Business Development Strategist (Relocation Friendly)

Your role in a nutshell: The Business Development Strategist will be responsible for working directly with our VP of Business Development and our Director of Conversion Rate Optimization to create proposals that will encourage our partners to expand their deals. 

This position includes:

• As the new Business Development Strategist you will be responsible for identifying trends and researching internal opportunities to grow partnerships
• Conducting keyword research to create new content for our existing partnerships
• Creating internal proposals that outline opportunities for improving CTR and conversion rates for growing partners
  • These proposals will often include new initiatives and the projected impact those will have on our relationship with the partners we feature on our site
• Coordinating the information of various internal stakeholders (our editorial team, our marketing team, and more) to get the relevant information needed to make our case

Our mission: To deliver the best answers to people's questions.

Recently named to the Inc. 500 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies, Fit Small Business has more than 3 million small business owners and managers reading our content each month. We deliver well-researched, authoritative articles so these owners can make informed decisions to grow businesses that fuel the economy. Our founders have built successful businesses before, and FSB is profitable with no outside funding. Part of the team of 150+ people is in our NYC headquarters, near Grand Central. Others are distributed across the U.S., Canada, and the Philippines.

Your Background:

As the new Business Development Research Associate you should have, 

• 1-3 years professional experience in related field. While you don't need to have a background in project management, an interest in learning about this is a huge plus
• Experience in strategic growth or marketing is a plus
• Bachelor’s degree is also a plus but strong related experience will be considered in lieu
• Strong interest in small businesses and startups in general
• Someone with a project manager mindset with the ability to see things to the finish line, including prioritizing tasks, logistics, and deliverables with a meticulous level of attention to detail
• Comfortable with spreadsheets and CRM software, or confident to learn them quickly
• Someone who is flexible, able to grow and change, and agile in working across an organization and its clients with strong communication skills

Does this sound like you?

• You might have a background in proposals or research but you should definitely have a passion for Business Development. 
• You should be detail oriented
• You are comfortable analyzing spreadsheets and finding trends
• You enjoy working cross-functionally with multiple teams to move projects to completion
• You enjoy a startup atmosphere where you have the ability to own things but have the support of an incredible team and company leadership

If so, this is the position for you!

Tools We Use:

 G Suite, Slack, Trello, Wordpress, Guru

*It's OK if you have not used these, just be excited to learn them.

 What we offer you:

• Competitive salary dependent on experience
• Quality health insurance subsidized by FSB
• 401K plan with matching (no waiting period)
• Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter Benefits
• PTO
• Flexibility
• An open-minded, collaborative workplace, which will both challenge you and celebrate your work
• The opportunity to grow
• A chance to learn with and from interesting and enthusiastic colleagues

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.