Business Development Associate

About the Role:

The Business Development Associate supports the agency’s growth by identifying, connecting with, and securing new brand/s partnerships. This role is pivotal in expanding our client/s amenities program, driving brand visibility through strategic placements, maintaining strong client relationships and providing day-to-day partnership support across other business units. The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, and has a passion for connecting brands with meaningful opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

Prospecting & Client Acquisition
- Generate and maintain a monthly list of potential brand partners, supported with a PowerPoint deck highlighting key details and visuals for each prospect.
- Identify opportunities for new business growth, including unpaid product placements to boost brand awareness.
- Connect with prospects, pitch partnership opportunities and negotiate deals in line with brand-approved lists.
- Collaborate daily with other business units to identify, develop and execute partnership opportunities that align with agency and client objectives.

Client Relationship Management
- Track, retain and nurture active clients to ensure ongoing satisfaction and partnership longevity.
- Maintain up-to-date records of client engagements, including deals closed, pipeline progress and follow-ups.
- Provide day-to-day support to cross-functional teams by facilitating partner communications, coordinating deliverables and ensuring partnerships add value to multiple business units.

Reporting & Performance Tracking
- Produce monthly monitoring reports summarizing prospecting, client retention and partnership outcomes.
- Provide insights and recommendations for improving outreach, partnership activation and brand visibility initiatives.
- Collaborate with other units on reporting as needed to inform agency-wide partnership strategies.

Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or related field.
- 1–3 years of experience in business development, client management or brand partnerships (agency experience preferred).
- Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills; confident in client-facing roles.
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational and reporting skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office/Google Suite

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:
- Company Christmas gift
- Company events
- Opportunities for promotion
- Paid training
- Promotion to permanent employee
- Work from home

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Makati City