Location: Sheffield, UK
93FT is an award-winning, multi-disciplinary creative agency based in Sheffield. Our studio brings together Brand, Interior and Digital teams to create meaningful experiences with lasting impact for our clients. As an Employee Ownership Trust, everyone at 93FT plays a part in shaping the future of the business. We believe in collaboration, curiosity, and building long-term relationships with the people and brands we work with.
We’re looking for a commercially driven Business Development professional to help play a key role in shaping and accelerating the next phase of growth at 93FT. This is a strategic and relationship-led role with significant autonomy. You will take ownership of developing new business opportunities, strengthening partnerships, and positioning 93FT within key sectors, particularly across Digital, with some involvement in Brand.
You’ll be responsible not just for generating opportunities, but for building a sustainable pipeline, influencing strategy and contributing to the evolution of our business development function. You will be focused on building meaningful connections, identifying new opportunities, and helping clients understand the full value of what we can deliver.
This role suits someone who is commercially minded, confident, and passionate about creative industries.
You’ll be working alongside existing Business Development roles within the studio to help shape a business development department within the business.
Own and deliver against revenue and activity targets
Proactively identify, develop and convert new business opportunities
Build and maintain a strong pipeline across target sectors
Lead client conversations from initial contact through to delivery of written proposals and supporting documentation i.e. SLA’s, Terms, payment schedules
Clearly articulate the commercial and creative value of our services
Build long-term, high value relationships with clients, partners and industry contacts
Maintain new and existing client relationships
Represent 93FT at events, networking opportunities and industry forums
Act as a visible ambassador for the business
Help shape business development strategy, focus sectors and outreach approaches
Work closely with leadership and creative teams to align opportunities with capability
Provide insight on market trends, opportunities and competitor activity
Support and contribute to outbound marketing initiatives
Actively promote the business via professional channels (e.g. LinkedIn, Instagram)
Contribute to positioning thought leadership and brand visibility
Manage a quarterly business development budget
Plan and deliver ROI-Driven activity reporting on spend and outcomes
37.5 hours per week, flexible between 8am - 6pm
Hybrid approach with a minimum of 2 - 3 days in the studio a week allowing for time to be out of the studio pursuing new business opportunities i.e. events / meetings
Regular UK travel required (occasional international travel possible - therefore passport required)
Out of hours work (events, client arrangements)
Proven experience in a business development or growth-focused role, ideally within a creative agency or similar environment
Strong commercial awareness with a track record of generating revenue
Confident relationship builder with excellent communication skills
Experience developing and managing pipelines and opportunities
Self-starter with the ability to operate autonomously
Comfortable working across both strategic and hands-on activity
Existing network within relevant sectors (for example: property, workplace, hospitality, sports, cultural and heritage)
Experience across digital and/or brand-led projects
Experience contributing to marketing or thought leadership initiatives
Confidence in speaking at events or hosting client engagements
£40,000 per annum base salary
Open to discuss a performance based commission model
EOT employee profit share scheme as a tax free bonus based on overall company performance
25 days annual leave + bank holidays
Office closed over Christmas (3 days taken from allowance)
Christmas Eve off (if it falls on a weekday)
Company sick pay
Company pension (3% employee / 2% employer)
All business expenses covered
Autonomy and ownership in role
Collaborative, creative studio environment
Regular social events
Permanent role
6-month probation period with 1-week notice during probation and 1-month notice after successful completion
Please send your CV to careers@93ft.com
Please include any relevant examples of partnerships, growth initiatives, or networks you’ve developed
Please note:
You must have the right to work in the UK
This role is primarily studio-based in Sheffield, with travel for events and meetings
Step 1 - Internal resume review, if selected we will contact you to arrange a screening call, which would potentially lead onto a video call interview with Business Development.
Step 2 - Interview on site, with Business Development and People & Culture to discuss your experience and we can provide further information on the company and role.
Step 3 - Meeting with the Managing Director and Business Development and wider team.
* This is our ideal interview process and what we’re aiming to work within. That being said, we may need to make relative adjustments through the process, and we’ll endeavour to give you as much notice as possible.