Business Development Manager/Partner

The Westside Studios is expanding and seeking a Business Development Manager / Partner to help shape the future of the company. This role goes beyond traditional sales tactics like cold messaging or meeting activity quotas. Instead, it focuses on identifying meaningful opportunities, building strong relationships, understanding client businesses deeply, leading insightful conversations, and converting prospects into long-term partners. The ideal candidate will position Westside as a comprehensive growth partner, leveraging the agency’s expertise in paid media, creative production, branding, web development, SEO, social media, e-commerce, and sourcing.

Key Responsibilities
- Identify and qualify new business opportunities both locally and internationally.
- Prospect and engage with founders, CMOs, marketing leaders, and other key decision-makers.
- Generate leads through LinkedIn, email outreach, networking, referrals, and strategic partnerships.
- Lead discovery calls to understand prospective clients’ businesses, challenges, and growth goals.
- Present and pitch Westside’s full range of capabilities and tailored solutions.
- Collaborate with internal teams to develop strategies, proposals, and scopes of work.
- Manage follow-ups, negotiations, and the sales process from initial contact through to closing deals.
- Build and maintain relationships with agencies, consultants, and potential referral or channel partners.
- Actively manage the business development pipeline to ensure consistent progress.
- Identify opportunities for retainers, cross-selling, and fostering long-term client relationships.
- Provide market feedback to influence Westside’s offerings and growth strategy.
- Directly contribute to expanding Westside’s client portfolio and revenue growth.

Required Qualifications
- Proven experience in business development, sales, partnerships, or client acquisition roles.
- Solid understanding of digital marketing, including paid media, creative services, websites, and growth strategies.
- Comfortable engaging with founders and senior-level decision-makers.
- Ability to lead discovery calls with a consultative approach rather than relying on scripts.
- Strong communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
- Skilled in researching prospects and personalizing outreach efforts.
- Highly organized with effective follow-up and pipeline management capabilities.
- Commercially minded with a focus on converting conversations into tangible opportunities.
- Self-motivated and able to work independently without constant supervision.
- Relationship-oriented, valuing long-term partnerships over quick wins.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits
Experience working with marketing agencies, creative agencies, SaaS companies, e-commerce businesses, or B2B service providers is highly advantageous.

The Westside Studios refers to this role as a “Partner” because the company seeks someone who proactively opens doors, creates opportunities, contributes ideas, and helps steer the agency’s growth. This is not a position for those who wait for leads or instructions but for someone who asks, “What does this business actually need, and how can Westside help build it?”

About The Westside Studios: The agency is a full-service growth and creative partner that combines strategy, creative, paid media, web, SEO, social, and growth services under one roof. Their mission is to eliminate the need for businesses to juggle multiple disconnected partners by providing a seamless, integrated approach to brand building and growth.

If you are driven to create lasting impact and want to be part of a team that values partnership and innovation, this opportunity at The Westside Studios could be the next step in your career.