Business Development Manager - Digital Tech for Leisure & Cinemas

Trafford Park
2 weeks ago
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We’re a dynamic digital communications powerhouse, revolutionising audience engagement for over 25 years and bringing brands to life on screen.
From cutting-edge hardware and stunning creative content to powerful data analytics, we deliver complete, innovative solutions powered by our own CMS platform. With a diverse range of sectors-retail, healthcare, automotive, and more-we’re transforming how brands communicate.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a strong consultative sales professional, ideally with experience of the Audio Visual and/or Digital Signage industry to join an innovative and successful business and support them in driving the growth strategy.
The Role at a Glance:
Business Development Manager (Primarily Cinema and Leisure Sector)
Hybrid - Manchester Area
£30,000 - £40,000 basic with + £10,000 - £20,000 commission, up to £60k OTE
Plus Benefits Package Including a hybrid work culture, free parking on site, your birthday off every year, Christmas shutdown and access to paycare to help support dental, opticians and other expenses.
Full time – Core hours are Mon-Fri 9-5pm, but you will need to be flexible to work outside of those hours as required
Company: A privately owned digital communications specialist based in Manchester.
Pedigree: 26 years of innovation. Breakthrough growth award for company culture and best place to work 2025. Recipient of AV News Award for Innovation & AV Awards Finalists.
Blue chip client list.
Your Background / Skills: Sales, Senior Inside Sales, Field Sales, Client Management, Client Service, Business Development, Customer Service, SaaS / Tech Sales. Digital Signage. Interactive AV / Displays. Graduate Sales.
A little about us:
We’re the go-to digital signage experts, transforming spaces and creating powerful connections between brands, customers, and staff. Based in the UK, we collaborate with marketers, branding experts, designers, and communications professionals, helping them unlock the full potential of their environments.
From consultancy and hardware installation to content creation, software solutions, and ongoing support, we offer an all-in-one service that is a real differentiator to our competitors. Our in-house team designs and builds custom enclosures and mounts for your displays, or we can provide top-quality off-the-shelf, UK-made designs.
We also develop custom applications that seamlessly integrate third-party software and data into your displays—empowering you to do more and achieve even greater results!
The Business Development Manager role:

  • Based out of the Manchester HQ but willing to travel nationally as required.
  • Attend meetings to provide a consultative sales approach for each customer; creating individual solutions tailored to their specific need and desired outcome.
  • Work closely with the design teams and solutions architect to help design and implement a bespoke, long-term sales solution.
  • Using market expertise, industry knowledge and networking, continuously identify new business opportunities and provide business cases in support of these.
  • Generate your own leads through networking, Expos and Exhibitions.
  • Confidence and credibility to close the sale.
  • Maximise opportunities with existing clients to ensure the full potential is realized with an intelligent approach to sectors.
  • Work with the business owners to provide suggestions and ideas to support the future growth of the business.
  • Management of the CRM including pipeline, reports and quotations. Combination of office based (Manchester) and field-based when required.
    A bit about you:
  • Experience of working in a technology-based solution-based sales role with the ability to offer a range of options to meet the needs of the client
  • Proven ability to hit targets
  • Extensive sales experience and able to work autonomously, identifying customers and potential business.
  • Have the desire and intuition to carry out research and due diligence ahead of any client meetings.
  • Bring modern sales and marketing techniques to current and new processes.
  • Take complete ownership of the end-to-end sales process.
  • Strong communication skills both verbal and written.
  • An ability to handle pressure and be able to always maintain a professional approach
    If you're a confident, consultative sales professional with a passion for technology and a drive to shape the future of digital communications, we’d love to hear from you. This is your chance to play a key role in a forward-thinking, award-winning business with a collaborative culture and ambitious growth plans. Join us in creating impactful solutions that truly connect brands with their audiences - and take your career to the next level.
    Sounds like a good fit?
    Application notice... We take your privacy seriously. When you apply, we shall process your details and pass your application to our client for review for this vacancy only. As you might expect you may be contacted by email, text or telephone. Your data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests in fulfilling the recruitment process. Please refer to our Data Privacy Policy & Notice on our website for further details.
    If you have any pre-application questions please contact us first quoting the job title & ref. Good luck, Team RR

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