Business Development & Growth Manager (Multi-Hat Role)

About Zayn & Zoey
Zayn & Zoey is a small, fast-growing children’s learning brand. We write, illustrate and publish our own books, and sell them through our website, Amazon, FirstCry, bookstores and schools. We’re a lean team in Tardeo, Mumbai, and we’re looking for someone who wants to help build the company, not just do a job within it.
About the Role
You’ll start with one main focus: growth. That means finding new places and partners to sell our books, and working across every part of the business to make it happen. You’ll work closely with the founder and step in hands-on wherever needed.
This role is for someone who thinks like an owner, comes up with their own solutions, and wants to learn every aspect of running and growing a company. For the right person, it’s a path to broader management responsibility.
What You’ll Do
Growth & Partnerships (your main focus)
Work out where and how we can sell more: new channels, new customer segments, new tie-ups
Identify, approach and build partnerships that bring our books to more readers, including schools, organisations, retailers and event organisers
Plan and drive our presence at education conferences, fairs, expos and exhibitions, with an eye to return on investment, not just attendance
Set the exhibition and partnership plan, supported by our Growth & Buzz Officer for outreach, logistics and on-site selling
Explore cost-efficient marketing avenues and test what works
Launches, Market Insight & PR (supporting)
Assist in planning launches for new books and other products
Share market observations and ideas to support the founder’s content ideation
Identify and pursue PR opportunities: media, features, collaborations
Across the Business
Work with our social media agency, Amazon team, graphic designer and printer to get the support the growth plans need, and make sure it actually gets done
Think through and check the output yourself rather than passing instructions along
Gain working knowledge of operations, inventory, content production and finance over time, and step in on other functions as the business needs. This is a multi-hat role by design.
What We’re Looking For
2+ years of experience in marketing, business development, sales or a similar growth-oriented role
Fluent, confident English communication (non-negotiable)
Strong initiative: you spot opportunities and solve problems without waiting for instructions
Creative and strategic thinking, plus the discipline to execute and follow through
Ability to plan your own schedule and priorities in a small team
Comfort meeting new people and building relationships
Willingness to travel across India, and internationally as the business grows (non-negotiable)
Appetite to learn every part of the business and take on more over time
Role Details
Location: Tardeo, Mumbai (in-office) - remote working is not an option
Working hours: Monday to Friday, Saturday half-day
Compensation: ₹45,000 to ₹65,000 per month, depending on experience
Reports to: Founder
How to Apply
We’d rather see how you think than read a cover letter. Apply through LinkedIn, or email hello@zaynandzoey.com, and include a short note (a few lines is plenty) on any of these:
Tell us about something you started, fixed or grew without being asked, and what you did.
We sell our books to schools, bookstores and online. If you had one month to find us new places to sell, where would you start and why?
We’re a children’s learning brand, making learning fun and enjoyable for kids under 10. If you could launch one new product, what would it be?
Answer one, two or all three. There are no right answers. We want to see how you spot an opportunity and get on with it. If you’d rather just apply and tell us in person, that’s fine too.
We’ll reach out to shortlisted candidates.

Work arrangement
No