CSD - BUSINESS DIRECTOR - NEW BUSINESS MANAGER

Preferred position: a Client Services Director, Business Director or New Business Development position. Specialised in driving business growth, managing client relations, and ensuring organisational excellence.

Preferred agency/company/environment: creative agencies, including; brand, digital, social, data/CRM driven, design, TTL and ATL opportunities. Also open for brands (tech platforms, innovation, anything music related or lifestyle brands). Culture: international fast paced, high energy environment.

Profile/personality: open, enthusiastic, professional. Easy to approach and pleasant to interact with. Passionate about Creative, fuelled by data and cultural driven consumer behaviour insights. People focused, employing a collaborative working approach and enjoys mentoring those in his team, seeing their growth and development.

Experience: 10 years as a Business Director across global award winning creative agencies. Experienced with:

• Strategic Development: orchestrated business growth strategies, identifying opportunities within existing clientele while prospecting new ones;
• Client Management: established and nurtured client relationships, ensuring best-in-class, service, addressing concerns, and resolving conflicts;
• Business Development: pioneered client acquisition strategies and explored new service areas for business diversification;
• Pitch Leadership: proven track record in directed pitch teams, ensuring compelling presentations and strategic alignments with prospective clients' goals;
• Global Strategy Formation: formulated global communications strategies targeting niche markets for both existing and potential clients;
• Relationship Management: fostered relations with key accounts, understanding their needs, and providing tailored solutions;
• Strategic Planning: led the formation of business and brand strategies, aligning with overarching business goals;
• Market Research: conducted in-depth analyses of the European competitive landscape, deriving actionable insights for business growth;
• Agency leadership and team development & management.

Education: M.A. in Marketing Communications, B.Sc. (Hons) in Physics & Astrophysics. Post Graduate Cert in Direct and Interactive Marketing.

Languages: English (fluent) written and verbal.

Type of employment: full time available for permanent employment, open to employment on a freelance/interim basis.
Period of notice: N.A.
Region: North-Holland.

Salary indication: € 105K -125K gross a year, depending on secondary employment conditions (based on full time basis).

Day rate: € 750,- to € 950,- a day (incl. our charge) depending on the role and requirements.