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Event attendees trust our thought leadership.\nWe need someone in the room turning that trust into relationships, and relationships into revenue.\nAbout Fire&Spark\nFire&Spark is an AI Search agency built on a simple conviction: AI search is won by earning trust and making brands intelligible to AI, not by gaming algorithms. Founded and led by the CEO, a recognized authority on SEO and AI Search Optimization (GEO), we help ambitious brands turn organic search into a durable growth engine. We work with enterprise and high-growth companies, with deep specialization in digital health, and we operate by a set of core values: intellectual honesty, relentless curiosity, and doing work we're proud to put our name on.\nThe Assets You'll Work With\nProprietary events - up to 12 curated events per year, with 20-35 attendees, mostly within our ideal customer profile\nHigh-profile speaking platform - our CEO speaks at 12 to 15 conferences a year, including UNBOUND, Content Marketing World, and MAICON\nLive virtual events - 2 per month, 100–600 registrations each\nEngaged audience - An engaged email/LinkedIn audience and growing library of thought leadership content\nThe Goals of This Role\nConnect with people live, sometimes in person at our events\nDevelop deep familiarity with Fire&Spark's agency and services\nNurture prospects over time, building trust before pushing a sales agenda\nKnow when it's time to shift a relationship into a sales conversation\nGenerate sales-qualified leads for our sales team to close\nWhat You'll Be Doing\nWork our conference calendar and proprietary events end-to-end — pre-event research, in-room relationship-building, and post-event follow-through\nAttend 4-8 in-person events per year\nBuild and nurture relationships with our email and event audience over weeks and months, not automated drip sequences\nDiligently document every sales conversation and relationship touchpoint in our CRM\nBring ideas for new partnerships, offers, and ways to extend our thought leadership reach\nCompensation & Benefits\nBase salary: $85K per year, depending on experience and track record\nSales commission based on performance\nConference bonus: additional performance bonuses tied to successful conference relationship-building\n401k match up to 4%\nHealth and dental insurance\n15 days vacation + 5 days paid sick leave + 10 paid holidays\n$500 annual wellness stipend\n$750 annual remote work stipend\nSkills You'll Bring to the Table\nMust-Have\nA genuine love of people\nComfortable and confident working a room\nDisciplined about CRM documentation\nUS-based, authorized to work in the US\nAble to travel roughly once a month for an event\nEssential Qualities\nRelationship building\nPatience and judgment\nProactively bring partnership ideas\nStrong communicator\nBonus Points\nComfortable using AI tools (Claude, Clay, or similar) to prep for conversations and stay organized\nBackground in marketing agencies, especially AI Search, SEO, or content marketing\nExperience with enterprise-level B2B prospects\nHealthcare or regulated-industry exposure\nBUrIeFCzfE","company":"Fire","rawCompany":"fire","city":"Remote","state":"OR","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-13T15:20:44.937Z","occupations":[{"code":"41-3091.00","title":"Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel","slug":"sales-representatives-of-services-except-advertising-insurance-financial-services-and-travel"},{"code":"11-2021.00","title":"Marketing Managers","slug":"marketing-managers"},{"code":"41-4012.00","title":"Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products","slug":"sales-representatives-wholesale-and-manufacturing-except-technical-and-scientific-products"}],"industries":[{"code":"561920","title":"Convention and Trade Show Organizers","slug":"convention-and-trade-show-organizers"},{"code":"541890","title":"Other Services Related to Advertising","slug":"other-services-related-to-advertising"},{"code":"541613","title":"Marketing Consulting Services","slug":"marketing-consulting-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Business Development Manager (US-Based)","description":"This role is perfect for someone who lights up walking into a room full of people, a conference reception, a dinner, or a happy hour after an event.\nYou're a natural networker who remembers names and turns small talk into relationships.\nYou're not interested in dialing for dollars or cold call quotas. 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