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We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Business Development Associate

Location: Lagos (Remote)

The Position

• An ideal candidate will demonstrate revenue and demand generation abilities, strategic partnership approaches, deep relationship-building capabilities, excellent organizational skills, and strong attention to detail.
• The ideal candidate should also possess strong critical thinking and influencing skills to impact both internal and external counterparts.

Responsibilities
What you’ll be doing:

• Develop go-to-market sales strategy across high-growth sectors
• Prospect, pitch, and attract new business and clients (both direct to client and agency)
• Build and scale key strategic accounts focusing on driving organic growth through repeatable, multi-platform programs
• Manage the sales process from lead generation through to conversion
• Accurately forecast revenue projections & team growth
• Build and leverage a network of brand and agency contacts to help grow proactive business opportunities and robust pipeline
• Create, present and close opportunities with C-level executives
• Manage a healthy book of business with autonomy and against a defined P&L
• Stay ahead of the curve on the marketplace & platform trends relating to their clients’ industries
• Analyze and interpret data and insights to enhance sales optimization, performance, and re-engagement opportunities.

Qualifications

• You must be based in Lagos State
• 2+ years experience in digital media and/or technology sales with an ability to translate client KPIs into actionable campaign strategies
• Experience selling custom social campaigns across platforms (not just paid social amplification), podcast/audio sales and live/experiential opportunities
• Extensive contacts in digital & social media (client and agency side), and brands (specifically, beauty/wellness; F&B; tech/entertainment/financial services/auto) with the ability to independently build a large pipeline
• Experience successfully developing, closing, and managing large, customized content deals ($1MM+)
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, multi-faceted start-up environment to oversee multiple projects and tight deadlines
• Fluency in the language of digital media: impressions, CTR, CPMs, eCPMs, etc.
• Strong analytical skills to track and measure sales pipeline
• Familiarity and strong enthusiasm for the brand, content verticals and products, and the utility we offer to our audience.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.