Location: Sydney
Remote: With occasional in-person attendance for quarterly special events/key meetings.
Engagement Type: Freelance/Contract, 1-2 days per week
Hours: Flexible hours, e.g. work up to 16 hours spread out over the week, during business hours
Compensation: Day Rate, $75K FTE Pro-Rata
Duration: 4 months
About Us:
We are a brand marketing consultancy that works with beauty, fashion, and lifestyle brands worldwide. Our remote team of brand, design and content Strategists work remotely across the US, UK & Australia. We blend timeless branding principles with digital-first strategies to help our clients thrive.
Overview of the Role:
We are looking for a Growth & Operations Specialist for a four-month freelance term to lead our business development and streamline operations in preparation for an upcoming business automation project. This vital role involves close collaboration with our CRM & Admin and B2B Marketing Specialists, ensuring smooth execution of our business development workflows and B2B activity calendar.
Primary Responsibilities:
Qualifying Growth Opportunities
- Identify and evaluate prospective partnerships to ensure alignment with business goals and services, in collaboration with the CRM & Admin Specialist.
- Lead and maintain a streamlined qualification process to assess and prioritize prospects effectively.
B2B Marketing Oversight
- Oversee the timely execution of the B2B marketing calendar, ensuring all key milestones and KPIs are met.
- Track performance metrics and provide actionable insights and recommendations to optimize tactics and improve outcomes.
Secondary Responsibilities:
Project Management
- Scale up support as needed, adding an additional day to provide operational assistance, including developing detailed client proposals, preparing contracts, and managing engagement timelines.
- Facilitate communication between Brand, Content, and Design teams to ensure project timelines and deliverables are met efficiently and effectively.
Key Outcomes:
During your tenure, you'll leverage your experience with our workflows and processes to play a pivotal role in developing vendor briefs for a workflow automation initiative. Your contributions will be key to enhancing operational efficiency and streamlining our backend systems and processes.
Desired Skills & Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience of experience in business development, operations, or client management.
- Have an instinct for identifying beauty, fashion, and lifestyle brands that align with the types of brands we love working with.
- Excellent communication skills, capable of managing both team and client interactions.
- Skilled in strategic business development and lead generation.
- Experienced in team coordination.
- Highly adaptable and proactive in problem-solving and driving growth.
- Tech-savvy, with the ability to learn new digital tools and platforms.
- Highly desirable; the capacity/availability to extend the contract if the need arises
Who Could This Role Suit?
- Candidates experienced in business development, B2B account or agency client management.
- Candidates with relevant professional experience seeking a role that offers flexibility to scale their hours up or down.
- Candidates who thrive in a remote work environment, and excel at managing tasks independently, while also being open to occasional in-person requirements for event and key meeting support in Sydney.
