We are looking to add a fantastic Business Development Executive to our friendly and high-performing sales and marketing team. Blueclaw is a digital marketing and advertising agency that has won multiple awards for SEO, content marketing, PR and more throughout 13 years of working with fantastic household names and challenger brands alike. To continue our growth, the Business Development Executive will play a vital role at the heart of the sales and marketing team, helping to drive our lead generation strategy.
Department:
Other
Position:
Full-time
Location:
Leeds
The Role:
You will be involved from the ground up, forging key relationships with new prospective clients, nurturing and building rapport with them to provide the senior team with opportunities to close deals.
We’re looking for a dynamic, highly charismatic and energetic individual who wants to build a career, progressing towards being a fully-fledged business development manager or marketing strategist.
You might currently work client-side, at another agency or be an early-career individual with the energy and skills to make a big impact. If you feel you have the drive to make a success of a sales-focused agency role, then we want to hear from you.
The right candidate will be given everything they need to succeed. Working closely with the marketing director, you’ll be equipped with high quality content marketing assets to allow you to open up new relationships and generate great rapport with potential clients.
The business has also won 4 separate industry-leading awards in the last 6 months, so you’ll benefit from the credibility that comes from working at a truly exceptional agency.
Benefits:
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Competitive Salary
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Flexible Working
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Company Bonus Scheme
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Core Company Values
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Employee Wellbeing Focused and a Mindful Employer
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Regular 1-2-1s, Expert Training, Appraisals and Career Guidance
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Birthday Duvet Day
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Company Socials
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Free Fruit
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Discounted Gym Membership
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Company Pension
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Friday Drink & Snacks
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Free Cinema Tickets
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Free Healthcare
Required Skills
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Generate, manage and nurture potential leads across a variety of industries through a consultative and informed approach to lead generation.
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Take advantage of all internal training opportunities across sales, marketing and the digital services we provide – particularly SEO.
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Develop relationships with senior marketing influencers and decision-makers, including Marketing Directors, Heads of eCommerce, SEO managers and more across email, phone, events and social media.
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Grow your online network and converse through social business channels (including LinkedIn and Twitter) as a brand representative of Blueclaw.
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Follow up on inbound leads and cold call where appropriate within the market to insure a robust pipeline of opportunities.
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Work alongside the marketing team to develop all the tools you need to generate interest in our agency.
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Set up meetings between new potential client decision makers and the senior sales team and track all progress in the CRM.
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Contribute to effective sales processes and grow the business development team.
Beneficial Skills
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Confident, charismatic and full of energy – you’ll be a born influencer with a strong desire to use your natural communication skills to build a successful career in digital.
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A detail-oriented and organised personality to keep on top of multiple sales opportunities, with a conscientious approach to notes and tracking progress
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Experience of success within a sales role, preferably within an agency environment or another B2B or professional services environment is particularly advantageous.
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Knowledge of Hubspot or another leading CRM and associated best practice would be another plus, though full training will be provided.
