WHO WE ARE

Sid Lee is a borderless creative agency applying storytelling, design, and technology to build customer experiences that matter. Our multi-disciplinary team of 900 professionals works globally from Europe and North America. Working side by side with progressive clients, we deploy our creative capabilities in several disciplines, ranging from design to interactive and experiential communication to advertising and architecture. Practicing agile creative and production development, as well as radical collaboration both internally and with our clients, to create work that matters, allowing our clients to outperform their competitors and earn the trust and loyalty of their customers.

Sid Lee London is the group’s latest hub. With a specialist in Sport and Entertainment the objective is become London’s leading S&E agency and a creative hotbed for the Sid Lee group.

ROLE

Sid Lee is looking for a confident, energetic and ambitious business development professional with a passion for sport and entertainment marketing. Reporting to the Director of Growth, and working closely with the CEO and wider agency, you will play a vital role in the growth of the agency, planning persuasive approaches and strategies that will convince potential clients to do business with the company. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Generate new leads and keep in regular contact with existing prospects via 
  phone/email/f2f meetings 
• Set up meetings and present agency credentials to senior decision makers at 
  brands and sport organisations  
• Manage all prospecting data and ensure database (Salesforce) is consistently 
  up to date and clean  
• Understand and keep up to date with developments in the sports marketing, 
  sponsorship, and agency market place  
• Support Director of Growth and CEO in developing a targeted long-term new 
  business strategy  
• Prepare and deliver weekly status report  
• Support on the creation of RFI, RFP, credential presentations and other agency 
  collateral  
• Support the senior management team in building relationships with key 
  intermediary agencies (Creativebrief, Oystercatchers)  
• Work alongside Director of Growth to maximize effectiveness of PR  
• Maximize networking opportunities to increase agency awareness and develop 
  a personal network of contacts  

REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum one year of experience in a business development role  
• Self-starter who is target-driven and motivated – must be comfortable on the 
  phone  
• Excellent communication and presentation skills (telephone, written and face 
  to-face)  
• Consultative sales skills with forensic attention to detail  
• Excellent time management, an individual who thrives on working 
  autonomously but is equally comfortable as part of a team  
• Determined, outgoing, positive, articulate and 
  diplomatic  
• Previous experience in database management A genuine passion for sport & entertainment

Proud to be an equal opportunity employer, Sid Lee is committed to creating a diverse work environment. All qualified applicants are considered without regard to citizenship, ethnicity, race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetics, disability, age or veteran status.
We encourage women, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities to apply.

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