Major Players | B Corp™
New Business Director
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Major Players are partnering with a leading, social-first creative agency based in London, to hire a New Business & Partnerships leader into their fast-growing team. This is a new and key hire for the agency working alongside the Director of Marketing and CEO. This is not an account management role, you need to be a proactive, commercially minded and sales focused hunter, pitcher and closer. You will leverage your deep, existing network of senior agency and brand contacts to build a high value sales pipeline from scratch.
Key Responsibilities
- Build, manage, and execute a robust and high velocity new business pipeline, consistently driving revenue growth across major media networks and direct brand relationships.
- Identify and execute wider commercial opportunities to diversify revenue streams, utilising creative media solutions, social-first sponsorships, and strategic IP development.
- Unlock immediate opportunities by leveraging your pre-existing, curated network of senior agency partners, investment leads, and decision-makers.
- Lead high-stakes client pitches and responses to briefs, translating client objectives into multi-platform, culturally relevant creative wins.
- Transform transactional, one-off campaigns into deep, long-term, multi-page strategic partnerships with Tier-1 global brands and household-name consumer giants.
- Partner closely with internal Creative and Editorial teams to ensure commercial concepts are both deliverable and highly profitable, while mentoring junior team members on cross-selling and up-selling.
- Act as the commercial face of the company at key industry events, panel discussions, and senior client networking settings.
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Skills Required
- A minimum of 7 years of experience in a new business/sales/partnership role.
- Proven experience working in a social, digital or creative agency and/or publisher.
- An established, active network of senior industry contacts across top-tier media agencies and globally renowned brands.
- Strong commercial acumen - you must be a natural ‘hustler’ with a proven ability to convert leads and build long term, strategic partnerships.
- Exceptional presentation and negotiation skills, with the ability to command a room and navigate complex, high value stakeholder contracts.
- A deep understanding of digital culture, paid social frameworks (Meta, TikTok, Snapchat boosting), and how brands can authentically tap into Gen Z.
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Job Details
- Hours: Full time
- Salary: £70-85,000 depending on level and experience – please note, they are open to reviewing Manager level applicants if you have the right experience!
- Office Location: Central London
- Office requirements: 3-4 days per week in the office
Major Players are the UK’s leading marketing and creative talent agency, and over the last three decades we’ve consistently championed our people and communities. As a proud B Corp™, we are committed to improving diversity, equity and inclusion within the industries we service, creating impactful and sustainable change for our partners, candidates and employees.
We offer equal opportunities to all candidates regardless of race, religion, gender, sexuality, disability, age, and other protected status as required by applicable law. For further information about our DE&I commitments, please visit: www.majorplayers.co.uk/diversity-equity-inclusion/
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