Business Development Associate for Interactive Advertising Agency in New Orleans, Louisiana

The Business Development Associate attracts and obtains new clients for the agency using sales and marketing tactics, utilizing the agency President and management team to support day-to-day efforts.

This position is responsible for building a strong pipeline of leads, networking with New Orleans businesspeople, building proposals, creating contracts and ultimately assessing the fit of potential new clients.  Because we are passionate about the work we do, we want clients we can do good work for.

The ideal Business Development Associate does more than find prospects - they cultivate partnerships and lay the groundwork for FSC’s collaborative, innovative style.

A day in the life:

• Reach out to prospects via email and phone
• Attend networking events
• Work with agency President and management team on pipeline and bandwidth assessment
• Create proposals and contracts
• Respond to RFP’s

Supervisor: President

Job Status: full-time, non-exempt position

Salary Range: $48,000 - $55,000 plus commission

Mandatory Qualifications:

• 1 years of sales experience
• 1 years of digital advertising/marketing experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent presentation skills
• Strong ability to listen, clearly communicate and persuade through written and verbal communication

Who is FSC?

We’re a New Orleans-based digital marketing agency focused on search, social, and content creation. We use meaningful conversations, analytics, and industry best practices to inform results-driven strategies. We’re a group of experienced professionals connecting brands with consumers while identifying new avenues for client interactions.

A little about us…

Our culture is all about transparency and support. We care about our employees, and our employees care about one another. We pride ourselves on flexibility and collaboration that we believe lets our employees take full ownership of their work while also keeping them happier, healthier, and more creative. Agency social hours and weekly Donuts with co-workers nicely complement our virtual office space.

Work Perks

Because employee retention and culture are so important, we offer amazing benefits. Here are some of the staff favorites:

• Top-notch health, dental, and vision insurance — Your physical and mental well-being are important to us. Let’s help keep you healthy!

• Social Hour Thursdays – Every Thursday afternoon, spend time together not working, from playing games, crafting or just hanging out on zoom. We drink beer and wine, because hey, it’s New Orleans. We think about things, and we drink together.

• Virtual office — Bring your pup along for the ride. Because we are virtual, we want your fur babies to join our work day too.

• Closed office the week between Christmas and New Year’s — We want you to enjoy your holidays and “turn off” whenever possible. ‘Tis the season to be merry, after all!

• Summer Fridays – Staff receive a half day every Friday off from Memorial Day to Labor Day to soak up that summer sun (or whatever floats their boat).