Business Development Executive (Remote) at Studio 14 Limited

Studio 14 Limited is an innovative forward-thinking agency with a passion for all things digital. We are experienced designers, developers and animators and we partner with entrepreneurs to create cutting edge, in-demand apps and games to meet client’s needs. We work with clients from across the globe. 90% of our clients work with us within 12 months because we work with our clients to create authentic, memorable and visually appealing campaigns that make their brand stand out from the crowd.

We have a work culture that gives room for creative minds to thrive. We provide a creative-friendly work environment with paid access to Netflix, Training and Learning platforms as well as multiple team engagement sessions. We provide all staff with opportunities to contribute to our vision and strategy with our open-door-policy as well as allow self-managed work schedules with our remote working policy. At Studio 14, we encourage all employees to imbibe an enterprising spirit by providing technical and financial support to any staff with digital product/design ideas from inception to launch stage. We have our offices in the United Kingdom and in Nigeria servicing clients from across the world. We collaborate daily over Slack, Google meet, Whereby etc.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Business Development Executive

Location: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Department: Admin

What Will You Be Doing

• Research and identify new business opportunities - including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products, and services - or new ways of reaching existing and potential markets.
• Build and manage a deal pipeline of well-diversified leads that’ll continuously generate sales and ensure revenue targets are achieved
• Seek out the appropriate contact for partnerships and generate leads and cold call prospective partners.
• Foster and develop relationships with customers/clients and partners
• Think strategically - seeing the bigger picture and setting aims and objectives in order to develop and improve the business
• Collaborate with senior management in the development and implementation of sales plans and activity objectives.
• Analyse industry activity and develop business plans for specific market segments and assigned accounts.
• Work strategically - carrying out necessary planning in order to implement operational changes
• Have a good understanding of the business's products or services and be able to advise others about them
• Ensure staff are on board throughout the organisation and understand the need for change and what is required of them
• Seek ways of improving the business marketing and business development operations.
• Attend seminars, conferences, and events where appropriate
• Keep abreast of trends and changes in the digital and technology business world.
• Negotiate pricing with customers, and suppliers in some cases using approved guidelines
• Carry out sales forecasts and analysis and present your findings to senior management
• Identify opportunities outside of Studio 14’s core products and clients.
• Negotiate and manage contract renewal processes, work with business owners to define needs/ ensure costs are appropriate and working alongside the legal team to get contracts executed
• Develop the business sales and marketing strategy.
• Ensure that the business meets its growth and sales targets.

Requirements
What You Will Bring Along:

• 3 years’ work experience comprising: Business Development experience in a digital agency, Tech product company or related industry and tangible experience with B2B marketing.
• Candidates must have at least 2 years Sales and partnership experience and can handle high level sales of Digital Tech Products and services.

What Will You Need To Have:

• Proven experience in B2B and B2C marketing
• Proven record of developing and implementing effective business development strategies
• Strong organisational skills to juggle multiple tasks within the constraints of timelines and budgets with business acumen.
• Interpersonal skills for building and developing relationships with clients and business partners
• Written and verbal communication skills - needed for communicating with a range of people, both internally and externally, as well as presentation skills
• IT skills, including the use of spreadsheets and PowerPoints
• A collaborative approach to work
• Decision-making skills
• Negotiating skills.

Salary
N400,000 - N45,000 / month.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online