
Director of Business Development
Pixly - Influencer Marketing
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Los Angeles • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $105,000 - $125,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Help lead the agency’s new business efforts across priority categories, prospects, and partners.
- Own the pitch process end-to-end, from RFP through proposal delivery and close.
- Serve as the senior client-facing lead in pitch meetings, workshops, and presentations.
- Help shape strategy and narratives that align client briefs and influencer opportunities with agency capabilities and goals.
- Oversee pitch scoping, resourcing, timelines, and budgets to ensure feasibility and profitability.
- Partner closely with our parent company, Acceleration Community of Companies, on sales strategy.
- Aid in pipeline development, developing leads, tracking opportunities, win/loss insights, and conversion rates.
- Build relationships with key industry players, trade organizations, and decision-makers to maintain top-of-mind awareness.
- Represent Pixly at industry events, conferences, and networking opportunities.
- Identify proactive growth opportunities across existing relationships and industry networks.
- Establish best practices for new business processes, tools, and ways of working.
- Occasional travel and flexibility to work non-traditional hours, including evenings and weekends, as business needs arise.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and 7+ years relevant experience, with at least 3+ years of new business experience.
- Proven experience leading and winning influencer pitches and new business initiatives.
- Deep knowledge of YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Twitch, with the ability to translate trends into sales opportunities.
- Experience using Apollo or similar sales automation platforms for prospecting and outreach.
- Strong strategic thinking paired with creative and financial acumen.
- Confidence in presenting to senior client stakeholders and navigating high-stakes environments.
- Ability to translate ambiguity into clear goals and frameworks.
- Deep collaboration skills across creative, strategy, and performance influencer teams.
- A growth mindset, strong network, and instinct for identifying opportunity.
- Calm, decisive leadership under pressure and tight timelines.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
new business experienceinfluencer pitchessales strategypipeline developmentprospectingsales automationfinancial acumenstrategic thinkingcreative collaborationgoal setting
Soft Skills
leadershippresentation skillsrelationship buildingstrategic collaborationcalm under pressuredecisivenessgrowth mindsetnetworkingadaptabilitycommunication
Certifications
Bachelor's degree