Hybrid working - 3 days London office, 2 from home - An exciting opportunity for a New Business Director to join an award-winning global experiential agency and play a pivotal role in driving growth, shaping agency positioning and winning high-profile opportunities for some of the world’s leading brands.
● Excellent salary and benefits package
● Opportunity to work with global blue-chip brands
● Join an award-winning, B Corp certified experiential agency
● Strategic, senior role with significant influence across the business
● Collaborative, creative and people-focused culture
The Company
This internationally recognised experiential agency creates award-winning live experiences for some of the world’s most exciting brands. With multiple offices, they specialise in creating impactful experiences across brand experience, sponsorship activation and B2B events.
Now entering an exciting period of growth, strengthening its position as a strategic experiential marketing partner their work spans sponsorship activations, consumer brand experiences, corporate events, conferences and large-scale live experiences for a diverse portfolio of global clients.
The Role
They are now looking for someone who can help elevate their market presence, support ambitious growth plans and connect teams across their international offices. Based in their London office this is a senior, highly visible role sitting at the heart of the agency’s growth strategy. Working closely with senior leadership and teams across multiple disciplines, you will drive new business activity, lead strategic pitches and help shape the agency’s external positioning. A broad role, responsibilities for the New Business Director include:
● Leading new business strategy and pipeline development
● Managing pitches, RFPs and credentials responses
● Creating compelling proposals and strategic presentations
● Building relationships with senior clients and stakeholders
● Identifying growth opportunities across existing and new accounts
● Supporting agency positioning, awards and thought leadership activity
● Developing case studies and market insights to support growth
● Collaborating with teams across multiple disciplines and locations
The Candidate
The ideal candidate will have experience within a live events, experiential or creative agency environment, with a strong understanding of how brands use experiences, sponsorship and activations to deliver impact. You will have a proven background in new business, business development, pitch leadership or strategic client growth, with the ability to develop compelling narratives and win work with senior stakeholders.
This is not a traditional sales role; the successful candidate will be a strategic thinker who understands agency environments, enjoys building relationships and can confidently champion the value of live experiences. You will be commercially aware, highly collaborative and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. Strong presentation skills, excellent communication abilities and the confidence to influence senior audiences are essential.
Live specialises in all disciplines (and at all levels) across events, experiential and exhibitions. If this position isn't quite what you're looking for please visit live-recruitment.co.uk to view all of the opportunities we are recruiting.
As a specialist events recruitment agency we help our clients build the most talented and diverse teams in the UK. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, embracing diversity across all intersecting dimensions, including ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, well-being, abilities, and neurodiversity. We are dedicated to ensuring a supportive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations for any reason, please do not hesitate to let us know.
Vacancy Ref: LGK18216
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