Business Development Specialist

Noodle

Associate Creative Director, Design driving creative leadership and branding at Noodle, an education partner. Collaborating with marketing teams to create impactful narratives and campaigns.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $70,000 - $80,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the organization of our CRM, including ensuring that all potential deals are in the correct stages, have updated notes, and follow-up dates are established.
Identify and research key decision-makers at target employers before outreach begins and ahead of key meetings
Create pitch decks, proposals, and populate spreadsheets for sales calls in all stages of the funnel
Join sales calls to capture key information and formulate next steps
Draft initial and follow-up communication to prospects and potential partners. Track incoming and outgoing communication to ensure follow-up is done at the appropriate cadence across multiple sales leaders on the team
Assist in writing sales proposals and RFP responses, including basic financial modeling, leveraging AI tools such as Claude to streamline workflows
Perform competitor, new business, and industry research, including maintaining a pricing database
Collect and keep return-on-investment benchmarking data up to date, including competitive incentive offerings for all of current and prospective partners, Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, turnover data, etc.
Sales conference support including preparing materials, scheduling meetings in advance, and post-event follow-up. Potential to attend sales conferences, as needed.
Manage our top-of-funnel outreach vendor to implement strategies as described by the sales team

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong organizational skills
Willingness to proactively manage-up to ensure the Sales team is executing against defined priorities
Previous experience in a high-growth or startup environment. Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, rapidly changing, team-based environment
Experience automating workflows using Claude, or a similar AI tool
Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills with an ability to effectively communicate and interact with all levels of management
Strong Google Slides, Google Sheets, and Excel experience
Experience with Hubspot or similar CRM is a plus
A passion for our mission
Ability to travel 10-15% of the time

Benefits

Comp & perks

Work from our beautiful NYC office OR the comfort of your home office!
Computer and charger on us!
401(k) with company match, plus equity opportunities
Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family (including mental health benefits like Headspace and Talkspace)
Employer-paid life and disability insurance
Optional voluntary coverage, including supplemental life, accident, critical illness, and hospital insurance
Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), and commuter benefits
Pre-tax benefit options that help you save on eligible healthcare, dependent care, and commuting expenses
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Paid parental leave
Wellness initiatives and resources
Free subscription to the Calm app
Employee discount program
4 weeks of paid vacation + 10 paid holidays + paid sick leave
Monthly mobile connectivity stipend
Annual education stipend for lifelong learning
Growth opportunities - we pride ourselves on creating environments where employees can be themselves and grow within and around the company

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial modelingworkflow automationCRM managementdata analysispitch deck creationproposal writingRFP response writingcompetitive researchROI benchmarkingsales funnel management

Soft Skills

organizational skillsproactive managementadaptabilityteam collaborationcommunication skillspresentation skillsstakeholder managementattention to detailtime managementproblem-solving