Business Development Associate

Responsibilities

• Research & analysis : Research prospective clients, target companies, industries, and competitors; synthesize findings into clear, actionable summaries and briefing documents
• Pipeline & deal support : Pitch research, support, and preparation; track and organize new business opportunities and M&A targets; maintain CRM/pipeline;
• RFP and other Solicitation support . Preparation of RFP and other solicitation responses, including research, project management, content creation, budgeting, and administration
• Financial & data analysis: Assemble financial data, market sizing, comparables, and valuation inputs — revenue, EBITDA, and margins — to support target evaluation; help coordinate due diligence requests and track responses to close
• Follow-up & coordination: Track action items after calls, meetings, and diligence sessions, and confirm that commitments to prospects, targets, advisors, and internal teams are completed on schedule.
• Relationship support: Interact directly with prospects, target company leadership, advisors, and internal stakeholders;
• Process building: Work with the CGO to build and refine business-case and solicitation-response trackers, templates, and other materials to make the business development process repeatable as it scales

Requirements

• 3–5+ years of relevant professional experience: business development experience in an agency environment, within experiential, entertainment, branding, and/or integrated marketing.
• Strong research and analytical skills — comfortable digging into a company, market, or data set and coming back with findings, cogent analysis, and recommendations for next steps
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to synthesize complexity into something clear and actionable
• Skilled in designing visually compelling presentation decks and pitch materials
• High emotional intelligence — good with people, reads a room well, builds trust quickly with both internal teams and external counterparties
• Highly organized with strong follow-through across multiple work streams and deadlines
• Entrepreneurial mindset — resourceful, comfortable with ambiguity, takes initiative rather than waiting for instructions
• Proficiency with Excel,/Google Sheets, Google Docs and Powerpoint required; familiarity with CRM tools and AI research tools a plus
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Benefits

• A positive, fun, supportive and diverse team environment, with opportunities for advancement and growth
• Competitive salary and incentives
• Full benefits package including dental and vision, and retirement plan with employer match
• Best-in-class parental leave benefits
• Paid time off and encouragement to take time off for self-care
• Hybrid work schedule