{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"7a79d589abab4c8f4287c04f","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/7a79d589abab4c8f4287c04f","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/7a79d589abab4c8f4287c04f","title":"Business Development Associate","description":"The Business Development Associate supports the business development team by helping evaluate new opportunities, develop proposals, coordinate with internal teams, and manage projects throughout the sales cycle. Reporting to the Business Development Manager, the role is designed as a growth opportunity for someone with a background in fabrication, construction, carpentry, or production who is interested in transitioning into a client-facing, business development role.\nThe Associate will gain hands-on experience supporting projects from initial client inquiry through proposal development while learning the commercial, technical, and relationship management aspects of the business. As experience grows, they will take ownership of smaller accounts and earlier-stage opportunities, ultimately managing projects independently from initial inquiry through contract award.\nKey Responsibilities\nParticipate in client calls alongside the Business Development Manager, take detailed notes, and capture creative goals, budget ranges, schedule constraints, and technical requirements\nTranslate inbound inquiries and call notes into a standardized format that Business Development and Production can use for estimating and planning\nCoordinate with Production, Technical Design, and other internal teams to gather information needed for pricing, feasibility reviews, and proposal development\nPrepare estimates, proposal documents, and presentation materials using established templates, standard language, past project references, and pricing structures\nMaintain accurate pipeline records, project tracking, and CRM data to support forecasting and capacity planning\nIndependently manage a portfolio of smaller or earlier-stage accounts, handling client communication, proposal development, and pipeline tracking for those projects\nRepresent the company at client meetings as needed, particularly for accounts under direct management\nQualifications\nBackground in carpentry, fabrication, or scenic construction; hands-on experience in the experiential or scenic fabrication industry preferred\nComfortable working with budgets, estimates, and numerical information, with the ability to adapt to fabrication projects of varying size and complexity\nStrong interpersonal skills and comfort talking with clients, including in early or unstructured conversations\nOrganized and detail-oriented, able to manage multiple opportunities simultaneously\nInterest in moving from production/field work into an office-based, client-facing role\nStrong written and oral communication skills\nWilling to travel and work non-standard hours as needed\nGrowth Opportunity\nThis position is intended as a development path into Business Development or Account Management. 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