Business Development Manager

Title: Business Development Manager – Experiential & Corporate Displays

Location: London (Hybrid)

Reporting to: Managing Director

About Us

Established in 1988, we are the UK’s leading sign and display specialist, delivering unparalleled visual solutions with a commitment to innovation and precision. Our decades of experience make us a trusted partner for diverse signage needs, from captivating theatre marquees to modern commercial building displays.

At the core of our success is our in-house production facility, where creative visions come to life. From local businesses to international clients, we bring global reach and local excellence to every project. Offering end-to-end solutions, we handle everything from initial surveys and captivating designs to seamless installations, ensuring our clients not only receive visually striking displays but also enjoy long term reliability and performance.

Miroma Group is a global independent marketing business, uniquely placed to unlock value and drive growth for disruptive brands. The group comprises a global network of award-winning marketing and communications agencies, including the likes of Fold7, Buzz16, Miroma Founders Network, Hyperactive, The Multiple Agency, and Maker Lab, that provide a full suite of services for client partners.

We are seeking an ambitious, commercially driven Business Development Manager to join Newman's Displays to lead this expansion.

The Role

This is a strategic growth role, focused on identifying, securing and developing new revenue streams within:

• Experiential marketing & brand activations
• Corporate events & conferences
• Retail window displays & pop-ups
• Museums & exhibition environments

You will play a key role in repositioning our offering beyond theatre, cinema, and events sector and building long-term commercial partnerships.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and secure new business opportunities in target growth sectors
• Develop and manage relationships with experiential agencies, event production companies, retail design teams and brand marketing departments
• Lead client meetings, pitches and commercial negotiations
• Build and maintain a 12–24-month revenue pipeline
• Work closely with internal production teams to scope projects accurately
• Protect and grow gross margin through strong commercial negotiation
• Support development of sales materials and sector-specific positioning

About You

We are looking for someone with:

• 5+ years’ experience within experiential marketing, event production, retail design, exhibition build or similar creative production environment
• A proven track record of generating new business revenue
• An existing network within London agencies and/or brand marketing teams
• Strong commercial acumen and margin awareness
• Experience pitching creative production services
• Confidence operating in both creative and operational environments

Desirable:

• Knowledge of scenic build, large format print or fabrication
• Experience working with premium brands
• What Success Looks Like
• New sector revenue secured within first 6 months
• Strong agency and brand pipeline established within first 3 months
• Repeat business secured within year one
• Diversified revenue mix reducing reliance on our existing sectors

What We Offer

• Competitive base salary
• Commission structure linked to gross margin
• Opportunity to shape and lead a new growth division
• Real influence in strategic direction of the business
• Collaborative, creative production environment

Why Join Now?

• This is an opportunity to move beyond selling services — and instead build a new commercial arm of an established, respected production business.