Associate Director, Business Development - Miami, United States - Razorfish

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    Job Description

    The Associate Director, Business Development is responsible assisting with sales and marketing activities of the agency and implementation of the business development plan, which includes: prospecting, lead generation and qualification, presentation development and follow-up. Will also be an internal connector between all North American offices to make sure opportunities are properly distributed.

    Will ensure that our new business database is up-to-date and properly set up with notes including Razorfish employees with past connections to prospects.

    Primary Responsibilities

  • Develops/updates new sales collateral along with marketing team.
  • Generate and handle inquires, manage pitches, and on-board new clients.
  • Serve as the first point of contact for all clients and partners.
  • Manage and attend meetings and pitches to asses chemistry fit.
  • Provides direct marketing to new business prospects.
  • Builds relationships between agency and key prospects.
  • Coordinates presentation/pitch approaches.
  • Works to build prospects/contacts through attending events and mining databases.
  • Develops and maintains a prime prospect/contact list.
  • Manages/keeps regular contact with companies on the prospect list.
  • Organizes, directs and makes physical arrangements for presentations.
  • Coordinate and drive new business activities from start to finish.
  • Complete RFPs and RFIs
  • Prepare and Circulate Periodic New Business Status and Meeting Reports
  • Qualifications

  • Successful track record (at least 8 years) of building business for a digital agency, marketing transformation or digital business transformation consultancy
  • Must have experience with multi-nationals and global brands with complex marketing needs that could require global/local alignment and collaboration
  • Ability to speak to all levels of prospective clients: strategic and tactical decision makers
  • Proven experience in the pitch/BD process
  • Best of the best writing and presentation skills
  • Demonstrated ability to take a consultative approach to engaging with C-level digital marketing or marketing transformation executives
  • Ability to reach across the cross-functional aisles and the various capability groups across the organization in order to drive more wins
  • Ability to understand macro business issues and articulate value generating opportunities supported Razorfish capabilities