The Role
The Country Opener will establish Beastly’s presence in Italy, focusing on business development, sales leadership, client relationship management, and building local partnerships.
Summary Generated by Built In
Beastly is a strategic influence consulting and advisory agency focused on culture & impact, and part of the
international communication & marketing group Biggie. With a team of 40 experts, Beastly supports
renowed brands such as Zalando, Back Market, Google, Spotify, and Canneseries in building and executing their influence strategies.
🗒️ Missions
As Country Opener, your primary goal will be to establish our presence in Italy by hunting for new
advertising partners (brands & agencies) eager to leverage influence marketing.
You will act as the first ambassador in the region, developing the client pipeline and building a
high-performing local business.
Key Responsibilities:
• Market Launch: Drive the go-to-market strategy and establish our brand in Italy
• Business Development: Identify, prospect, and secure new advertisers (brands and media agencies) for our influence marketing solutions.
• Sales Leadership: Own the end-to-end sales process—from prospecting and pitch to negotiation and closing deals.
• Client Relationship Management: Develop strong, consultative relationships with top brands and agencies to ensure long-term partnerships.
• Market Intelligence: Analyze and monitor local industry trends, competitor activities, and customer needs.
• Local Partnerships: Build relationships with key stakeholders, including creators, talent managers, and agencies.
• Reporting: Provide regular sales forecasts and market feedback to the head office.
• Team Building (as growth allows): Contribute to recruiting and training future team members in the region.
👉 Your profile
• Proven Sales Experience: 5+ years of B2B sales experience, ideally in influence marketing, media, advertising or tech targeting advertisers.
• Hunter Mentality: Demonstrated ability to prospect and win new business in a “zero to one” environment.
• Market Knowledge: Understanding of the influence industry in Italy.
• Entrepreneurial: Self-starter able to work autonomously and thrive in a fast-paced, start-up environment.
• Network: Existing network of brands, advertisers, and/or media agencies in the target markets is highly valued.
• Languages: Fluent Italian required
• Cultural Fit: Energetic, creative, ambitious, and resilient.
🎁 Our benefits :
• An international group present throughout the world
• Multidisciplinary entities that are experts in their field: programmatic, influence, 360°, content creation, etc.
• Different career paths adapted to your professional aspirations
• On-going training sessions with a Digital AcademyAccess.
Biggie Group offers employment opportunities without distinction of origin, sex, morals, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, physical appearance, disability, religion, of political opinion…Biggie Group complies with regulations combating discrimination in business. This policy applies throughout the employer process: recruitment, hiring, internal promotion, leave, remuneration and training.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of B2B sales experience
- Understanding of the influence industry in Italy
- Fluent Italian required
- Existing network of brands, advertisers, or media agencies
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The Company
What We Do
Biggie Group is an independent international marketing and communications agency formed by the merger of several specialized entities (Repeat, Gamned!, Kazam, Beastly). They provide integrated marketing solutions including strategy, media, digital performance, and content creation. With 300 experts across 9 international offices, their mission is to act as 'Partners in growth' for brands, helping them navigate business challenges through operational and strategic excellence.
