Growth & New Business Associate

BNAUS BBDO USA LLC; United States; On-site; USD 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

BBDO New York is seeking an Account Executive, Business Development to join the Growth team and support the agency's business development efforts. This is the most junior role on the Growth team, offering exposure to new business, pitching, and the inner workings of a leading creative agency.

You will work closely with BD Managers and the VP, Business Development Director, providing day-to-day support, maintaining organized information, and ensuring teams have what they need to excel.

Qualifications

• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with PowerPoint/Keynote, Excel/Google Sheets, and other common agency tools.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
• Strong research and information-gathering skills.
• A proactive, can-do attitude and willingness to take ownership.
• Genuine curiosity about advertising, brands, creativity, and culture.

Responsibilities

• Support the Business Development team across active new business opportunities and pitches.
• Assist with research on prospective clients, industries, competitors, and relevant business challenges.
• Help gather and organize information, credentials, case studies, capabilities, and other materials for new business opportunities.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, contact information, timelines, and deliverables.
• Support the preparation of internal and external meetings, presentations, and materials.
• Track action items and follow up with team members to ensure deadlines are met.
• Provide day-to-day administrative and organizational support to the broader Growth team.
• Assist with the coordination and execution of new business pitches from kickoff through presentation.
• Support pitch meetings, brainstorms, work sessions, rehearsals, and presentations.
• Help manage pitch materials and ensure teams have the latest versions of documents and presentations.
• Coordinate logistics for meetings, presentations, and other pitch-related activities.
• Help prepare meeting agendas, notes, action items, and follow-ups.
• Support the team in managing last-minute requests and changes throughout the pitch process.
• Conduct research to support new business opportunities and pitch development.
• Gather information about prospective clients, their businesses, brands, competitors, and category dynamics.
• Monitor relevant industry, cultural, and advertising trends.
• Help identify information and insights that could strengthen a new business opportunity.
• Maintain and organize relevant research and agency resources.
• Work closely with the Associate Program Director to keep business development projects organized and on track.
• Support the VP, Business Development Director, and Chief Growth Officer as needed.
• Collaborate with Creative, Strategy, Account Leadership, Production, and other agency teams.
• Build strong relationships across the agency and become a trusted resource for the Growth team.
• Take ownership of assigned tasks and follow through from start to finish.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Written communication

Verbal communication

Research skills

Information gathering

Proactive attitude

Advertising curiosity

Tools

PowerPoint/Keynote

Excel/Google Sheets

Job description

BBDO New York is seeking an Account Executive, Business Development to join the Growth team and support the agency's business development efforts. This is the most junior role on the Growth team, offering exposure to new business, pitching, and the inner workings of a leading creative agency.

You will work closely with BD Managers and the VP, Business Development Director, providing day-to-day support, maintaining organized information, and ensuring teams have what they need to excel.