Business Development & PR Executive

About the role

STRYVE Production, a creative production and marketing company, is looking for a Business Development & PR Executive to join its team in Baghdad. The role focuses on identifying new business opportunities, building strong professional relationships and turning qualified leads into long-term clients.

Key responsibilities

• Identify and approach potential clients and new business opportunities
• Generate qualified leads and develop new client relationships
• Arrange and attend meetings with potential clients and present STRYVE's services and capabilities
• Follow up on leads, proposals and ongoing negotiations, and support negotiations to close deals
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, partners and key contacts, and identify potential partnerships and collaborations
• Maintain an organised pipeline of leads and opportunities and give regular updates on meetings, leads and deal progress
• Represent STRYVE professionally in the Baghdad market

Required profile

• Experience in sales, business development, public relations or client acquisition
• Arabic proficiency is required; English is an advantage
• Good knowledge of the Baghdad business market is an advantage

Required skills

• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Confidence in approaching and meeting potential clients
• Ability to build professional relationships and generate new opportunities
• Strong follow-up and organisational skills
• Target-driven and commercially minded