Partnership Manager
London
30-01-2026
Job Type
Permanent
Emp Type
Full Time
Industry
Creative
Division
Business Support
Job Title
Sales, Sales/Marketing/PR
Salary Type
Annual
Salary
Negotiable
Job ID
154388
Job Description
My client, a start-up and boutique marketing agency working with some of the UK's biggest names, are hiring for a driven Partnerships Manager to join them on a full time basis.
If you have previous experience in a similar role and industry knowledge, please reach out today!
Role: Partnerships Manager
Salary: £35,000 - £38,000 per annum + comms on all deals
Where: City of London
When: Monday - Friday / 3 days in office
Start date: April 2026
This role is all about new business. You will be responsible for proactively bringing new opportunities into the agency through smart, consistent outreach and strategic pitching.
What you'll do:
- Proactively generate new business opportunities for the agency
- Build and manage outbound activity across phone, email, automated email flows and LinkedIn
- Create and manage outreach flows using tools such as Smartlead and ClickUp
- Identify, qualify and nurture potential partners and clients
- Own conversations from first contact through to signed agreement
- Support the digital marketing manager in building advertising campaigns that can generate new business
- Strategically identify and bid on relevant project boards and opportunities
- Collaborate with internal teams to shape compelling pitches and proposals
- Ensure pitches align with agency capabilities, commercial goals and growth strategy
- Attend bi-weekly client meetings to review partnership performance
- Track and report on KPIs, pipeline health and conversion rates
What you need:
- Proven experience in partnerships, sales or new business within an agency or similar environment
- Strong track record of outbound lead generation and deal closing
- Confident using phone, email and LinkedIn for prospecting
- Experience with CRM and outreach automation tools such as Smartlead and ClickUp
- Commercially minded with strong negotiation skills
- Comfortable working to targets and KPIs
- Excellent communication and relationship building skills
- Organised, proactive and self motivated
ID: HNW154388