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Business Development Manager
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Business Development Manager
Creative Events Agency | Competitive Salary + Uncapped Commission | Hybrid Working
Already succeeding in business development within live events, experiential marketing, or creative agencies?
Perhaps you're delivering results but looking for a business with bigger ambitions, stronger leadership, and the opportunity to genuinely influence future growth.
BTB is working exclusively with a highly respected creative events agency that has spent over 30 years delivering exceptional live experiences for some of the world’s best-known brands. The business is now seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to help drive further growth.
This isn’t a transactional sales role. You’ll be responsible for:
Responsibilities
- Developing strategic relationships with major organisations
- Identifying high-value opportunities
- Collaborating with specialist creative, technical, and proposal teams to convert opportunities into long-term partnerships
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Key duties include:
- Identifying and engaging new target clients
- Building relationships with senior decision-makers
- Managing consultative sales cycles from initial contact through to pitch
- Generating opportunities across:
- Conferences
- Exhibitions
- Brand experiences
- Roadshows
- Live events
- Developing winning proposals alongside internal specialists
- Building a high-quality pipeline of strategic opportunities
Ideal Backgrounds (Preferred)
Candidates typically come from:
- Live Events
- Experiential Marketing
- Brand Experience
- Event Agencies
- Creative Agencies
- Experience Agencies
- Live Communications
"Nice-To-Haves"
- Proven track record in new business development
- Experience managing longer, consultative sales cycles
- Ability to build relationships with senior stakeholders
- Genuine passion for developing new business (not account management)
- Understanding of the events or creative agency landscape
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What’s On Offer?
- Competitive base salary
- Uncapped commission
- Hybrid working
- Collaborative, supportive leadership team
- Significant investment in the company's next phase of growth
- Dedicated internal support from specialist teams (pitch, proposal, and technical)
- Opportunity to influence the commercial direction of an ambitious business
- Long-term career progression as the commercial team grows
Enjoy strategic business development, building long-term relationships, and winning high-value opportunities? Apply today.
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