Bodeyco is looking for someone based in or able to work in New York and Los Angeles to lead business development and partnerships, building relationships and developing new opportunities across brands, agencies, and creative partners.
About the role
Bodeyco is seeking a Business Development & Partnerships Manager to join our New York City office on an initial three-month contract. This role is focused on growing Bodeyco’s network, developing new client and agency relationships, and generating qualified opportunities across creative and production.
You’ll work closely with our Managing Director to identify prospective clients and partners, develop outreach strategies, make introductions, and build relationships that translate into meaningful new business.
This role begins as a three-month contract, with the opportunity to grow into a full-time position based on success in the role.
Responsibilities
- Develop and manage new business opportunities across brands, agencies, and creative partners.
- Build and maintain relationships with agency producers, creatives, brand teams, and key decision-makers.
- Identify prospective clients and partners that align with Bodeyco’s creative capabilities and positioning.
- Lead thoughtful outreach, introductions, meetings, and follow-ups with prospective clients.
- Generate qualified project opportunities and bring Bodeyco into consideration for relevant creative and production work.
- Work closely with our Founder / Executive Producer to develop new business strategy, priority accounts, and outreach.
- Maintain an organized pipeline of prospects, conversations, opportunities, and ongoing relationships.
- Represent Bodeyco at industry events, meetings, and other relevant networking opportunities.
- Stay connected to the advertising, fashion, music, entertainment, and creative landscape to identify new opportunities.
- Help develop a repeatable business development and partnerships process as Bodeyco continues to grow.
Qualifications & Skills
- Based in New York City
- 3+ years of experience in business development, sales, representation, partnerships, or client development within advertising, creative, production, photography, film, or a related industry.
- Strong existing relationships across brands, agencies, production, and the broader creative community.
- Proven ability to build relationships and develop them into qualified business opportunities.
- Strong understanding of the commercial creative and production landscape and how projects are sourced, bid, and awarded.
- Confident and personable communicator, comfortable with outreach, introductions, meetings, and relationship-building.
- Strong creative instincts and an understanding of the type of work, clients, and opportunities that align with Bodeyco.
- Self-directed and proactive, with the ability to build momentum and manage relationships independently.
- Highly organized, with experience maintaining a CRM or similar new-business pipeline.
- Comfortable working within a fast-paced, growing independent creative company.
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