Business Development Manager at AGI Media

AGI MEDIA is a creative design firm handled by a group of passionate people who love design and appreciate art. Each individual who joins AGI MEDIA shares the same vision to create beautiful ideas, products and services for our clients.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Business Development Manager

Location: Lagos

Job Description

We are seeking to hire an assertive, polished and high-level business development manager with extreme networking capabilities and established contacts in various industries, willing to leverage on these relationships for the development of the organization.
The candidate will be responsible for generating both local and international business partnerships and identifying opportunities for AGI MEDIA.
Your core responsibility will be to target brands/businesses and use a consultative approach to recommend solutions; other enhanced services and to successfully negotiate and close new business.

Roles and Responsibility

Developing growth strategies and plans to prospective clients
Managing and retaining relationships with existing clients
Identify new opportunities and Increase client base
Having an in-depth knowledge of business products and value proposition
Writing business proposals
Negotiating with stakeholders
Identifying and mapping business strengths and customer needs
Researching business opportunities and viable income streams
Following industry trends locally and internationally
Drafting and reviewing contracts
Reporting on successes and areas needing improvements
Devising creative and effective sales and business development approaches to negotiate and close deals.

Required Skill Sets

High-level communication skills
Stakeholder management skills
Proven ability to negotiate
Experience with design and implementation of business development strategy
Conflict resolution
Leadership skills and the ability to self-motivate and motivate a team
Experience in working to and exceeding targets and meet deadlines
Marketing and Sales Management
Project Management
Product and Market Development
Client Engagement
Detailed understanding of the design, branding and creative sector locally and internationally.
Must be capable of working independently of organization
Microsoft Office skills.
Knowledge of design and use of design tools would be an added advantage.