Senior Pre-Sales Consultant m-w-d

We are looking for a detailoriented and strategic PreSales Consultant to join our Business Development and Consultancy team.

In this role you will support presales and renewal activities by creating highquality sample deliverables supporting client pitches and assisting in the proposal and RFP process. This role blends (prospect) clientoriented ideation conception and handson touchpoint production with strategic insight to help our commercial team drive revenue growth. Working closely with the Insights Consulting team and commercial specialists youll ensure our offerings are compelling state of the art accurate and aligned to client needs particularly in Public Relations social media marketing and Communications space.

Key Responsibilities:

• Sample & Pilot Creation: Design and produce sample deliverables that demonstrate the value of our services tailored to (prospective) client needs in the PR and social media marketing analytics space.

• Thought Leadership: Design and conduct trend analysis/studies on the latest media landscape developments or selected events or topics of relevance for communicators.

• Presales Support: Collaborate with commercial and client experience teams to deliver compelling materials for pitch presentations proposals and RFPs with a focus on PR and communications solutions.

• Presentation of results of analyses or studies on site or in online meetings

• Crossfunctional Coordination: Partner with commercial and client experience teams to prioritize opportunities.

• Strategic Planning & : Work closely with internal stakeholders to develop and refine proposals that address clientspecific challenges and showcase our expertise.

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Act as a bridge between Professional Services and Insights Consulting teams ensuring presales materials are consistent datadriven and meet quality standards.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelors or masters degree in marketing Communications Data Analytics Public Relations or a related field.

• 5 Years of experience in analytics services delivery or insights role with exposure to presales or sales support preferred.

• Fluency in German and English is required with the ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal formats.

• Familiarity with the PR and communications landscape including trends metrics and client expectations.

• Prior experience with PR and/or social media marketing tools (e.g. Cision Brandwatch) is preferred.

• Boolean search expertise preferred with the ability to effectively filter and pinpoint relevant data for presales support.

• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills with the ability to work through broad data sets and extract compelling findings and actionable recommendations based on an understanding of client needs.

• CustomerCentric Mindset: Empathy for client needs with the ability to capture clientspecific pain points and tailor solutions that add value.

• ProblemSolving and Critical Thinking: Proactive approach to challenges including troubleshooting and identifying innovative solutions to meet client requirements.

• Project Management: Organizational skills to manage multiple projects with an understanding of timelines deliverables and crossdepartment coordination.

• Adaptability and Flexibility: Comfort working in a dynamic fastpaced environment with shifting priorities.

• Understanding of Content Marketing and Digital Media: Familiarity with content marketing strategies and digital media landscapes to tailor materials that resonate with clients in PR social media marketing and communications.

• You are interested in political societal economic and business topics and can quickly familiarize yourself with new subject areas.

• Sales Acumen: Basic knowledge of sales processes and cycles including support and alignment with sales goals overcoming objections and crafting persuasive value propositions.

• Interpersonal and CrossFunctional Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with various teams and communicate with both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

• Time Management: Ability to prioritize efficiently balancing multiple responsibilities while meeting deadlines.