Business Development Director - Creative Agency
Dubai, UAE
A leading creative agency in Dubai is looking for a commercially driven Business Development Director to take ownership of new business growth and help accelerate the agency's expansion across the region.
This is a true hunter role for someone who thrives on opening doors, building relationships from scratch, and converting opportunities into long-term client partnerships. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the creative, advertising, and marketing landscape, with a proven track record of winning new business and driving revenue growth.
You will work closely with the agency leadership and creative teams to identify target clients, develop strategic opportunities, lead pitches, and bring in new revenue streams across the UAE and wider GCC.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and drive the agency's new business strategy, identifying opportunities across key sectors and target accounts
- Proactively generate new leads through outbound prospecting, networking, industry relationships, and market mapping
- Build relationships with senior marketing stakeholders, brand leaders, procurement teams, and decision-makers
- Create and maintain a strong sales pipeline, managing opportunities from initial outreach through to contract negotiation and close
- Lead new business meetings, presentations, and pitches alongside creative and strategy teams
- Translate client challenges into compelling creative solutions and commercial proposals
- Identify opportunities across brand, creative, digital, social, content, campaigns, and integrated marketing services
- Develop long-term partnerships with clients to drive repeat business and account growth
- Represent the agency at industry events, networking opportunities, and client meetings
- Work closely with internal teams to ensure a smooth handover from winning business through to delivery
Requirements
- Proven experience in business development, sales, or commercial leadership within a creative agency, advertising agency, media agency, or marketing services environment
- Strong track record of personally winning new business and delivering revenue growth
- A genuine outbound sales mindset - comfortable prospecting, cold outreach, opening conversations, and creating opportunities
- Strong network of brand-side marketing decision-makers across the UAE/GCC
- Experience selling creative, advertising, digital, content, media, or integrated marketing solutions
- Confident leading pitches, negotiations, and commercial conversations with senior stakeholders
- Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to work autonomously and take ownership of growth
- Strong understanding of the agency landscape and how brands buy marketing services
This is an opportunity for an ambitious commercial leader who wants to have a direct impact on agency growth and play a key role in building the next phase of the business.
