Are you a commercial powerhouse with experience in sales and business development and are you experienced in the world of live entertainment or events? Do you have an eye for opportunities and is connecting with people second nature to you? Does your enthusiasm and customer-oriented mindset result in creating and maintaining long-term customer relationships?
The Plugged Group is the shared service center company behind our two operating companies:
Plugged Live Shows, our international creative agency and production company for live shows, and The Fireflies, our new-age booking agency creating live entertainment programs built around storytelling and themes. Now we’re looking for a New Business Developer to help us grow.
Are you commercially driven, naturally curious and always looking for the next opportunity? Do you know how to open doors, build relationships and turn conversations into business? And do you have a genuine affinity with the world of live entertainment, events and creative experiences? Then this might be your next move.
You are the link between our companies and the market. You know what is happening in the events and entertainment industry, you build relationships with decision-makers and turn market opportunities into new business, partnerships and long-term growth. You don’t just sell what we do. You understand why it matters, and know who needs it.
New business starts with knowing what is happening in the market. You continuously keep an eye on trends, developments, movements and opportunities within events, entertainment and brand experiences. You know what companies are investing in, where new opportunities are emerging and which conversations we should be part of. You use your knowledge, network and commercial instinct to proactively identify where we could add value.
You are naturally curious. You don’t wait for a lead to land in your inbox, you go looking for where the next opportunity might be.
Business is built on relationships. You build genuine, long-term relationships with decision-makers, event organisers, agencies, brands and strategic partners. You know that the first conversation doesn’t always lead to a project, and you’re comfortable playing the long game.
You are comfortable walking into a room where you don’t know anyone and leaving with three new conversations worth continuing.
Spotting an opportunity is one thing. Turning it into business is another. You take ownership of the commercial process from the first conversation through to the deal. You understand what a client needs, connect that need to the right people within our organisation and make sure opportunities move forward.
You don’t need to be the person who has all the answers. You need to know who to bring into the room to find them.
This role doesn’t operate in isolation. You work closely with our Content & Growth Marketeer to connect what the market needs with what we say and show to the market. You bring market intelligence into the marketing team: which sectors are moving, which companies are investing, which themes are resonating and where you see opportunities.
In close collaboration with the team, you contribute to our Growth Marketing Plan from a commercial and market perspective. You identify the audiences, sectors and opportunities we should be targeting and bring your market insights into the development of our approach, helping us decide where we want to play and who we want to reach.
Marketing helps you open doors. You help marketing understand which doors are worth opening. Together, you build targeted approaches that turn visibility into conversations and conversations into business.
We’re looking for someone who combines commercial drive with genuine curiosity about people, markets and the world of live experiences.
We believe that the personal and professional growth of our team members is a key element to our business achievements, our fulfillment, and our daily happiness. We are a learning organization, which we facilitate via your Personal Development Plan, The Plugged Academy platform or via the recurring Masterclasses of industry professionals.
Each year you get 25 days off to spend plus an additional two extra days during Carnaval. You get these days on top of the regular Dutch holidays.
We’ll facilitate a daily lunch, based on the preferences of the team. Our lunches include an occasional battle between the carblovers, the salad enthusiasts and tosti-fanatics, and we won’t shy away from a DJ behind the decks now and then.
We invite specialists from Bright Pension on a yearly basis, to educate and guide you on this maze of rules, numbers and regulations within the pension field.
We believe in the Power of Human Emotions. The greatest gift in life is our ability to impact the way other people feel. And we've made it our mission to touch people's souls by creating meaningful memories. For our clients, amongst each other, or by donating to 'Stichting Jarige Job' for every one of our team member's birthdays, our common goal is to create memories that stick, that move, that resonate. And we do this, together.
Apply now for this exciting opportunity to join our team. Seize the opportunity to take your career to the next level within our world of immersive experiences.