Job Description
Are you passionate about sales & building strong business relationships? Do you enjoy collaborating with designers and support staff to engage and promote strong inner office comradery? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment? We are seeking a strong sales-driven leader who is experienced, reliable, self-motivated, and detail-oriented to join our team. The ideal candidate will oversee and contribute to the overall success and profitability of the firm by identifying new business opportunities, building, cultivating, and maintaining successful relationships with potential and existing clients, identifying, and guiding both long-term and short-term strategic initiatives. Spearheading best management for efficiencies and evaluating current and ongoing processes through our Business Plan for solid growth and development of the company. This person thrives off the hustle of the work and juggles competing priorities while handling unexpected interruptions and changes – all with a positive attitude.
Responsibilities include the following tasks:
Salary is commensurate with experience. We offer competitive health benefits, 401K plan, a generous personal leave policy, and mentorship and training from tenured designers. Please visit https://litadirks.com/career/business-development-strategic-operations-director/ to learn more about the firm.
Responsibilities include the following tasks:
- Increase the LD&Co brand awareness through a balanced industry involvement both locally and nationally. Including and promoting as appropriate both CEO and various team members.
- Actively participate in weekly production meetings to review and collaborate project status and priorities with CEO and Directors.
- Manage and brainstorm with CEO and outside marketing consultant to oversee marketing effort including such things as: Website, newsletter, social media, blogs, programs, award entries, sponsorships etc.
- Continually seeking and contributing knowledge to the team from industry involvement, such as: trends, industry programs, and creative projects.
- Create, oversee, facilitate, and deliver speaking opportunities such as, and including IBS programs.
- Create, oversee, facilitate, and deliver presentations for new business development.
- Assist CEO and Operations Manager in reviewing legal documents.
- Review and manage Marketing Contractor concerning such things as: Google Analytics, photography files and other related marketing updates and opportunities.
- Generate budgets, proposals, and agreements in collaboration with CEO, Design Directors & Operations Manager, to deliver RFPs on time. This would include tracking proposal and contracts, as well as follow-up with clients.
- Facilitate and procure business opportunities.
- Oversee a business plan with CEO for overall business development identifying gaps in business efficiencies. Working with CEO and Leadership to set priorities and goals for company success.
- Initiative to help facilitate team confidence and happiness. Involvement and understanding the balance of the staff’s workload, as well as fluctuations in the industry.
- Maintain a professional and positive attitude.
- Possess and effectively use effective communication skills with co-workers, clients, and subcontractors, etc.
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- A professional degree (Business, Communications, Psychology and/or Design)
- Experience in the homebuilding industry a plus
- Strong written and verbal communication skills to professionally interact with clients and team members
- Proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple deadlines
- Ability to work individually and in a team environment with a willingness to roll up their sleeves to meet the needs of our organization
- Positive, ambitious, approachable, and friendly demeanor – professionally representing self and company at all times
- Strong self-starter with great organizational skills and attention to detail
- A drive to achieve both personal and company goals and objectives
- Ability to receive and act upon feedback from leadership team, clients and others
- Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (specifically Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook), Photoshop a plus
- Physical demands may include lifting heavy objects on installs, as well as hanging art and assembling furniture
- Travel to clients/project sites across the U.S. is required
Salary is commensurate with experience. We offer competitive health benefits, 401K plan, a generous personal leave policy, and mentorship and training from tenured designers. Please visit https://litadirks.com/career/business-development-strategic-operations-director/ to learn more about the firm.
