Growth Director

This Growth Director role at Landor's Cincinnati studio focuses on driving new business by developing compelling proposals, pitch presentations, and outreach strategies. The director will collaborate with the Executive Growth Director to respond to RFPs and originate new business, requiring strong project management and stakeholder synthesis skills. The role demands proven business development experience, holistic branding expertise, financial acumen, and leadership to build strategic relationships, win clients, and engage C-suite executives, championing Landor's full branding capabilities.

Must Have

• Crafting compelling proposals and pitch presentations
• Developing bespoke digital and analog outreach strategies
• Engaging and converting prospective clients
• Strategically responding to inbound RFPs
• Originating new business through targeted outbound marketing
• Leading the development and articulation of all proposals
• Expertly soliciting and synthesizing diverse input from stakeholders
• Robust project management capabilities
• Proven business development experience
• Holistic branding expertise
• Financial acumen to manage complex pitches and negotiations
• Sophisticated leadership skills
• Ability to deliver flawless execution
• Ability to engage C-suite executives

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive benefits package
• Hybrid work approach (around four days a week in office)
• Fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection
• Culture of respect where everyone belongs and can progress in their careers

Landor is looking for a Growth Director to join our Cincinnati studio. Could this be you?

We are Landor.

World-leading brand experts,

underpinned by the most expansive strategic & creative capabilities in our category.

We make brands more valuable and less vulnerable.

We build brands differently. We work with our clients to define and solve their business problems through the lens of brand. We strategically join the dots between our design, experience, governance and measurement capabilities, and always connect our brand work to business outcomes.

Landor companies also include amp (sonic branding), bdg (workplace & architectural experts), Deep Local (creative technologists) and ManvsMachine (3D motion design).

We are part of WPP.

What you’ll do

This pivotal role focuses on crafting compelling proposals, pitch presentations, microsites, and bespoke digital and analog outreach strategies to engage and convert prospective clients. The Growth Director collaborates closely with the Executive Growth Director to strategically respond to inbound RFPs, originate new business through targeted outbound marketing, and lead the development and articulation of all proposals. Success in this role demands the ability to expertly solicit and synthesize diverse input from key stakeholders across client services, culture, verbal, design, and leadership. Robust project management capabilities are essential to orchestrate these complex initiatives.

What you’ll need

You will build strategic relationships, win new clients, and drive our growth vision by championing our full branding capabilities. This role demands proven business development experience, holistic branding expertise, and financial acumen to manage complex pitches and negotiations. You'll leverage sophisticated leadership and project management skills to deliver flawless execution and engage C-suite executives.

We offer a competitive benefits package, click WPP Benefits for more details.

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

We build brands. We build futures. Landor, a WPP company, is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics, committed to a culture of respect where everyone belongs and can progress in their careers.

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