Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. AO-INTERACTIVE is an experiential technology studio specializing in interactive installations and immersive experiences. They are seeking a New York-based business development consultant to establish relationships with agencies and organizations in the experiential technology market.
Responsibilities
- Identifying and qualifying prospective agencies, partners, and clients
- Generating warm introductions, meetings, and project opportunities
- Building relationships with experiential producers, creative directors, account directors, and agency leadership
- Presenting AO-INTERACTIVE’s capabilities in interactive installations, immersive technology, AR/VR, real-time 3D, and custom event technology
- Understanding client objectives, project requirements, timelines, and available budgets
- Coordinating with AO-INTERACTIVE’s founder and technical team during discovery, concept development, estimation, and proposal preparation
- Supporting pitches, proposals, follow-ups, negotiations, and account development
- Maintaining accurate records of leads, conversations, opportunities, and next steps
- Monitoring relevant market activity, agency needs, events, and partnership opportunities
- Representing AO-INTERACTIVE professionally at selected meetings, networking events, and industry gatherings when appropriate
Skills
- Demonstrated experience in business development, partnerships, sales, account management, or production within experiential marketing, events, entertainment, exhibitions, media, or creative technology
- Proven ability to originate opportunities, secure meetings, develop relationships, and contribute to closing project-based business
- Understanding of how experiential agencies, producers, and brands plan, procure, and deliver event technology
- Ability to communicate the commercial value of interactive installations, immersive experiences, digital activations, and real-time content
- Strong consultative selling, qualification, presentation, negotiation, and follow-up skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Self-directed and capable of working independently in a remote contract role
- Organized approach to pipeline management, lead tracking, and opportunity reporting
- Ability to collaborate effectively with creative, technical, and production teams
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience
- Existing relationships within the New York experiential, event-production, brand-activation, or agency community are strongly preferred
- Experience working with or selling to one or more of the following: Experiential marketing agencies, Event-production companies, Exhibit and trade-show firms, Brand-activation agencies, Corporate event producers, Museums and visitor attractions, Creative production studios, Technology and innovation teams
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