Business Development and Strategy Manager

Business Development and Strategy Manager

Location: San Pedro, Laguna

Employment Type: Full-time | On-site

Industry: Events, Experiential Marketing, Exhibits, Brand Activations

About Creativents

Creativents is an integrated creative, fabrication, and event solutions company based in Manila, Philippines, delivering projects locally and across key international markets including Japan, Thailand, Singapore, India, the Middle East, Australia, and the USA.

We bring strategy, creativity, fabrication, production, and execution under one roof, enabling us to transform ideas into compelling physical and experiential brand experiences. From exhibitions and brand activations to corporate events and custom-built environments, we manage the process end to end, giving our clients greater consistency, quality, speed, and value from concept to completion.

We don't just create events and exhibits, we build experiences that bring brands to life.

The Role

We're looking for a Business Development and Strategy Manager who can do more than sell.

We need someone who can spot opportunities, understand client challenges, develop winning strategies, build compelling pitches, and turn conversations into long-term business relationships.

You will play a key role in growing Creativents events marketing and experiential business, working closely with clients and our Creative, Production, Fabrication, and Operations teams to develop solutions that are strategic, creative, executable, and commercially sound.

What You'll Do

• Drive new business development and build a strong pipeline of prospective clients and projects.
• Identify opportunities across events, experiential marketing, brand activations, exhibits, and related services.
• Build and grow relationships with key decision-makers, prospective clients, and existing accounts.
• Understand client objectives and translate briefs into clear strategic and creative directions.
• Lead the development of pitch decks, proposals, strategic presentations, and pre-production decks.
• Present and sell ideas confidently to clients and key stakeholders.
• Lead client pitches, commercial discussions, and negotiations.
• Collaborate with Creative, Production, Fabrication, Finance, and Operations teams to develop solutions that are both impactful and executable.
• Develop project scopes, budgets, timelines, and commercial proposals with internal teams.
• Identify opportunities to grow existing accounts and establish long-term partnerships.
• Monitor market trends, competitors, and emerging opportunities within the events and experiential industry.
• Ensure successfully closed projects are properly transitioned to execution teams while maintaining strong client relationships.
• Help shape and grow Creativents events marketing business segment.

Qualification:

• Experience in Business Development, Sales, Marketing Campaign Strategy, Account Management, Events, Experiential Marketing, Advertising, or a related field.
• Proven ability to generate leads, develop opportunities, pitch, negotiate, and close business.
• Strong strategic and commercial thinking.
• Excellent presentation, communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience creating and presenting pitch decks, proposals, and strategic recommendations.
• Understanding of project budgeting, costing, pricing, and profitability.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with creative, production, and operations teams.
• Highly organized and comfortable managing multiple opportunities and projects simultaneously.
• Proactive, resourceful, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Advertising, Event Management, or a related field preferred.
• Experience in events, experiential marketing, advertising, exhibitions, brand activations, or exhibit fabrication is a strong advantage.

You'll thrive in this role if you:

You're a business builder, strategic thinker, and trusted relationship partner who knows how to turn opportunities into meaningful, long-term business.

You don't just respond to briefs, you create opportunities. You understand a client's project, uncover what they truly need, and translate those insights into compelling strategies and solutions. You know how to bring the right people together, align creative ambition with production realities, and confidently turn ideas into proposals that win.

You're equally comfortable opening doors, building relationships, shaping strategies, leading pitches, and closing opportunities, while keeping an eye on what matters, delivering value for the client and sustainable growth for the business.

Most importantly, you know that the best ideas don't just look good, they solve real business challenges, create memorable experiences, and deliver results. If you're ready to build relationships, create opportunities, and help shape the next stage of Creativents growth, we'd love to meet you.