New Business Executive

If youre ready to kick start your career in new business and make your mark at a world leading marketing network apply for this role today!

As a New Business Executive you will focus on dentsus new business drive. You will help maximise the conversion of new business pitches for dentsu and develop the strategy for prospect opportunities for growth.

The successful candidate will work with the team on the development management and conversion of good quality and sustainable new business opportunities. Positive and effective pitch management will be crucial to help drive new business wins and happy teams.

Job Description:

• Assist the Business Development team in meeting dentsus management revenue targets through prospecting new business and client growth
• Support and lead where appropriate on pitches/ business development projects from endtoend with the oversight/ support of the Business Development Director
• Support and/or project manage where appropriate delivery of local market pitches ensuring a highly organised process which will include holding people to deadlines
• Project manage and/or support the innovative delivery of RFIs and RFPs
• Project manage and/or support the development of creative content case studies and credentials
• Support pitch teams in a variety of functions: production facilitating brainstorms competitive research data requirements logistics rehearsals and pitch theatre
• Reporting all new business losses or live opportunities via Salesforce
• Integrate with the wider dentsu new business community and attend fortnightly meetings
• Support submissions to all industry bodies e.g. RECMA Convergence industry awards etc
• Contribute and Support the culture of the wider dentsu New Business community.

Candidate Experience and Profile:

The New Business Exec should be ambitious and hungry to understand the wider nature of the marketing and communications industry. The candidate should show the following attributes and experience:

Personal Attributes:

• Positive proactive and ambitious mindset.
• Cando attitude with an ability to problem solve
• A burning desire to want to go the extra mile for every task and project
• Strong communicator with exceptional people and organisational skills.
• Natural collaborator who enjoys working in fast moving crossfunctional teams.
• Creative thinker with an eye for detail and a hunger to learn.
• High level of integrity and professionalism.
• A desire to work in a valuesdriven environment embracing a culture of energy
• A personal alignment with dentsus values Collaboration Pioneering Responsible Agile and Ambition

Skills & Experience:

Degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant discipline such as Marketing Business Communications or Media.

Internship placement year or extracurricular experience that shows an interest in marketing media advertising or business development.

Confident storyteller with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Comfortable analysing data and using insights to build persuasive narratives.

Familiarity with Microsoft365; willingness to learn tools such as Salesforce Tableau and GenAI assistants.

Organised methodical and calm under pressure able to juggle multiple deadlines.

An inclusive mindset committed to building diverse teams and championing sustainable responsible marketing.

About dentsu:

Taking a peoplecentred approach to business transformation we use insights to connect brand content commerce and experience underpinned by modern creativity. As part of Dentsu Group Inc. we are headquartered in Tokyo Japan and our 65000 employeebase of dedicated professionals work across four regions (Japan Americas EMEA and APAC). Dentsu combines Japanese innovation with a diverse global perspective to drive client growth and to shape society.

Diversity equity and inclusion sits at the heart of our Social Impact strategy our fully integrated sustainability strategy which includes our ambition to build a fair and more equal society where everyone is equipped to thrive.

About our benefits:

We offer everything you would expect from a large company like 25 days holiday plus your birthday off and a few additions like 2 paid volunteering days each year to support charitable causes and 3 wellness days per year.

We also provide pension contributions life assurance private health care income protection critical illness cover travel season ticket loans a cycle to work scheme free eye tests and a whole host of great local and national discounts from leading retailers that youll have access to as an employee. Youll have a hybrid working schedule where you can flex your start and finish times.

Inclusion and Diversity:

Our diverse and inclusive culture enables our employees to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so. For us this is the foundation for great innovation which in turn generates better outcomes for our people partners and communities. This is why we encourage applications from people with disabilities and of all ages nationalities backgrounds and cultures.

We are happy to discuss flexible and agile approaches to working for all our roles we cant promise we will be able to offer you everything you want or need but we do promise to discuss it with you openly and honestly. If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process please discuss this with our recruitment teams.

Location:

Manchester Bonded Warehouse

Brand:

Dentsu Media

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent