Client Partnership / Business Development Director - New York

Visualhouse

$100K — $150K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-10 years experience in client-facing roles in CGI, creative production, architecture, or real estate marketing
  • Proven track record in winning major projects and managing strategic accounts
  • Established global network in the US, UK, Europe, and Middle East across key sectors
  • Exceptional skills in communication, negotiation, and relationship-building
  • Strong commercial acumen in pricing, forecasting, and revenue planning
  • Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams in complex organizational settings
  • Polished and authoritative presence when engaging with senior clients

Responsibilities

  • Own and develop high-value client accounts across multiple sectors
  • Execute long-term growth strategies tailored to clients' future developments
  • Identify and convert new enterprise opportunities in priority markets
  • Lead the sales cycle from outreach to contract closure
  • Ensure client satisfaction and retention through effective engagement management
  • Collaborate with internal teams to align client solutions and priorities
  • Monitor market trends to uncover new business opportunities

Benefits

  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Regular team outings and studio socials
  • Monthly wellness budget for physical and mental wellbeing
  • Ongoing training, development, and progression opportunities
  • Collaborative, creative studio environment with international exposure
Full Job Description
Your Role at Visualhouse

Reporting to the CEO and Heads of Department, you will lead and grow Visualhouse's relationships across the US, UK, Europe and the Middle East, acting as a client partner to developers, architects, agencies, and hospitality brands.

You will play a central role in delivering revenue growth by developing strategic accounts, securing new enterprise clients, and positioning Visualhouse as a trusted creative partner across CGI, film, branding, and digital. This includes identifying opportunities, shaping commercial strategy, and leading engagements from initial outreach through to pitch and close.

This is a client-facing role combining commercial leadership, relationship management, and hands-on pursuit strategy. You will represent the Visualhouse brand with authority, build long-term partnerships, and guide complex opportunities from early-stage conversations through to successful close. As a core member of the Business Development team, you will contribute directly to Visualhouse's growth strategy and commercial success.

What You'll Own

Strategic Account Leadership
  • Own and grow a portfolio of high-value accounts
  • Develop and execute long-term account growth strategies across developers, architects, interior designers, luxury, and hospitality brands
  • Build a deep understanding of client pipelines, ambitions, and future developments
  • Position Visualhouse as a trusted, long-term partner across multiple projects and services

Business Development & Revenue Growth
  • Identify, target, and convert new enterprise opportunities across priority sectors and regions
  • Win large-scale CGI, visualisation, film, branding, and digital content projects
  • Actively lead the full sales cycle: outreach, qualification, pitch strategy, proposal development, negotiation, and close
  • Deliver quarterly and annual revenue targets supported by a strong, predictable pipeline

Client Partnership & Experience
  • Act as the point of contact for key accounts
  • Ensure clear scoping, expectation-setting, and commercial oversight throughout engagements
  • Lead account reviews, feedback cycles, and debriefs to strengthen long-term partnerships
  • Drive client satisfaction, retention, and long-term account growth

Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Work closely with CGI, Creative, Film, and Project Management teams to shape client solutions
  • Provide clear client insight, commercial context, and strategic direction to delivery teams
  • Collaborate with Marketing and Commercial leadership on account-based growth initiatives, campaigns, and thought leadership
  • Align internal teams around client priorities and revenue opportunities

Market Intelligence & Commercial Governance
  • Monitor real estate market development pipelines to identify early-stage opportunities
  • Maintain competitive and market intelligence to inform pricing, positioning, and service development
  • Own CRM hygiene, pipeline forecasting, and regular commercial reporting
  • Ensure commercial risk, margin expectations, and scope boundaries are clearly defined and upheld

What You'll Bring
  • 5-10 years' experience in client-facing commercial roles within CGI/visualisation, creative production, architecture, real estate marketing, branding, or related sectors
  • A proven track record of winning major projects and growing strategic or enterprise-level accounts
  • An established network across the US, UK, Europe and the Middle East, including developers, architects, hospitality brands
  • Exceptional communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills
  • Strong commercial acumen, with experience in scoping, pricing, forecasting, and revenue planning
  • Confidence navigating complex organisations and coordinating multidisciplinary teams
  • A polished, credible, and authoritative presence with senior clients and partners

What We Offer
  • Competitive salary
  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Regular team outings and studio socials
  • Monthly wellness budget to support physical and mental wellbeing
  • Ongoing training, development, and progression opportunities
  • A collaborative, creative studio environment with international exposure

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