Business Development Manager, Creator Economy

📍 Fully remote (anywhere in Europe) or hybrid at our Shoreditch studio. LinkedIn makes us pick one country; don't let that put you off applying from elsewhere in Europe.
You find highly followed artists & creators, show them a change in the art & social commerce market most of them don't know is happening, and close. You earn uncapped commission on everything they sell through us in their first year.
About us
creativehub & theprintspace have spent 18 years transforming how art is sold, with a blend of art, data and technology. Today we have evolved into a social commerce agency that helps clients from marketing to order fulfilment, with facilities in Shoreditch, Düsseldorf, Dallas and DUMBO, Brooklyn. Learn more about our artist and creator marketing approach: https://creativehub.io/
The market is going through a once-in-a-generation disruption: social commerce. An artist or creator with an engaged following can now sell prints, apparel and one-of-a-kind pieces directly to that audience, and most of them do not yet know it. Your job is to find them, show them, and sign them.
The role
This is a pure new-business role. You do not manage a book. You work the top of the funnel: identify the right artists & creators, open the conversation, run the pitch, agree the terms and get them to a first drop. At the first drop you hand the client to one of our Artist & Creator Managers, who takes the relationship from there, and you move on to the next one. Our India-based outreach team feeds you leads and research every day; a dedicated account-handling team builds every launch. Your time goes on finding, pitching and closing.
What you will do
Identify the right artists & creators, using our in-house system for tracking social engagement and your own eye for what will sell
Open conversations cold, through introductions and at fairs, shows and events, and build the relationship that gets a yes
Pitch the model: prints, apparel and merchandise made and fulfilled by us, auctions of originals and collectibles, drops, collaborations and pop-ups
Agree the terms and sign the client, including one-year fulfilment contracts where the fit is right
Run the first drop jointly with the manager who will keep the client, then hand over cleanly
Keep every lead, conversation and next step in the CRM from first contact
Own a monthly target for new clients activated, and the uncapped commission that comes with beating it
What we are looking for
Essential:
Direct experience in the creative industry in a business development role
A track record of closing: you have found prospects, built relationships and signed them, and you can show the numbers
Comfort with a high volume of outreach and a long list of live conversations
A welcoming, confident, outgoing personality: artists and creators have to want to work with you
Enough understanding of social media and e-commerce to explain how an audience becomes revenue
A strong passion for art or social commerce
Welcome, not necessarily required:
An understanding of how artists and creators make a living
An existing network among artists, creators, galleries or creator agencies
Experience selling to founders, sole traders or talent rather than to companies
If you don't have every item on the first list but you burn to lead this change, apply anyway and make the case. We can teach a great deal; we can't teach drive.
What we offer
Base salary plus uncapped commission on everything each client you sign sells through us in their first twelve months, paid monthly from their first drop
Leads and research from our outreach team, and a launch team that delivers what you sell
Comprehensive ongoing training from our industry-leading social commerce team
Career growth in a company widely recognised as the leading innovator in its field
Fully remote, or hybrid at our Shoreditch studio
Flexible working hours. A significant proportion of our clients are US based.
Apply at https://creativehub.io/careers/business-development/ — the three questions on the form matter to us as much as the CV.
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any characteristic protected by law.

Work arrangement
Yes