comfortable analysing data and using insights to build persuasive narratives.

Familiarity with Microsoft 365; willingness to learn tools such as Salesforce, Tableau and GenAI assistants.

Organised, methodical and calm under pressure, able to juggle multiple deadlines.

An inclusive mindset, committed to building diverse teams and championing sustainable, responsible marketing.

About dentsu:

Taking a people-centred approach to business transformation, we use insights to connect brand, content, commerce and experience, underpinned by modern creativity. As part of Dentsu Group Inc. we are headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and our 65,000 employee-base of dedicated professionals work across four regions (Japan, Americas, EMEA and APAC). Dentsu combines Japanese innovation with a diverse, global perspective to drive client growth and to shape society.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion sits at the heart of our Social Impact strategy - our fully integrated sustainability strategy which includes our ambition to build a fair and more equal society, where everyone is equipped to thrive.

About our benefits:

We offer everything you would expect from a large company - like 25 days' holiday plus your birthday off - and a few additions, like 2 paid volunteering days each year to support charitable causes and 3 wellness days per year.

We also provide pension contributions, life assurance, private health care, income protection, critical illness cover, travel season ticket loans, a cycle to work scheme, free eye tests and a whole host of great local and national discounts from leading retailers that you'll have access to as an employee. You'll have a hybrid working schedule where you can flex your start and finish times.

Inclusion and Diversity:

Our diverse and inclusive culture enables our employees to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so. For us, this is the foundation for great innovation which, in turn, generates better outcomes for our people, partners and communities. This is why we encourage applications from people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.

We are happy to discuss flexible and agile approaches to working for all our roles - we can't promise we will be able to offer you everything you want or need but we do promise to discuss it with you openly and honestly. If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our recruitment teams.

Location:
Manchester - Bonded Warehouse

Brand:
Dentsu Media

Time Type:
Full time

Contract Type:
Permanent