Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager (BDM)

Digital Marketing Agency | SEO | PPC | Paid Social | Digital PR

📍 Manchester (Hybrid - 2 days in office)

💷 £40,000 - £45,000 basic + uncapped commission

Sales. Proper sales. Not customer success. Not account management. Not growth hacking. This is Business Development - and sales is celebrated.

Our client is an ambitious, fast‑growing search and performance marketing agency based in Manchester. Due to continued growth, they are expanding their Sales & Marketing team and are looking to appoint a commercially driven Business Development Manager to accelerate new client acquisition across multiple sectors. This is a hybrid role (2 days per week in the office).

Reporting directly to the Head of Business Development, the successful candidate will take full ownership of new business generation, with a strong focus on outbound B2B sales activity. You will identify, engage and convert Senior Marketing Managers, Business Owners and Directors into long‑term agency clients.

You will be selling high‑value digital marketing solutions, including:

• SEO (Search Engine Optimisation)
• PPC / Paid Search
• Paid Social
• Digital PR

This is a consultative, relationship‑led sales role, not transactional selling.

• Achieve and exceed monthly sales targets
• Proactively generate new business through Linked In outreach, email, cold calling and face‑to‑face meetings
• Build and manage a self‑generated sales pipeline
• Identify ideal client profiles and engage key decision‑makers
• Deliver tailored, value‑led sales messaging throughout the sales journey
• Lead discovery calls, sales meetings and client pitches
• Scope opportunities and collaborate with internal teams to deliver compelling audits and proposals
• Present digital marketing strategies aligned to client objectives and commercial goals
• Maintain accurate CRM records, pipeline stages and sales forecasts
• Work closely with marketing and delivery teams to ensure a seamless handover post‑sale

You are a results‑driven Business Development professional with a passion for sales, relationship building and problem solving.

• Proven experience in Business Development / B2B Sales
• Experience with in a digital marketing agency or marketing services environment is highly desirable
• Strong understanding of digital marketing channels and how they integrate
• Working knowledge of SEO, PPC, Paid Social and Digital PR
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Confident engaging with senior stakeholders and decision‑makers
• Commercially astute with an understanding of B2B and B2C metrics
• Highly organised with strong time management skills
• Target‑driven and motivated by uncapped commission
• Comfortable working under pressure in a fast‑paced environment
• Proactive, inquisitive and solutions‑focused
• A good sense of humour is welcomed

• £40,000 - £45,000 basic salary (DOE)
• Uncapped commission - significant earning potential
• Hybrid working - 2 days per week in the office
• Flexitime
• 27 days annual leave plus birthday off
• Mental wellbeing support programme
• Carbon‑offset role via an environmental initiative
• Opportunity to join a high‑growth digital marketing agency
• Supportive, collaborative and ambitious team culture

This role offers the chance to make a real impact - for clients, the agency and your own career. If you are looking for a serious sales role with autonomy, progression and uncapped earning potential, this is an outstanding opportunity.

Hybrid role - no fully remote applications.