Job Description

About the Company

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Venara Collective is a Hyderabad-based influencer marketing and talent management agency with a strong creator ecosystem across South India.

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We work with creators and influencers across Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala, while partnering with brands across India for influencer-led campaigns.

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Our strength lies in our deep understanding of the Southern creator market and our ability to identify, source and execute campaigns with relevant creators across categories and platforms.

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We are currently building Venara Collective as a focused, agile agency where people have the opportunity to take real ownership and directly contribute to the growth of the business.

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About the Role

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We are looking for a Business Development Executive who can help us grow Venara Collective's brand and agency business.

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This is a highly ownership-driven role. You will be responsible for identifying potential brands, reaching out to decision-makers, generating conversations, understanding their marketing requirements and converting opportunities into campaigns.

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The ideal candidate should be comfortable with cold outreach, calling, LinkedIn, email communication and relationship building, and should have the drive to build a strong client pipeline.

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Key Responsibilities

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- Identify and research potential brands and companies that could benefit from influencer marketing campaigns.
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- Build and maintain a strong pipeline of prospective clients.
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- Reach out to brands through calls, emails, LinkedIn, WhatsApp and other relevant channels.
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- Identify and connect with relevant marketing, brand, digital and social media decision-makers.
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- Introduce Venara Collective and communicate our capabilities effectively.
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- Understand client requirements, campaign objectives, budgets and timelines.
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- Convert leads into meetings, briefs and business opportunities.
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- Follow up consistently with prospective clients and move opportunities through the sales pipeline.
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- Coordinate with the internal influencer marketing team to develop relevant creator proposals for prospective clients.
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- Prepare and share proposals, presentations and commercials with clients.
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- Negotiate commercials and close campaigns.
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- Build and maintain long-term relationships with brands and marketing professionals.
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- Maintain an organised database of prospects, conversations, follow-ups and opportunities.
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- Identify new business opportunities across industries and categories.
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- Contribute directly towards Venara Collective's revenue and client acquisition goals.
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Requirements

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- 1+ year of experience in business development, sales, agency sales, media sales, influencer marketing or a related field.
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- Prior experience selling services to brands or businesses is preferred.
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- Strong communication and presentation skills.
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- Comfortable with cold calling, cold emailing and LinkedIn outreach.
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- Ability to identify and reach relevant decision-makers within companies.
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- Solid follow-up and relationship-building skills.
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- Ability to understand client requirements and convert them into business opportunities.
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- Strong negotiation and closing skills.
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- Good working knowledge of Google Sheets/Excel and basic CRM/pipeline management.
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- Knowledge of influencer marketing, digital marketing and social media is a strong advantage.
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- Self-motivated, target-oriented and comfortable working in a growing company.
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- Ability to work independently and take ownership of the entire sales process.
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Location: Hyderabad

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Experience: 1–3 Years

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Employment Type: Full-time

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Note: Candidates with existing relationships across brands, agencies, marketing teams or media networks will be preferred.

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- To Apply: Send your CV to [email protected] with the subject line "Business Development Executive - Application".
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📌 Business Development Executive (Hyderabad)
🏢 Venara Collective
📍 Hyderabad