Business Development Manager (US-Based)

Boston, MA (Remote)

$88K/yr - $124K/yr (Est.)Mid LevelFull time

Posted 16 hrs ago

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end conference partnerships lifecycle from pre-event research to post-event follow-up, while attending multiple in-person events annually and cultivating long-term relationships with our audiences; document every touchpoint in our CRM and generate ideas to expand partnerships and thought leadership.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Work our conference calendar and proprietary events end-to-end — pre-event research, in-room relationship-building, and post-event follow-through
Attend 4-8 in-person events per year
Build and nurture relationships with our email and event audience over weeks and months, not automated drip sequences
Diligently document every sales conversation and relationship touchpoint in our CRM
Bring ideas for new partnerships, offers, and ways to extend our thought leadership reach

Requirements

A genuine love of people
Comfortable and confident working a room
Disciplined about CRM documentation
US-based, authorized to work in the US
Able to travel roughly once a month for an event
Relationship building
Patience and judgment
Proactively bring partnership ideas
Strong communicator

Preferred

Bonus Points
Comfortable using AI tools (Claude, Clay, or similar) to prep for conversations and stay organized
Background in marketing agencies, especially AI Search, SEO, or content marketing
Experience with enterprise-level B2B prospects
Healthcare or regulated-industry exposure

Benefits

Health and dental insurance
15 days vacation + 5 days paid sick leave + 10 paid holidays
$500 annual wellness stipend
$750 annual remote work stipend

Fire&Spark

Fire&Spark helps ecommerce and B2B brands compete against established competitors for search traffic. With a unique focus on SEO, content marketing and analytics, we deliver quantifiable results that help brands sustain continuous growth in organic sales.Fire&Spark is the only content agency using an SEO for Revenue approach to generate organic sales - not just traffic.Our clients include: Ecommerce: Citizen Watch, Makerbot, Raymond Weil and Ministry of Supply B2B: Vectra.ai, GFI Software, Zaius, Stratasys and FYIsoft. You can find out more about Fire&Spark and keep up to date on industry news at https://www.fireandspark.com

Founded in 2008

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

23 employees (13 in marketing)

www.fireandspark.com