Client Partnership / Business Development Director - New York

New York, USA (On-site)

$60K/yr – $100K/yrFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Description

Visualhouse is an international creative agency crafting compelling brand stories for architecture, design, and the built environment. We partner with leading architects, developers, and designers globally on landmark projects.
Our multidisciplinary teams span 3D visualization, still imagery, film, and animation, as well as branding and interactive. Together, these disciplines form a cohesive, creative vision that produces compelling brand narratives for our clients.
Your Role at Visualhouse
Reporting to the CEO and Heads of Department, you will lead and grow Visualhouse’s relationships across the US, UK, Europe and the Middle East, acting as a client partner to developers, architects, agencies, and hospitality brands.
You will play a central role in delivering revenue growth by developing strategic accounts, securing new enterprise clients, and positioning Visualhouse as a trusted creative partner across CGI, film, branding, and digital. This includes identifying opportunities, shaping commercial strategy, and leading engagements from initial outreach through to pitch and close.
This is a client-facing role combining commercial leadership, relationship management, and hands-on pursuit strategy. You will represent the Visualhouse brand with authority, build long-term partnerships, and guide complex opportunities from early-stage conversations through to successful close. As a core member of the Business Development team, you will contribute directly to Visualhouse’s growth strategy and commercial success.
What You’ll Own
Strategic Account Leadership
  • Own and grow a portfolio of high-value accounts
  • Develop and execute long-term account growth strategies across developers, architects, interior designers, luxury, and hospitality brands
  • Build a deep understanding of client pipelines, ambitions, and future developments
  • Position Visualhouse as a trusted, long-term partner across multiple projects and services
Business Development & Revenue Growth
  • Identify, target, and convert new enterprise opportunities across priority sectors and regions
  • Win large-scale CGI, visualisation, film, branding, and digital content projects
  • Actively lead the full sales cycle: outreach, qualification, pitch strategy, proposal development, negotiation, and close
  • Deliver quarterly and annual revenue targets supported by a strong, predictable pipeline
Client Partnership & Experience
  • Act as the point of contact for key accounts
  • Ensure clear scoping, expectation-setting, and commercial oversight throughout engagements
  • Lead account reviews, feedback cycles, and debriefs to strengthen long-term partnerships
  • Drive client satisfaction, retention, and long-term account growth
Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Work closely with CGI, Creative, Film, and Project Management teams to shape client solutions
  • Provide clear client insight, commercial context, and strategic direction to delivery teams
  • Collaborate with Marketing and Commercial leadership on account-based growth initiatives, campaigns, and thought leadership
  • Align internal teams around client priorities and revenue opportunities
Market Intelligence & Commercial Governance
  • Monitor real estate market development pipelines to identify early-stage opportunities
  • Maintain competitive and market intelligence to inform pricing, positioning, and service development
  • Own CRM hygiene, pipeline forecasting, and regular commercial reporting
  • Ensure commercial risk, margin expectations, and scope boundaries are clearly defined and upheld
What You’ll Bring
  • 5–10 years’ experience in client-facing commercial roles within CGI/visualisation, creative production, architecture, real estate marketing, branding, or related sectors
  • A proven track record of winning major projects and growing strategic or enterprise-level accounts
  • An established network across the US, UK, Europe and the Middle East, including developers, architects, hospitality brands
  • Exceptional communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills
  • Strong commercial acumen, with experience in scoping, pricing, forecasting, and revenue planning
  • Confidence navigating complex organisations and coordinating multidisciplinary teams
  • A polished, credible, and authoritative presence with senior clients and partners
What We Offer
  • Competitive salary
  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Regular team outings and studio socials
  • Monthly wellness budget to support physical and mental wellbeing
  • Ongoing training, development, and progression opportunities
  • A collaborative, creative studio environment with international exposure
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VISUALHOUSE

VISUALHOUSE is a full-service creative agency focused on creating compelling brand stories for architecture, design, and the built environment.We work worldwide with leading architects, developers, designers and agencies on landmark real estate projects. Each one is unique, and to each, we bring passion and expertise with our multi-disciplinary creative teams skilled in 3D visualization, still imagery, film and animation, as well as branding and interactive. Together these disciplines form a cohesive creative vision grounded in our client’s marketing strategy and brief.With a formal background in architecture, we deconstruct our clients’ wish lists and business objectives to find the most appropriate communication method to educate and engage target audiences. This enables our clients to win - whether their goal is a design competition, or to generate funding, gain planning permission, attract tenants and / or secure high levels of exposure.For a full list of services and to learn more about our work, please visit visualhouse.com.

Founded in 2006
New York, New York, USA
27 employees (19 in marketing)