Growth Director, Freelance New New York

Landor; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 207,000; Part time

Job summary

Landor is seeking a Freelance Growth Director for our New York studio. You will craft proposals, pitch decks, microsites, and bespoke outreach strategies to engage and win prospective clients.

The role requires collaborating with the Executive Growth Director to respond to RFPs, drive new business, and lead high‑impact proposals. You’ll build strategic relationships, manage complex pitches, and engage C‑suite executives, with a hybrid work model and an hourly compensation range.

Qualifications

• Proven business development experience and branding expertise.
• Strong financial acumen for complex pitches and negotiations.
• Demonstrated leadership and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Craft compelling proposals, pitch presentations, microsites, and outreach strategies.
• Respond to inbound RFPs and originate new business through targeted outbound marketing.
• Lead development and articulation of all proposals with input from key stakeholders.
• Coordinate input across client services, culture, verbal, design, and leadership to ensure flawless execution.

Skills

Business development

Branding expertise

Financial acumen

Leadership

Job description

Landor is looking for a Freelance Growth Director to join our New York studio. Could this be you?

We are Landor, part of WPP

World-leading brand experts, underpinned by the most expansive strategic & creative capabilities in our category.

We make brands more valuable and less vulnerable.

We build brands differently. We work with our clients to define and solve their business problems through the lens of brand. We strategically join the dots between our design, experience, governance and measurement capabilities, and always connect our brand work to business outcomes.

Landor companies also include amp (sonic branding), bdg (workplace & architectural experts), Deep Local (creative technologists) and ManvsMachine (3D motion design).

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unitecutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counselin a single company –powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open,to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.

What you’ll do

This pivotal role focuses on crafting compelling proposals, pitch presentations, microsites, and bespoke digital and analog outreach strategies to engage and convert prospective clients. The Growth Director collaborates closely with the Executive Growth Director to strategically respond to inbound RFPs, originate new business through targeted outbound marketing, and lead the development and articulation of all proposals. Success in this role demands the ability to expertly solicit and synthesize diverse input from key stakeholders across client services, culture, verbal, design, and leadership. Robust project management capabilities are essential to orchestrate these complex initiatives.

What you’ll need

You will build strategic relationships, win new clients, and drive our growth vision by championing our full branding capabilities. This role demands proven business development experience, holistic branding expertise, and financial acumen to manage complex pitches and negotiations. You'll leverage sophisticated leadership and project management skills to deliver flawless execution and engage C-suite executives.

This is a freelance opportunity with potential for FTE conversion.

The hourly rate for this position at the time of this posting may range from $120/hr to $150/hr. Individual compensation varies based on job related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package.

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

We build brands. We build futures. Landor, a WPP company, is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics, committed to a culture of respect where everyone belongs and can progress in their careers.

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