
Sales / New Business Manager
+WeCreate Media
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Hamburg • 🇩🇪 Germany
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JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- You will take responsibility for the entire new-client process – from the first touchpoint to contract signing
- Lead management & initial meetings: qualify incoming leads and perform first needs assessments
- Conduct initial discovery calls, consultative meetings & pitch intro calls
- Analyze industries, target audiences & market trends to identify new opportunities
- Prepare proposal documents (including KPI planning, budgeting & service descriptions)
- Work closely with strategy, creator & project teams during pitches
- Structure the handover from pitch to the account team after deal closing
- Proactively reach out via email, LinkedIn & phone
- Build and maintain trusting relationships with prospective clients
- Plan, implement and optimize lead-generation activities
- Confidently represent the agency at events & panels (optional)
- Continuously optimize and further develop our sales processes, materials and reporting
- Data maintenance, tracking & analysis in the CRM (e.g., Pipedrive) and email systems
- Qualify and prioritize leads for subsequent steps
- Performance reporting for executive management
Requirements
- 2–5 years of experience in Sales, New Business or Account Management
- Strong understanding of social media, marketing and agency services
- Confident in creating presentations and proposals
- Experience with CRM systems (e.g., Pipedrive)
- Strong communication & presentation skills
- High proficiency in storytelling and needs analysis
- Basic knowledge of relevant KPIs (CPL, ROI, engagement rate, etc.)
- High self-motivation & routines for structured working
- Willingness to learn and receive feedback
- Professional, empathetic communication
- Team-oriented and eager for cross-functional collaboration
- Negotiation skills and a confident presence
- Goal-oriented, proactive and an ownership mindset
- Resilience during pitch phases and strong self-management
Benefits
- Hybrid working – giving you the choice between office and home
- Work from abroad – if you need a change of scenery
- Flexible working hours – to support your individual work-life balance
- Free choice of hardware – because everyone has different preferences
- Team events & workations – because team cohesion is a top priority for us
- Either a public-transport ticket subsidy – so you can stay mobile and do something good for the environment
- Or an Urban Sports Club subsidy – to keep your physical fitness covered
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
lead managementneeds assessmentproposal preparationKPI planningbudgetingdata analysisperformance reportingstorytellingneeds analysisnegotiation
Soft skills
strong communicationpresentation skillsself-motivationstructured workingempathyteam-orientedcross-functional collaborationgoal-orientedproactiveresilience