Business Development Executive

Instinkkt is an independent creative and production studio based in Mumbai.

We work with brands and agencies across creative ideation, branded content, digital campaigns, ad films, social-first content, UGC, production, and post-production.

What You'll Do As a Business Development Executive, you’ll work closely with the founders to build Instinkkt's new-business pipeline.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Researching and identifying potential brands, startups, agencies and marketing teams that could work with Instinkkt.
• Finding relevant decision-makers across marketing, brand, content, digital and creative teams.
• Building and maintaining a structured database of prospects, clients and opportunities.
• Reaching out to potential clients through email, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, calls, onsite location and relevant industry networks.
• Writing personalised outreach instead of sending generic mass messages.
• Introducing Instinkkt's capabilities, portfolio and relevant work to prospective clients.
• Understanding incoming briefs and identifying whether an opportunity is relevant for the agency.
• Coordinating introductory calls and meetings between prospects and the founders.
• Following up consistently with leads and moving conversations through the business-development pipeline.
• Maintaining CRM / lead trackers with conversations, follow-ups and opportunity status.
• Building relationships with creative agencies that may require production or execution partners.

Who We're Looking For We'd ideally like someone who:

• Has 1-3 years of experience in business development, client servicing, partnerships, advertising, production, media or a related industry.
• Understands brands, advertising, social media and digital content.
• Is comfortable speaking to brand managers, marketing teams, agency professionals and founders.
• Can communicate clearly over email, WhatsApp, LinkedIn and calls.
• Knows how to research companies and identify the right person to approach.
• Is persistent with follow-ups without becoming pushy.
• Is organised and comfortable maintaining lead trackers and CRM systems.
• Is curious about advertising, branded content, production and internet culture.

We're looking for someone who wants to grow into a larger business development/partnerships/new-business role as Instinkkt grows.

To Apply Send us your CV along with a short note telling us:

If you had to get Instinkkt a meeting with one brand this week, which brand would you approach, who would you approach there, and how would you start the conversation? We care more about how you think than how fancy your CV looks.

Skills: media & entertainment,partnerships,client relationships strengthening,advertising,business development