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Business Development Executive

Location: Hybrid East Yorkshire HQ (easily accessible from A63)
Salary: £40,000 £55,000 base salary + uncapped performance bonus
Full-Time | Flexible Hours | Hybrid Working
Are you a commercially driven agency professional who thrives on spotting opportunities, building relationships, and driving sustainable growth?
Were working with a forward-thinking digital agency on the lookout for a Business Development Executive, someone who can own and evolve their business development strategy, drive new opportunities, and become a key part of the agencys next chapter.
This is not your typical sales role. As Business Development Executive, youll be responsible for shaping how the agency grows - from targeting the right brands and opening conversations, to closing high-quality opportunities and influencing long-term commercial direction.
Why this Business Development Executive role?

• Shape the agencys business development and client growth strategy as their first dedicated commercial lead
• Drive client acquisition across performance marketing, web development, and eCommerce
• Collaborate with senior leadership in a values-led, innovative environment
• Enjoy autonomy, recognition, and a clearly mapped route to progression

• Building and managing your own sales pipeline, using tools like HubSpot and ZoomInfo
• Leading outreach strategies across email, events, LI, and phone
• Generating and qualifying your own leads
• Supporting the teams with successful conversion of incoming leads and referrals
• Targeting prospects aligned to the agencys ideal client profile
• Representing the agency at key events and networking opportunities
• Working with directors and heads of department to refine the sales proposition
• Use AI-powered tools to support lead generation, optimise outreach, and streamline your sales process
• Supporting onboarding and ensuring a smooth client handover to delivery teams

• Proven track record in business development or client acquisition within an agency setting
• Ideally, experience in performance marketing, digital services, or eCommerce markets
• Confidence managing the full sales cycle - from prospecting through to close
• Strong commercial instinct and ability to spot and shape new opportunities
• Excellent communication and presentation skills - written, verbal, and visual
• Comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders - from founder-led SMEs to Heads of Marketing at global brands
• Driven and motivated to push yourself and grow in a thriving environment

• £40,000 £55,000 base salary + uncapped performance bonus
• Clear path to develop the commercial function and progress into a senior role
• Hybrid working - typically 2 days in-office, the rest flexible
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (with buy/sell options)
• Birthday off, volunteering day, discounted gym, flexible hours
• Dedicated training budget and regular Lunch & Learns
• A culture that values ownership, celebrates wins, and encourages innovation

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