Director of Business Development

November 10, 2024

🍑 Georgia – Remote

Although this job is listed in Georgia, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

💰 Business Development (BDR)

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Fern is an animation and motion design studio that emphasizes craft and collaboration in its creative processes. They specialize in producing commercial projects, motion design, illustration, and social media content. Fern is known for working on diverse projects including animated films, music videos, and commercial illustrations for clients like Coca-Cola, Netflix, and PayPal. They are committed to delivering genuine and impactful work while operating from their home base in Atlanta, allowing a flexible work-from-anywhere model for their team.

Animation • Design • Narrative • Storytelling • Illustration

11 - 50 employees

📱 Media

📋 Description

• Fern is on the hunt for a Director of Business Development to join us in Atlanta and/or Remotely. • Responsible for driving, planning, and managing business development efforts for new and existing clients across North America. • Develop, write and execute creative and informative presentations that highlight Fern’s capabilities, resources, and values. • Conduct research of new business prospect brands and clients. • Analyze, develop, sell-in, and manage business strategies, including the identification and management of studio marketing strategies and tactics. • Lead on new business calls and proposal development. • Track, monitor, and report on actual business development. • Maintain knowledge of current events within the industry. • Identify and monitor key market and competitive trends. • Be a vital part of the presentation team at significant new client meetings. • Sustain a balance between attention to detail and swift execution. • Manage new business contact database. • Maintain knowledge of Fern’s process, talent, and core capabilities. • Partner with production team to ensure resourcing availability.

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years experience in a creative agency or media production industry with a focus on creative, sales, and strategy. • An excellent communicator that can network and develop deep relationships across industries as well as internally. • A proven track record for new revenue and new business opportunities. • Direct consulting and internal strategy experience (preferably with agency or media industry). • Network of existing industry and press relationships. • Demonstrated success managing P&L’s. • Enjoy getting into the details and solving complex problems. • Extensive experience building multi-year business plan models. • Dynamic leadership and time management skills. • An understanding of the market landscape – big players, opportunities, key events, competitors. • Ability to operate in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, with great energy and vibrance. • Strong presentation and communication skills.

🏖️ Benefits

• 10 PTO days annually & 10+ Paid Federal Holidays • Work From Anywhere in the US or studio in Atlanta • 401k, 4% matching • Offers and covers 50% of Health by United Healthcare • Offers and covers 75% of Dental and Vision • Offers and covers 100% of Short-Term Disability and Basic Life Insurance • 529 College Savings Fund • Funded opportunities for continued learning • 16 weeks of Parental Leave