In order to be considered for this full-time, remote position, candidates must be located in or near Denver, CO. Contractors and 3rd-party firms need not apply.
Join a Rapidly Expanding Team as Marketing and Business Development Manager of a Growing Digital Marketing Agency!
Tree Ring Digital, a Denver-based, top-rated digital marketing agency, is seeking an experienced, self-motivated, proactive Business Development Manager to join our growing and collaborative team. The ideal candidate will understand website development, digital marketing, and the power of these two efforts combined. Candidate is also enthusiastic and driven to prospect, set appointments with business owners, generate leads, and drive sales.
About Us:
Our distinctive culture sets us apart and is truly remarkable. Comprising a group of exceptionally skilled professionals, we collaborate seamlessly, dedicate ourselves to client success, and consistently pursue excellence. We’re a well-established, diligent, and creative group that thrives in our fast-paced work environment. At our agency, we prioritize a harmonious work/life balance for every team member. No 60+ hour work weeks here.
About our dream candidate:
This individual should have experience building relationships, generating new leads, and preparing proposals with web development and marketing strategies for client growth opportunities for client approval and team implementation. A successful candidate will prove to have strong relationship building, email writing, and phone selling skills. They’ll work with the CEO on strategy and the Project Manager to onboard the client and confirm the scope of work is properly executed.
Essential Functions/Responsibilities (including, but not limited to):
- Managing:
- Potential and existing clients and their contact details
- Potential and existing client meetings, proposals, and deliverables
- Workflow, timelines, and budgets
- Project expectations with the project manager
- Company pipeline with new business and following up with potential business
- Accurate notes and reports of all leads, customer accounts, and sales
- Providing:
- Assistance in preparing contracts and proposals
- Support to project manager and CEO with sales, clients, and day-to-day business operations
- Weekly sales and performance reports to management
- Sales ideas and techniques to CEO to drive new sales
- Organizing and communicating with the team and project manager:
- CRM and business system support on an ongoing basis
- On-boarding sessions
- Tasks
- Feedback
- Meeting dates and notes
Job Requirements, Skills, Abilities, Education:
- Build and sustaining long-lasting relationships with potential and current clients
- Ability to proactively identify client growth opportunities and prepare proposals for client for approval and team implementation
- Gain new business and set appointments through existing clients, prospecting, partners, cold-calling, networking, web leads, and referrals
- Create, write, and present persuasive proposals to customers for website, hosting, digital marketing, graphic design, and printing
- Identify client needs and utilize selling techniques to demonstrate the value of company services
- Answer questions related to WordPress, design, development, hosting, and emails
- Traveling within greater Metro Denver area to conduct face-to-face meetings with existing and potential customers
- Keeping abreast of the latest industry developments by attending meetings, training workshops, and industry events
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills (phone, email, and face-to-face)
- Excellent leadership skills
- Excellent computer skills
- with proficiency in Microsoft Suite, Pages, Google Drive, and Dropbox
- Strong interpersonal, problem-solving, negotiating, influencing, facilitation, and conflict-resolution skills
- Strong organizational, analytical, prioritization, and decision-making skills
- Prepare and execute a successful sales plan to help the company meet and exceed monthly, quarterly, and annual revenue expectations
- Read and analyze RFP’s with team to provide complete and thorough content to respond appropriately; edit proposal content for readability, consistency, clarity and compliance with requirements
- Strong relationship building, email writing, and phone selling skills is required
- Work with the marketing team to analyzing existing clients’ marketing efforts and provide suggestions to the client based on performance
- High level of:
- Attention to detail (including accurate data entry skills)
- Self-motivation
- Knowledge in WordPress framework, plugins, and maintenance preferred
- Knowledge in Digital Marketing Strategies (SEO, Paid Ads, Social Media, etc) preferred
- Ability to:
- Source, pursue, and close deals with clients who need branding, website design/development, digital marketing, graphic design or printing (from research, networking, trade shows, etc.)
- Defuse situations when needed
- Maintain relationships with new and existing clients alike
- Prioritize, manage time, switch gears, and multi-task in a fast-paced environment
- Think several steps ahead and execute tasks without (or before) being given direction (once trained)
- Take work direction well & follow specific processes and procedures (once taught)
- Work well independently, as well as in a collaborative environment
- Utilize the correct tools, resources, and team members to find answers to client questions
- Learn quickly
Our Ideal Candidate Will Have/Be:
- 2-5 years experience in web or marketing agency preferred
- 2-5 years experience of proven business development or sales preferred
- Proposal writing experience including preparing, delivering, and following-up on product/service proposals and pricing quotations
- Managing multiple clients simultaneously
- Management experience preferred
- Basic knowledge/experience with:
- Generating new sales
- WordPress
- Social Media Platforms; Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn
- Google Ads
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
- Geofencing
- Digital engagement areas, such as web design, web analytics, search engine optimization, paid ads, and social media
- CRM (Insightly), QuickBooks, GSuite, Office 365, Pages, Slack, WordPress, 1Password & Dropbox
What We Offer the Right Candidate
$24 – $35/hr base plus a competitive commission structure with health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement, paid time off for major US holidays, and PTO.
This position is a full-time, remote work setting, with standard hours set for Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5:30 pm, providing flexibility as needed. Client communication can be handled through Zoom or a phone call and must be handled during standard business hours. We are willing to train the right candidate for some aspects of the role, but prefer someone who understands and appreciates the overall process of watching a website come to life and displays exceptional communication and organization skills.
Tree Ring Digital is dedicated to fostering a diverse environment and proudly upholds equal opportunity employment practices.
If your experience aligns well with our requirements and you wish to join our team, please submit your application through the provided form.
While we value your enthusiasm, kindly refrain from contacting our office directly. Applications submitted through this portal will receive consideration.
We appreciate your excitement, but please no calls to our office. Only applications received using the form below will be considered.