Manager - Business Development - Branded Content - Entertainment

- Approach potential clients through new leads, cold calls, existing relationships, or other means

- Develop and deliver a sales pitch to potential clients

- Understand the salient values of content and identify brands to target for association

- Identify brands to target for association with and our other properties

- Interpret brief from Media Marketing and client to understand the brand positioning, key Marketing Challenge, Brand/Initiative Objective and resources available.

- Contribute to the analytical and creative thought process in new business development pitches and ongoing projects.

- Maintaining relationships with the relevant representatives of companies.

- Develop custom sponsorship/association solutions across advertiser categories basis brand briefs for specific propositions etc. partnering closely with the operations team, clients and agencies to drive pitches & closure.

- Of Branded content sales experience - with Corporate AVs, Digital video/ OTT Ad sales/ Television Video Commercial Ad sales, Govt. Promotional AVs, etc. background

- Creative thinker, understands viral content ideas to propose effective branded content video solutions

- Proven track record in managing and growing vertical, territories, SME segment /corporate segment

- Brand connects, prospecting and converting in Mumbai/Delhi

- Should be able to develop aesthetically appealing and data-driven presentations

- Comfort to use data and analytics while building on client conversations.

- Is able to generate and close sales leads, and be a client facing individual

- Outstanding communication abilities, ideally in multiple languages

- Concise yet inspiring communicator.

- Ability to leverage relationships, build a strong network and have effective negotiations

- Good verbal and written communication skills

- MS Office

- Presentable

- Well Groomed