Associate Manager, Growth & Alliances

Job Description:

The Associate Manager, Growth plays a central role in driving growth and supporting new business initiatives across the organization.

This role contributes to demand generation efforts and provides strategic support for RFIs, pitch development, and marketing execution.

The position collaborates with subject matter experts (SMEs) and teams across Practice Areas to deliver high-impact campaigns and materials.

Key Responsibilities

Business Development & Enablement

• Support cross-functional teams with RFIs, pitch materials, and strategic growth initiatives.

• Collaborates across Practice Areas to identify new opportunities and centralize growth efforts.

• Coordinates with lead-gen team to create outreach campaigns to accelerate growth opportunities.

• Supports vetting and qualification for inbound opportunities with background research.

• Develops integrated pitch processes, playbooks and templates to operationalize cross-practice ways of working.

Content & Engagement

• Partner with SMEs and Practice Area leads to source and refine thought leadership content.

• Ensure alignment between marketing programs and prospect motivations.

• Support in event strategies aligned with our targeting approach.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree

• Minimum 2 years of experience in a new business role, within a digital marketing, media, ad-tech, or client-side marketing organization, with a focus on project or process execution.

• Experience contributing to successful pitch efforts within the last 18 months.

• Creative agency or similar environment experience

• Solid understanding of new business processes and marketing best practices.

• Proficiency with collaboration and marketing tools such as MS Teams, Salesforce.com, Google Suite, and project management platforms.

• Strong writing and editorial skills with attention to detail.

• Ability to work cross-functionally and foster collaboration across Practice Areas

• Strong strategic thinking, process management, and project coordination skills.

• Holistic experience contributing to the pitch process from planning through delivery.

• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.

• Proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous learning.

• Ability to build collaborative relationships across teams and functions.

• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.

At dentsu, we believe great work happens when we’re connected. Our way of working combines flexibility with in-person collaboration to spark ideas and strengthen our teams. Employees who live within a commutable distance of one of our hub offices, currently located in Chicago, metro Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York City, are required and expected to work from the office three days per week (two days per week for employees based in Los Angeles). Dentsu may designate other Hub offices at any time.

Those who live outside a commutable range may be designated as remote, depending on the role and business needs. Regardless of your work location, we expect our employees to be flexible to meet the needs of our Company and clients, which may include attendance in an office.

The annual salary range for this position is $60,000 - $70,000. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law.

Benefits available with this position include:

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance,

• Life insurance,

• Short-term and long-term disability insurance,

• 401k,

• Flexible paid time off,

• At least 15 paid holidays per year,

• Paid sick and safe leave, and

• Paid parental leave.

Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies. For further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com.

To begin the application process, please click on the “Apply” button at the top of this job posting. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and qualified candidates will be contacted for next steps.

Location: New York

Brand: Dentsu Creative

Time Type: Full time

Contract Type: Permanent

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