Business Development & Partnership Executive
Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Work arrangement: Full-time, On-site
Experience: 2–5 years
Compensation: ₦250,000–₦350,000 monthly + performance incentives
About DreamLife Studios
DreamLife Studios is a creative and communications company focused on helping brands turn moments, experiences and campaigns into attention, engagement and commercial momentum.
We work across premium events, hospitality, real estate, corporate brands and lifestyle businesses, combining strategy, creative content, campaigns and distribution.
We are currently expanding our commercial operation and are looking for a Business Development & Partnerships Executive who can help build a predictable pipeline of high-value clients and partnerships.
This is a hands-on growth role. We are not looking for someone who simply manages existing relationships or waits for leads to arrive.
We want someone who can identify opportunities, reach decision-makers, start conversations, develop relationships and turn opportunities into revenue.
The Role
You will be responsible for developing new business for DreamLife Studios, with an initial focus on hospitality, real estate, corporate brands and strategic partnerships .
One of your first priorities will be helping us develop DreamLife's hospitality business, building on our current experience supporting a major hospitality and lifestyle campaign.
You will work directly with the CEO and internal team to develop and convert commercial opportunities.
What You Will Do
Build and maintain a high-quality pipeline of prospective clients and partners. Research companies, brands and decision-makers that fit DreamLife Studios' target market. Identify commercial opportunities across hospitality, real estate, corporate and lifestyle businesses. Conduct structured outbound prospecting through email, LinkedIn, phone, WhatsApp and relevant networking channels. Develop relationships with marketing directors, brand managers, commercial directors, founders, CEOs and other budget holders. Book and qualify discovery meetings for DreamLife Studios. Participate in client meetings and progressively take ownership of smaller sales conversations. Understand a prospect's business challenge and connect it to the appropriate DreamLife solution. Prepare account briefs, opportunity notes and meeting summaries. Follow up consistently on meetings, proposals and commercial discussions. Maintain accurate CRM/pipeline records and provide weekly commercial reports. Identify partnership and sponsorship opportunities for DreamLife Studios and its projects. Develop referral and relationship channels that can produce recurring business. Monitor market activity, launches, campaigns, events and other triggers that create opportunities for DreamLife. Work closely with the CEO, Strategy, Marketing and Operations teams to move qualified opportunities toward closure. Contribute to improving DreamLife's sales process, outreach messaging and commercial systems.
What We Are Looking For
You should have 2–5 years of practical B2B business development, sales, partnerships or commercial experience.
We are particularly interested in people who can demonstrate that they have personally generated opportunities rather than only supported a sales team.
You should be:
Commercially minded Proactive and self-directed Comfortable with cold outreach Strong at written and verbal communication Comfortable speaking with senior decision-makers Persistent without being pushy Able to research before approaching a prospect Organised with strong follow-up discipline Comfortable working with targets and accountability Capable of turning conversations into defined next steps Comfortable working in a young, growing business where you will need to build rather than simply maintain existing systems
What Will Make You Stand Out
Demonstrable record of generating new business. Experience selling services, campaigns, media, advertising, creative, events, hospitality, technology, real estate or other B2B solutions. Existing professional relationships with decision-makers in relevant industries. Experience selling high-value services rather than low-ticket products. Ability to explain your sales process clearly. Evidence of consistently meeting or exceeding commercial targets. Strong understanding of LinkedIn and modern B2B prospecting. Experience using a CRM or structured sales pipeline. Strong commercial curiosity, you naturally look for business opportunities.
Important
This is not a passive relationship-management role .
DreamLife Studios is growing, and this position requires someone who is comfortable getting their hands dirty: researching prospects, making calls, sending outreach, following up, attending meetings, building relationships and actively creating opportunities.
You will be expected to demonstrate commercial traction from your first month.
We will provide the positioning, case studies, offers, strategic direction and support. You will be responsible for turning the market into conversations and conversations into revenue.
How We Measure Success
Your performance will be measured primarily by:
Qualified opportunities created Decision-makers engaged Qualified meetings generated Proposals/commercial opportunities developed Pipeline value New business revenue Revenue collected from new accounts Partnerships generated Consistency and quality of CRM/pipeline management
Activity alone is not success. Commercial outcomes matter.
Application
Please submit your CV and a brief cover letter to hr@dreamlifestudios.com.ng explaining:
- The most significant new business opportunity you have personally generated.
- How you generated it.
- Your role in converting it.
- The approximate value of the business.
Candidates who progress will complete a practical business-development assessment as part of the recruitment process.
Only candidates who sends in their CVs and cover letter to the email will be considered.
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