Business Development Sr Manager

Only Much Louder; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Only Much Louder is seeking a senior Business Development professional to drive growth for OML Studios, leveraging relationships with brand managers and agencies to win new opportunities. The role requires strong negotiation, presentation, and strategic thinking skills to translate briefs into efficient productions and profitable partnerships.

You will build and manage client pipelines, collaborate with creative teams, and monitor revenue forecasts while staying ahead of industry trends and

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience in advertising agencies or related industries.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute growth strategies to increase revenue and market share for OML studios.
• Leverage relationships with brand managers, ad agencies, and industry partners.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities, pitches, and RFPs.
• Translate briefs into smooth productions, meeting creative goals while adhering to budget.
• Evaluate production timelines and ensure on-time delivery.
• Collaborate with creative teams to develop pitches and proposals.
• Negotiate contracts, agreements, and commercial terms.
• Stay updated on industry trends and competitive activity.
• Manage and report on sales pipeline, revenue forecasts, and performance metrics.

Skills

Business development

Key account management

Networking with brand managers

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Presentation skills

Strategic thinking

Job description

Job Description:

About Us

About OML

Only Much Louder Entertainment is a market-leading, full-service creative and entertainment business network that has instigated pop culture for over two decades by creating iconic moments across television, digital content, fan experiences, branded entertainment, and in the artist-creator community. Celebrated for creating India's first multi-genre music festival, the NH7 Weekender, Only Much Louder has built India’s independent music and comedy scene from the ground up. We won the first-ever Branded Content and Entertainment Cannes Lion for ‘Dewarists’ and have been the first homegrown content business to have a strong footprint in over 22 countries.

Our Businesses Include

• Move Over: OML’s creative agency on a mission to bury the boring. Turning ads into entertainment people actually want to watch, share, and talk about. We help brands act like creators and build fandoms, not just followings.
• Hypothesis: One of India’s fastest growing creator-first & influencer marketing agencies, specializing in data-driven solutions to connect brands with the right audiences.
• OML Talent: OML’s legacy business representing over 90+ of the most influential creators, comedians, writers, and storytellers shaping India’s entertainment landscape.
• OML Studios: India’s premier production house developing original IPs for leading OTT platforms. Also helps brands conceptualise and produce original IPs, manage syndication and licensing.
• EighteenSixtyTwo: Bacardi’s offsite content and advertising agency, with campaigns in 20+ countries, delivering top-tier creative and content marketing solutions.
• OML Sports: A creative content studio crafting high-impact ads, social media campaigns, and sportainment content for leading teams and leagues. We bring sports stories to life with innovative formats and audience-first storytelling.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute business growth strategies to increase revenue and market share for OML studios.
• Leverage existing relationships with brand managers, advertising agencies, and industry partners.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities, pitches, and RFPs.
• Translate briefs into smooth and efficient productions, meeting our creative goals while ensuring adherence to brand targets and budget efficiencies.
• Evaluate production in conjunction with the team’s requirements to draw delivery timelines and ensure an adherence to on-time, in-full delivery.
• Collaborate with creative teams to develop tailored pitches and proposals.
• Negotiate contracts, agreements, and commercial terms.
• Stay up-to-date on industry trends, emerging technologies, and competitor activity.
• Manage and report on sales pipeline, revenue forecasts, and performance metrics.

Requirements

• 8-10 years of experience in advertising agencies or related industries.
• Proven track record in business development and key account management
• Strong network of relationships with brand managers, agency decision-makers, and industry influencers.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Strategic thinker with a solutions-oriented approach.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Nice To Have

• Experience working with production companies or studios.
• Knowledge of film, television, or digital content production.
• Understanding of advertising, marketing, and production processes.

Our Values

• We build opportunities for our artists, brands and fans; and it’s important for us to be reliable and efficient
• We demonstrate honesty, excellence and commitment to success.
• ‘It’s not my job’ is not part of our vocabulary, we even stuff envelopes
• We make mistakes, but only to learn from them to build resilience.
• We take care of ourselves and our colleagues
• We are our own managers
• We are committed to equality and inclusion.
• We are mindful of the strain on the Earth's resources and are committed to reversing the trend with our behaviours where possible

Thank you!

Thank you for taking the time to go through the opportunity we have to offer.

If you apply, please do not share your photo, age, gender, religion or ethnicity in your resume. You do not even need to share your last name. (We want to eliminate biases on any of these parameters while we decide on our shortlisted candidates)

We will get in touch with you if your profile gets shortlisted.