Business development manager
Salary: Base £39k-£44k (OTE £46k-£49k uncapped)
Location: Leeds, Yorkshire, Manchester
Work model: Flexible
Holiday: 28 days, plus bank holidays and your birthday
Business development manager – commercial partnerships
We’re not another media company selling space.
We’re a growing group of digital brands — including Leeds-List, Yorkshire-List and Manchester-List — with trusted local audiences who come to us for inspiration, ideas and insider knowledge.
Now, we’re re-engineering how brands connect with those audiences.
Our integrated campaign products combine content, social, email and experiential channels into performance-led, story-driven marketing solutions — solving the challenges traditional media can’t.
We’re building a team of commercial partners who think like marketers, not like space sellers.
The opportunity
As our Business Development Manager, you’ll work with ambitious local, regional and national brands to design campaigns that reach and engage the audiences we own and understand.
You’ll consult with clients to uncover their marketing goals, then shape multi-channel proposals that drive awareness, engagement and measurable ROI — not just clicks.
If you’ve ever looked at the media industry and thought “I could sell this better if it actually worked”, this is your chance to help build something that does.
What you'll be doing
Building and nurturing relationships with marketing decision-makers, business owners and agencies.
Diagnosing client challenges and creating bespoke, insight-driven campaign solutions.
Working with our content and audience teams to turn ideas into live campaigns.
Presenting proposals that tell stories — not just list deliverables.
Measuring and reporting on campaign outcomes, translating results into renewal and growth opportunities.
You'll love this role if you...
Have sold ideas, experiences, or discretionary products where success depends on persuasion and insight — e.g. recruitment, sponsorship, events, luxury, martech or professional services.
Understand how businesses use marketing to build awareness, shape perception and drive response.
Ask smart questions and enjoy connecting the dots between a brand’s goals and creative ways to reach audiences.
Are confident presenting, curious about how marketing works, and motivated by long-term relationships — not one-off transactions.
Want to join a team that’s reinventing regional media with products that actually deliver for clients.
Our application process:
Experience required:
A minimum of 5 years B2B sales/partnership experience.
Experience working with corporate clients and partners.
Marketing or advertising sales experience is advantageous.
Evidence of your track record of building a pipeline and generating revenue