Salary: R16 000 | In Office -
This is an in-office role. The successful candidate can be based at either our Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) or Cape Town office.
Join an award-winning animation studio that's delivered over 700 projects in the past 11 years. We're looking for a confident, tenacious business developer to open new conversations and grow our pipeline.
About the role
This is a hands-on business development role with a strong emphasis on telephone outreach, prospecting and relationship building. You'll work closely with our directors to identify opportunities, speak with prospective and existing clients, and get the right people into conversation with the team.
Success here isn't about call volume — it's about quality. Your goal is to create a healthy flow of relevant conversations and genuine opportunities. You'll work from our existing database alongside prospecting tools such as Apollo, reaching out to a mix of warm, lapsed and new prospects.
What you'll do
Make regular outbound calls to prospective, previous and existing clients
Prospect for new companies and identify the relevant decision-makers
Nurture longer-term leads and stay in touch with people who may not need animation right now
Follow up on previous enquiries, proposals and opportunities at the right moment
Book qualified meetings for the directors and wider team
Arrange introductory meetings and creative showcases with prospective clients and agency partners
Introduce our Creative Content Consultation to organisations planning future campaigns
Spot immediate opportunities where a prospect has an active brief or upcoming requirement
Keep accurate records of conversations, opportunities and follow-ups in Pipedrive
Report back regularly on conversations, market feedback and the common themes you're hearing
What you'll need
Previous telesales experience (essential)
A background in business development, appointment setting or lead generation
Confidence and comfort speaking to people on the phone
Experience working with a CRM and keeping records up to date
Experience selling creative, marketing, agency or professional services is a plus, but not essential
Who you are
Confident — you build rapport quickly and enjoy picking up the phone
Persistent, not pushy — disciplined about following up without wearing people down
Versatile — equally at home with warm, relationship-led conversations and colder prospecting
Commercially curious — genuinely interested in what different businesses are trying to achieve
A real listener — you have natural conversations rather than delivering a scripted pitch
Tech-savvy — curious about using AI tools (ChatGPT, Apollo, Pipedrive) to prospect smarter, not louder. No expertise required, just curiosity
Collaborative — you work closely with directors and adapt to shifting commercial priorities
Skills Required
- Previous telesales experience
- Background in business development, appointment setting, or lead generation
- Confidence and comfort speaking with people on the phone
- Experience working with a CRM and maintaining accurate records
- Experience selling creative, marketing, agency, or professional services
- Curiosity about using AI tools such as ChatGPT and prospecting tools such as Apollo
What We Do
The Sales Centre is an outsourcing agency that helps businesses grow through outsourced sales, marketing, and customer-support services. It provides skilled South African professionals and tailored teams for lead generation, qualification, sales follow-up, customer support and retention, social-media management, email marketing, CRM setup, administration, and related operational support. Its model combines flexible staffing with performance tracking, automation, and execution for growing companies.
