Business Development Manager

About Hit Play

Hit Play is an experiential agency full of passionate brand advocates. We founded Hit Play as a sister company to industry veterans Benchmark Productions, to add the power of a full-service creative agency to Benchmark’s seasoned audio, visual and technical production services. We are expert at general session design and production, innovative trade show builds, unique lounges and experiential pop-ups–approaching all of our work through an unrivaled technical lens. We believe that experiences should be multi-sensory, incorporating thoughtful and unexpected solutions for audio, video, lighting and scenic. And, while we love integrating impactful technologies into our work, we don’t shy away from creating serene, screen free environments.

Job Description

The Business Development Manager reports to Hit Play’s Managing Director, while collaborating closely with the Owner, Executive Director on the pace and direction of bringing in new business for the agency. This person should come to Hit Play with a drive to seek out new opportunities, viewing the process as a research project, with a competitive twist. This is a sales focused role, where on a weekly basis, this person should come to meetings with new client targets, scheduled capabilities meetings and confirmed RFP opportunities. With this being a new role for the agency, there is space for this person to approach it with an entrepreneurial spirit, having the freedom to design Hit Play’s new business development program to suit their desired process, as long as it delivers consistent results that lead to booked business.

Job Responsibilities

• New opportunity research and planning
• Client communication, including cold and warm outreach
• Meeting coordination and scheduling
• Capabilities presentation preparation, pitch and delivery
• RFP process management, pitch and delivery
• Client networking and entertaining

Experience/Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• 5+ years of proven new business experience
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to lead client facing meetings and presentations
• Expertise in RFP response project management
• Deep attention to detail
• Extraordinary organizational skills, self-motivation and intuition
• Accountability for results
• Thrive in a fast paced, flexible, agency environment
• Excellent computer skills Microsoft and Apple applications, team project software, social media sites

Pay 

• Compensation based on experience
• Full-time contract
• No benefits
• Paid monthly or bi weekly
• Must setup EIN to be paid as a business
• All US bank holidays off unless otherwise discussed

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