Business Development Manager

Job description

Business Development Manager (BDM)

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

Manchester Area (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).

The Role – Business Development Manager

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Achieve and exceed monthly sales targets

• Proactively generate new business through LinkedIn 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

About You

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

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in Business Development / B2B Sales

• Experience within 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

What’s On Offer

• £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

The Opportunity

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.

• Business Development Manager

• BDM

• New Business Manager

• Sales Manager

• Business Development Executive

• Digital Sales Manager

• Agency Sales Manager

• B2B Sales

• New Business Development

• Outbound Sales

• Consultative Sales

• Pipeline Management

• Lead Generation

• Prospecting

• Cold Calling

• LinkedIn Outreach

• Sales Targets

• Commission

• Uncapped Commission

• Revenue Growth

• Commercial Sales

• SEO

• Search Engine Optimisation

• PPC

• Paid Search

• Paid Social

• Digital PR

• Performance Marketing

• Online Marketing

• Marketing Services

• Marketing Solutions

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Manchester Area

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

09-02-2026

Profession type

Advertising / Marketing / PR

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English