Business Development Associate

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Arlington, VA, USA
In-Office
50K-50K Annually
Junior
Digital Media • Events • Mobile • News + Entertainment
The Role
Prospect for new business opportunities, research potential clients, conduct inbound and outbound outreach, schedule qualified meetings, prepare Account Executives for sales discussions, and support prospects throughout the evaluation process, including trial management. The role focuses on generating revenue for POLITICO’s Professional Subscriptions team and delivering a strong client experience.
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Job Description:

POLITICO is looking for a Business Development Associate to join our team. This role is a part of the New Business side of the POLITICO's Professional Subscriptions sales team- focused on driving revenue by identifying quality leads and initiating sales conversations for your Account Executive(s).

POLITICO's subscription services, POLITICO Pro and E&E News, arms policy professionals with in-depth policy reporting and a portfolio of tools they need to get the job done. Almost 30,000+ policy professionals rely on POLITICO's subscriptions services to help them stay informed quickly, act confidently, and communicate effectively.

POLITICO's Professional Subscriptions team embodies POLITICO’s culture, which is defined by grit, total integrity, and a prioritization on innovation. Our Business Development Associates help policy professionals succeed and are the front lines for driving revenue growth.

This position is based out of our HQ in Arlington, VA.

What You'll Do

  • Prospect Research: Gather critical insights on prospective clients to understand their priorities and inform your outreach strategy

  • Prospect Engagement: Connect with potential clients through inbound leads and proactive prospecting strategies, including cold-calling

  • High-Impact Outreach: Schedule quality meetings with top-tier contacts through consistent and personalized communication

  • Meeting Preparation: Coordinate meeting logistics and create thorough prep materials to support effective sales discussions for your Account Executive

  • Seamless Support: Assist Account Executives in delivering outstanding service and an exceptional client experience throughout the evaluation process, including trial management, etc

What You'll Need

  • 1-2 years of professional experience in customer success, sales, business development, account management, or marketing, including internship and externship roles.

  • B.A/B.S preferred.

COMPENSATION: $50,000 Annual Base. This position is eligible for commission. The final salary offered will be based on factors including relevant experience, skills, and qualifications.

We value our people. Click here for more on what we offer and what it’s like to work for POLITICO.

About Us.

POLITICO illuminates the forces shaping global power. Since 2007, we have delivered intelligence that anticipates tomorrow's headlines, not reports on yesterday's news. As politics has increasingly become the defining force of our era, our work has never been more vital. 

Cabinet secretaries and Ministers start their mornings with our analysis. CEOs shape strategy around our reporting. Advocacy leaders rely on our insights to move policy. We deliver the straightforward facts and clear-eyed analysis they need to navigate the most complex political landscape of our lifetimes. 

Our 1,100+ publishing professionals across the world's key democratic capitals—Washington, Brussels, London, Paris, Berlin, Sacramento, and New York—form the world's premier politics and policy newsroom. We tell the story of how power really works by explaining who wields it and how they plan to exercise it, connecting dots others miss and delivering scoops from sources others don't even know exist. 

Innovation has always been a core tenet of our story. At launch, we bet that depth would trump scale, that talent would trump traffic, and that politics would become central to modern life. In 2011, we made another bet and launched POLITICO Pro to help decision-makers understand the business of government, transforming both how they shape government action and the business of journalism itself. 

These bets have made POLITICO the most successful digital news startup of its generation and the indispensable resource for leaders who shape the future. Today, we are a rarity in media: a growing, profitable, and sustainable news organization. 

POLITICO is a subsidiary of Axel Springer SE, a family-owned transatlantic media company headquartered in Berlin and New York. Axel Springer is dedicated to shaping the future of journalism in the free world, believing that a free and informed society is essential to democracy. The company’s guiding principles - first articulated as  The Essentials by founder Axel Springer in the aftermath of World War II - remain a cornerstone of the company’s foundation today. Learn more about Axel Springer.

Posting date:

2026-08-18

Title:

Business Development Associate

Skills Required

  • 1–2 years of professional experience in customer success, sales, business development, account management, or marketing, including internship and externship roles
  • Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree

POLITICO Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about POLITICO and has not been reviewed or approved by POLITICO.

  • Parental & Family Support Parental leave is set at 24 weeks fully paid for all family expansions in the U.S., codified for newsroom roles in the PEN Guild contract. This is highlighted as unusually generous in the U.S. media context.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Generous PTO and flexible time off, with paid sick days and holidays, are offered. A remote work program is available in some roles.
  • Healthcare Strength Core coverage includes medical, dental, vision and mental-health/EAP support alongside disability and life insurance. Benefit listings indicate a comprehensive lineup across key health areas.

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Year Founded: 2007

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