New Business Director

Prose on Pixels is a global content at scale agency built to address the marketing challenges of today and deliver meaningful content into the future. With our unique AI powered Audience-First production model, we create, scale and personalize content to captivate audiences and achieve desired brand and business outcomes. We deliver production with a performance mindset - resulting in harder working content, reduced waste, and stronger ROI.

We’re looking for a strategic and commercially minded New Business Director to lead and grow our pipeline of opportunities across the UK and global markets. This role will be responsible for managing end-to-end pitch processes, crafting compelling proposals, and building strong relationships with intermediaries, clients, and internal teams. You’ll play a key role in driving proactive outreach, increasing visibility for Prose on Pixels within the Havas network, and shaping our new business strategy. This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and is passionate about unlocking growth.

• Manage end-to-end RFP processes: Successfully lead RFIs and RFPs from initial briefing to final submission, ensuring strategic alignment, clear timelines, and coordinated contributions across teams.
• Author New Business Proposals: Translate briefs into tailored proposals, craft service narratives, and guide SoW, pricing & resourcing discussions. Coordinate internal reviews to ensure submissions reflect POP’s positioning and operational capabilities.
• Build strong relationships with the Havas Group New Business teams: Partner closely with both UK and Global Havas New Business teams to ensure POP is embedded into relevant opportunities and networks.
• Act as POP’s Lead for UK internal events and visibility initiatives: Represent POP in key internal forums, credentials showcases and thought leadership opportunities across the UK network.
• Map and lead proactive outreach to potential clients: Identify and target priority accounts based on category and growth potential, while coordinating outreach strategies with the Comms Lead.
• Develop and nurture relationships with intermediaries and consultants: Build trusted connections with key industry intermediaries to increase POP’s visibility and participation in key pitch opportunities.
• Lead the development of case studies: Collaborate with the Comms Lead to turn successful projects into strategic, compelling case studies for pitches and external promotion.
• Own and maintain the Global New Business tracking & CRM tools: Manage POP’s New Business dashboard and reporting process, supported by the Growth Coordinator, ensuring visibility of pipeline, conversion rates, and performance insights.

• 8–10 years’ experience in a New Business or Growth role.
• Background in a Creative or Production agency, or from a Media agency with a strong understanding of production workflows.
• Proven track record of driving revenue growth and securing high-value client partnerships.
• Demonstrated success in developing and executing new business strategies.
• Strong network of industry contacts, including existing relationships with intermediaries.
• Skilled in stakeholder engagement and relationship management across all levels, both internally and externally.
• Excellent coordination and project management capabilities, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• Highly proactive and self-motivated, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Confident communicator and persuasive presenter, able to articulate complex ideas clearly and compellingly.
• Collaborative mindset with experience working cross-functionally.
• Comfortable navigating pitch processes, RFI/RFP responses, and contract negotiations.
• Social and confident networker, with a natural ability to build rapport and represent the agency both internally and externally.
• Creative thinker with the ability to identify new opportunities and unlock growth potential.
• Experienced in lead generation, pipeline management, and CRM tools.