Business Development Specialist

We are seeking a dynamic Business Development Specialist to drive revenue growth by building strong relationships with both new and existing clients. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to sell innovative marketing solutions while playing a key part in shaping the strategies of well-respected organizations across the country. If you’re a results-driven professional who thrives on creating impactful solutions, we’d love to hear from you!

Position location: In-office at our Nashville or Memphis locations. For the right candidate, the position may be available as a remote option.

You'll need

• A passion for building relationships and driving client acquisition through meaningful connections.
• A strategic mindset with the ability to craft recommendations that solve challenges and create impact for clients.
• Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to present ideas persuasively.
• Proven experience working with clients and cross-functional teams to deliver results-driven solutions.
• 1 years of experience in marketing-driven environment, with digital agency experience a plus.
• 3 years of experience in sales, business development, project management, communications, or marketing.
• A results-oriented approach with a track record of meeting or exceeding sales or business development goals.
• A strong understanding of digital marketing trends and the ability to translate them into actionable strategies for clients (optional but valuable).
• Strong data management skills, with experience tracking leads, clients, and business opportunities in a CRM. Familiarity with any CRM (such as Copper, HubSpot, Salesforce, or similar) is a plus.

Things we're looking for

• A collaborative team player who is intelligent, hardworking, and committed to making our team stronger.
• A strategic thinker with a marketing mindset who understands digital marketing and can help clients drive meaningful results.
• A self-motivated problem solver who can balance multiple priorities, create a plan, and execute it with confidence.
• An organized and detail-oriented professional who understands the importance of accurate data management and consistently maintains up-to-date records in a CRM.
• A curious and adaptable learner who actively seeks out new knowledge, embraces change, and thrives in a fast-evolving digital landscape.

⭐️ Bonus Points ⭐️

Bonus points if you:

• Have worked in or partnered with cultural institutions, independent schools, higher education, or national nonprofits.
• Get excited about helping mission-driven organizations tell their stories and expand their impact.
• Speak the language of educators, development teams, or marketing pros in these spaces—and know how to translate it into meaningful strategy.
• Have experience with tools, platforms, or processes commonly used in these industries (even if you weren’t directly in them).

Not sure if you check every box? That’s okay! If you’re passionate about connecting great organizations with great marketing solutions, we’d love to chat.

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Amazing work. Amazing to work with.

We focus on providing outstanding work to our clients and taking exceptional care of each other. Here are a few of the ways we do just that. 

Work/life balance. Seriously.

We work hard during business hours (M-Th 7a-5p and F 7a-11a...yes, every Friday is a half-day!) and go home at the close of business hours. Rarely, if ever, do we find ourselves staying late or working weekends. Working smarter has its perks!

Shape a future you can be proud of.

We want every person at Speak to play a part in shaping our future. Your ideas matter, and we believe that each person brings something uniquely creative and important to the table. If there's an issue, we tackle it together. If there's an idea, we develop it together. We meet regularly for fun and creative team building.

What makes Speak such a great place to work?

We are balanced. We focus on people first - our team and our clients. We work hard toward creating movement for our clients and getting the job done, right on time and on budget. Not only that, but we genuinely call each other friends, and value learning and personal growth on the job.

Grow Here

We care about your professional and personal growth. We offer a defined growth path process and plenty of ways to learn and grow in your role, from an entire website dedicated to internal training for all positions to funding and hours set aside for professional development and learning. 

Financially Sound

Speak has a long track record of profitability and is debt-free. Plus, the company owned by one individual, so we don't worry about partners who split.

Sustainable

Our incredible client roster covers many major industries and cities, and they range from local, high-impact organizations to Fortune 500 companies and everywhere in between.