Business Development Associate

Role: Business Development Associate

Location: Ghatkopar West (Beside Station)

Work timings: 10:30 Am - 7:30 Pm

Work mode: On-site

Salary range:3 LPA 4.2 LPA + Incentives

Experience: 1 -2 Year agency experience

ABOUT US:

Hustling Collaborators is a leading Influencer Marketing Agency that helps brands with creating a word about their brand among their target audience through influencer activations. From brand launches, store launches to product launches. From promoting big sale to making products viral through influencers, we do it all.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

We need a Business Development Associate who can take ownership of the full sales cyclefrom prospecting to closing. This role is revenue focused. Targets will be clear and measurable.

Core Responsibility: Revenue Generation

You will be responsible for bringing new brands to the agency and converting them into paying clients.

Key Responsibilities

Lead Generation & Prospecting:

• Identify brands running influencer campaigns.
• Build a weekly prospect list (minimum 50100 new leads).
• Cold call, cold email, LinkedIn DM daily.
• Fix meetings with Marketing Managers / Founders.

Sales Meetings & Pitching:

• Understand brand objectives.
• Present agency capabilities confidently.
• Work with internal strategy team to create proposals.
• Follow up aggressively and consistently.

Negotiation & Closure

• Discuss commercials.
• Handle objections.
• Push for closure.
• Get PO / agreement signed.

Pipeline Management

• Maintain CRM / sales tracker.
• Weekly reporting of:
• Leads generated
• Meetings done
• Proposals sent
• Deals closed
• Improve conversion ratios month-on-month.

Targets will be provided (Very Clear)

• Outreach attempts per day.
• Meaningful conversations per week.
• Proposals per month minimum.
• Revenue target will be assigned post onboarding.

Required Experience

• 1 - 2 years experience in any of the below:

• - Influencer marketing agency
• - Digital marketing agency
• - Ad sales

• Must have handled client conversations before.
• Comfortable with cold calling.
• Strong follow-up habit.
• Result-oriented mindset.

Personality We Want

• Not scared of rejection.
• Competitive.
• Revenue-driven.
• Takes ownership.
• Thinks long-term, not salary-to-salary.

Growth Opportunity

If performance is strong:

• Can grow into Business Development Manager within 1218 months.
• Higher revenue-linked incentives.
• Leadership role in scaling sales team.