Business Development Lead – Commercial & Branded
Sawhorse Productions
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $100,000 - $140,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Drive growth and expand partnerships across brands, studios, agencies, and entertainment properties.
- Focus on securing high-value opportunities across the commercial and branded content space.
- Build and execute sales strategies, identify new opportunities, and work closely with top-tier clients.
- Deliver bold, forward-thinking content based on a strong understanding of commercial marketing, media trends, and the evolving content landscape.
Requirements
- Proven business development experience: 5+ years in business development, partnerships, or a sales-driven role, with a history of securing and expanding high-value client relationships.
- Brand partnership experience: Proven ability to identify, develop, and secure strategic partnerships with brands, studios, and partners.
- Proven success in exceeding growth targets: A track record of consistently achieving or surpassing revenue and sales goals.
- Relationship-building skills: Ability to establish and sustain long-term partnerships, leveraging strong interpersonal and negotiation skills to drive business growth.
- Sales strategy development: Experience crafting and refining sales materials, including pitch decks, proposals, and case studies, to effectively communicate Sawhorse’s value proposition.
- Industry representation: Comfortable attending and speaking at industry events, conferences, and networking opportunities to build relationships and increase brand visibility.
- Strong communication and negotiation abilities: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly and persuasively.
- Data-driven approach: Proficiency in business intelligence tools (e.g., ZoomInfo), LinkedIn, and CRM platforms (e.g., Airtable, Asana) to identify, track, and manage high-potential prospects.
- Strategic and analytical mindset: Ability to translate market trends and data insights into actionable business strategies that drive measurable growth.
- Self-starter with a proactive mindset: Thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment, identifying opportunities and taking initiative with minimal direction.
- Performance-driven approach: Ability to define, track, and optimize key business development KPIs to measure success and refine strategies.
- Nice To Have's: Experience with account-based marketing; Multi-lingual or international experience; Experience with Immersive and Interactive Content.
Benefits
- Medical, Vision, and Dental
- PTO
- 401(k)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
business developmentsales strategy developmentaccount-based marketingdata-driven approachperformance-driven approach
Soft skills
relationship-buildingstrong communicationnegotiation skillsstrategic mindsetanalytical mindsetself-starterproactive mindset