Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager — AI Video Production, Filmmaking &amp; Digital Services<p><b>Company: </b> KintsugiAI (kintsugiai.in) <b>Location: </b> Remote / Hybrid (India) <b>Employment Type: </b> Full-Time or Freelance / Retainer-Based (flexible) <b>Experience: </b> 4–10+ years in agency-side business development, client servicing, or new business <b>Reports To: </b> Founders / Leadership Team </p>About KintsugiAI<p>KintsugiAI is an AI-first creative and video production studio built on 50+ years of combined brand, digital, and creative expertise. We help brands and agencies produce high-quality AI video content, performance ad creative, and full AI-driven film production — at a fraction of traditional cost and turnaround time (as fast as 3–7 days), without compromising on director-led creative quality. </p><p>We work alongside marketing and creative teams — not in place of them — combining AI tools with human creative direction to produce brand films, performance ad creative, UGC and social content, and product/e-commerce video at scale. </p>The Role<p>We're looking for a <b>Business Development Manager </b> who has cut their teeth at a large advertising or digital agency (think <b>Ogilvy, Webchutney, Dentsu, Publicis, GroupM </b>, or similar) and understands how agencies and brands buy creative and production services. You'll be the bridge between KintsugiAI's AI production capabilities and the agencies, brand marketing teams, and D2C/e-commerce companies who need affordable, high-quality content at speed. </p><p>This is a high-ownership, high-visibility role — ideal for someone who already has a strong network in the advertising/marketing ecosystem and wants to build a new revenue vertical rather than just execute an existing playbook. </p><p>We're open to this being a <b>full-time position </b> or a <b>freelance/retainer-based partnership </b>, depending on the right fit. </p>What You'll Do<ul><li><b>Build and own the sales pipeline </b> for KintsugiAI's AI video production, performance ad creative, and AI filmmaking services </li><li><b>Identify and pitch </b> advertising agencies, digital/performance marketing agencies, and D2C/e-commerce brands who need scalable, affordable content production </li><li><b>Leverage your existing network </b> from your agency background to open doors and secure warm introductions </li><li><b>Represent KintsugiAI </b> in client and agency pitches, partnership conversations, and industry events </li><li><b>Package and position </b> KintsugiAI's offerings (AI brand films, performance ads, UGC content, product video, AI filmmaking training) for different client segments </li><li><b>Negotiate and close </b> partnership and project-based deals, from one-off production briefs to ongoing retainer relationships </li><li><b>Collaborate with the creative/production team </b> to ensure what's sold is deliverable, and feed back market/client insights into service design </li><li><b>Track and report </b> on pipeline, conversion, and revenue against targets </li> </ul>What We're Looking For<ul><li><b>4–10+ years of experience </b> in business development, client servicing, or account management at a large advertising, digital, or media agency — e.g. Ogilvy, Webchutney, Dentsu, Publicis, GroupM, or comparable networks/independents </li><li>Strong existing <b>relationships with brand marketing teams, CMOs, and agency decision-makers </b> </li><li>Solid understanding of how <b>video production, performance advertising, and digital campaigns </b> get briefed, budgeted, and bought </li><li>Comfort selling <b>new/emerging categories </b> — genuine interest or prior exposure to AI-driven content production is a strong plus </li><li>Excellent communication and pitching skills — you can walk into a room (or a Zoom) and make a compelling case </li><li>Self-starter mindset — comfortable building a pipeline from scratch, not just managing inbound leads </li><li>Based in India, with willingness to travel for key client/agency meetings as needed </li> </ul><p><b>Nice to have: </b> </p><ul><li>Existing relationships with production houses, digital agencies, or performance marketing teams in Delhi NCR/Gurgaon, Mumbai, or Bengaluru </li><li>Experience selling production, content, or creative services (not just media/ad spend) </li><li>Familiarity with AI tools in the content/creative space </li> </ul>What We Offer<ul><li>Competitive compensation — <b>fixed + performance incentive </b> (full-time) or <b>commission/retainer structure </b> (freelance) </li><li>Flexibility to work full-time or freelance, based on what fits your current commitments </li><li>Ground-floor opportunity to shape a new vertical at a fast-growing AI production studio </li><li>Direct access to founders and creative leadership — no bureaucracy, fast decision-making </li><li>A genuinely differentiated product to sell: AI × human creative direction, 7-day delivery, up to 70% cost savings vs. traditional production </li> </ul>How to Apply<p>Send your resume/LinkedIn profile along with a short note on your agency background and why this role interests you to , or connect directly via kintsugiai.in. </p><ul><li>KintsugiAI is an equal opportunity environment and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds who meet the above criteria. </li> </ul>