Director of Business Development

Full Time
Full Time
REMOTE - USA
  • Proactively generate new business through outbound prospecting, including cold calls, warm introductions, follow-ups, and strategic outreach, while leveraging an existing network of brand-side and agency relationships.
  • Own pipeline development end-to-end, from first contact through proposal, negotiation, close, and transition to execution teams.
  • Act as a creative and strategic partner in the sales process, diagnosing client challenges, competitive threats, and growth opportunities.
  • Translate client objectives, audience insights, and business constraints into strategically sound, creatively compelling, and commercially viable experiential concepts in partnership with Creative and Production teams.
  • Lead the development and delivery of high-quality client presentations, including structuring decks, articulating strategic narratives, and confidently presenting ideas to senior brand, agency, and partner stakeholders.
  • Serve as a senior client-facing lead during pitches and early engagement, adding value beyond relationship maintenance.
  • Apply an analytical and strategic mindset to opportunity evaluation, ensuring ideas are grounded in client reality and measurable outcomes.
  • Maintain a working understanding of production complexity, timelines, and feasibility to ensure proposed solutions are executable.
  • Own revenue targets, pipeline health, win-rate optimization, and long-term client value.
  • Shape go-to-market strategy, including sector focus, priority accounts, and proactive outreach plans.
  • Develop senior, multi-project client partnerships rooted in strategic problem-solving, not transactional selling.
  • Represent Solomon Group externally with credibility, insight, and confidence.
  • Thrive in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment that rewards initiative, persistence, and results.

 

 


HOW TO APPLY:

Contact: 

Tiffany James | hr@solomongroup.com

Qualifications
• 10+ years of experience in business development, sales, or senior agency roles within experiential marketing, live events, sports, or media.
• Agency background strongly preferred, with experience working closely with creative and production teams.
• Existing Rolodex of brand-side decision makers, paired with a demonstrated willingness to cold call and build new relationships.
• Proven ability to identify client challenges and translate them into strategic, creative solutions.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, combined with creative intuition.
• Working knowledge of production, experiential execution, and operational constraints.
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and collaboration skills.
• Strong presentation skills, with demonstrated ability to build compelling decks and deliver clear, persuasive presentations to senior executives and decision-makers.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a high personal drive to sell, think, and create value.
About Company
Solomon Group uses its unique art to bring stories to life through Live Events, Exhibits, and Environments for a wide variety of national and international clients. For Live Events, we blend creative, design, and production that delivers effective, award-winning events. For Exhibits and Environments, we use our art of integrating exhibit fabrication with AV technology, offering a single-source solution that delivers unparalleled craftsmanship with efficiency.
Company Address
825 Girod Street, New Orleans, LA 70113