Our mission is to use our creative genius to transform an organization's most important ideas into bold drawings that people understand, remember, and act on. Our vision is that important ideas reach their full potential through the power of drawing. The team behind that work is a mix of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, and a fair amount of weirdness and compassion, too. We're deliberate about who we bring in, so if your values align with ours, you can get behind our mission, and if you love to create awesome work, we are looking for you.
We are a values-based organization.
Our team creates collective goals to achieve based on our three core values: create awesome work, value each team member, and have fun!
Business Development Representative Summary:
We are looking for someone who is organized, persistent, and genuinely energized by making connections. This role is the front door of our business -- the first impression a potential client gets of Ink Factory. You will be the first person they hear from, and you will also be the one who reaches out to past clients to re-engage them for projects. Your job is to make sure no lead goes cold, our network is fully tapped for opportunities, and the sales team (along with their own efforts) has enough appointments to meet their quotas.
We are a visual communication studio working with Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, and everyone in between. You do not need to know our industry coming in, but you do need to be curious about it and quick to learn.
In-studio is preferred, but blended and remote are available to the right candidate. If in-studio, please be aware that some people bring their friendly pups to the office.
What you will do:
- Respond quickly to all incoming inquiries
- Qualify leads and facilitate meetings with the appropriate team member
- Reach out proactively to past clients, dig into our working history, and bring them back into active conversations
- Set meetings for our sales team on both new and existing opportunities
- Keep the CRM and pipeline details accurate and up to date
- Earn commission on meetings set and on deals that close from those meetings
- Contribute energy and enthusiasm to the overall success of Ink Factory
What we are looking for:
- Relevant experience in sales development, inside sales, or a similar role
- Someone who follows up without being asked and does not let things sit
- Comfortable on the phone and in written communication
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Motivated by output that is directly tied to what you earn
- Collaborative, reliable, and professional
- Open and excited about learning new skills
- Enthusiasm for our company's values
- Fun! We want you to bring your unique self to work.
Salary & OTE Range
- OTE: $70,000 – $90,000
- Base: $50,000 – $60,000
Perks and Benefits:
- M-F, 32-hour, full-time work week
- Commission on meetings set and closed deals
- Quarterly bonuses based on company performance
- Quarterly team outings and events
- Side lot for enjoying the outdoors
Health Benefits
All full-time employees may elect to participate in Ink Factory's group health insurance plan after 90 days of employment. Premiums are employee-paid.
Retirement Benefits
All full-time employees may elect to participate in Ink Factory's retirement savings plan after 12 months of full-time employment. Ink Factory will match up to 3% of your total base salary based on your contribution.
Paid Time Off
All full-time employees who have satisfactorily completed the Initial Employment Period are eligible to take personal paid time off each calendar year based on their employment status. 14 PTO days are given in addition to 7 floating holidays and bonus days given by Ink Factory as PTO.
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Skills Required
- Relevant experience in sales development, inside sales, or a similar role.
- Follows up proactively and does not let things sit.
- Comfortable on the phone and in written communication.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Motivated by output directly tied to earnings (commission-driven).
- Collaborative, reliable, and professional.
- Open and excited about learning new skills.
- Enthusiasm for the company’s values.
- Bring your unique self to work / fun and cultural fit.
- Maintain CRM and pipeline details accurately and up to date.
What We Do
Ink Factory is a Chicago-based, women-owned creative agency specializing in visual notes, illustration, and video. Founded in 2011 by a photographer, a graphic designer, and a sculptor, we started because we saw organizations drowning in complexity: brilliant ideas getting lost in translation, teams spinning their wheels in endless meetings. So we did what artists do: we drew a better way forward. Today, our team works with organizations to capture and translate their most important ideas into visuals that actually land. We get to the core of your content so you can focus on the big picture, and we make work that takes people from "hmmmm..." to "OH!"
Why Work With Us
We're a small, artist-owned, values-based team that takes creativity seriously, but not ourselves. Our people bring a mix of backgrounds and a fair amount of weirdness and compassion. We build our goals around three values: create awesome work, value each team member, and have fun. If you love great work and good people, you'll fit right in.
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