Job Description:
Description
Our client is looking to hire a Business Developer (Gaming, Crypto & Web3) to spearhead their gaming and crypto pillar in Nigeria.
This role involves building relationships with Nigerian influencers and businesses to explore and secure new sponsorship opportunities.
Understanding sponsors' demands and potential needs, and communicating them to an international team is also a crucial responsibility.
Additionally, creating and managing a list of business contacts and maintaining regular online/offline interactions to sustain and manage these relationships is required.
Key Responsibilities
Develop relationships with relevant Nigerian influencers to enhance brandrecognition.
Seek and secure sponsorships from companies within the gaming, crypto, andrelated industries.
Prepare and present engaging and effective business development materials, suchas fact sheets, reports, and presentation documents.
Conduct thorough market research on competitors, potential customers, and themarket environment to propose sponsorship acquisition strategies.
Collect sponsors' demands and potential needs, and share them with team membersin a clear text format.
Provide feedback and business intelligence to the Marketing and Product Leadershipteams to improve effectiveness.
Create and manage a list of business contacts, maintaining relationships throughregular online/offline interactions.
Analyze market trends and develop strategic sales plans based on these insights.
Effectively record sales interactions and set up outreach lists in HubSpot.
Exceed acquisition targets and KPIs
Qualifications
3-5 years of experience in business development, marketing, client-facing roles, or related fields.
Deep understanding and passion for the gaming and Crypto industries is required
Willingness and ability to travel for business development within Nigeria.
Must Have Skills:
Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to effectively build relationships with various stakeholders.
Ability to share information clearly and effectively in both text and verbal form, within and outside the team.
Highlevels of proactiveness to further company growth and awareness.
Creative and strategic thinking ability to identify and pursue new business opportunities.
High self-management capability, with the organizational and project management skills to handle multiple projects simultaneously.