Posted: February 16, 2012

The New Business Coordinator:
-Coordinates new business projects and activities for marketing products or services.

-Coordinates and follows-up on all initiatives as assigned by Director of New Business.

-Assists with managing effective relationships with developed leads on a continuous basis.

-Works collaboratively with New Business and other teams on RFPs, meetings, presentations, etc.

-Maintains, manages and drives the company’s New Business mailing lists and quarterly mailings program.

-Maintains follow-up efforts during and after the RFP phase (such as video and print materials, meeting the company’s new business standards, thank you letters after meetings and pitches, internal communications, and meetings as needed, etc.)

Regular Duties

-Assisting with developing prospect list.

-Monitoring creative and producing brochure mailings.

-Researching, analyzing and monitoring financial, technological and demographic factors to capitalize on market/new business opportunities.

-Coordinating travel options.

-Confirming meeting attendees with prospect executive assistant.

-Reviewing accounts for correct names, titles, advertising budgets, geography, agency of record, sales data, etc.

-Updating all online new business directories and Redbook Directories.

-Setting up new business databases and company files written materials for quick and easy access for RFP process.

-Preparing new business activity reports for senior management.

Required Skills

-Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university.

-Three or more years of related experience in new business development.

-Three to five years account service experience.

-Preferred account supervisor experience in an advertising agency or equivalent in sales corporate department.

-Proven editing/writing experience in an agency or corporate setting.

-Familiarity with advertising, marketing, and market research principles and practices.

-Corporate and industry-specific knowledge.

-Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, short correspondence and memos.

-Ability to respond to complaints from customers or members of the business community.

-Ability to write documents that conform to a prescribed style and format.

-Ability to effectively present information to senior management, public groups and employees of the organization.

-Ability to interpret a variety of instructions provided in written, oral or diagram form.

-Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

-Experience with MS Office, word processing, spreadsheets, Internet software, E-mail, Database software, PowerPoint and Slideshare

-Salesforce experience a plus.

-May require travel, overtime, attendance at client promotional and professional functions.