Business Development Director

**Overview**

The Director of Business Development is responsible for all sales and marketing activities of the agency and implementation of the business development plan, which includes: prospecting, lead generation and qualification, presentation development and follow-up.

**Responsibilities**

+ Merchandise account activities for existing clients.

+ Develop/update new sales literature.

+ Understand the business and marketing challenges of key prospects while providing direct marketing to new business.prospects.

+ Develops relationships with agency search consultants.

+ Coordinate and create opportunities to pitch new accounts through new presentation/pitch approaches. Organizes, directs and makes physical arrangements for presentations.

+ Manage/develop an electronic presentation piece to enhance the agency Web site with creative samples.

+ Works with the Media department to develop contacts with media representatives in all key markets.

+ Research, develop and build sales strategies with existing and potential prospects through the Account Service group.

+ Develop and maintain a prime prospect list which includes qualified prospects from the high tech, telecommunications/technology, package goods, consumer and retail arenas. Also, manage/keep regular contact with companies on the prospect list while building relationships between agency and key prospects.

+ Promotes high-impact, highly integrated advertising, Web development, Specialized Marketing in-channel selling systems and results-oriented public relations programs to our geographic area.

+ Develops responses to requests for proposals (RFPs).

+ Target marketers with specific parameters.

**Qualifications**

+ 10+ years in top 10 agencies with at least 3 of those years in new business.

+ Must be computer literate with a high degree of proficiency in Windows and related software applications including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Adobe and Keynote is preferred.

+ Must be able to effectively communicate with others.

+ Must be able to make presentations coupled with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

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**Work State** _US-WA-Issaquah_

**Job ID** _2021-195112_

**Work City** _Issaquah_

**PCN** _175299_

**Position Type** _Regular Full-Time_

**Work Zip** _98027_