New Business Manager

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New Business Manager at We Are Era is an onsite Amsterdam role focused on building new commercial relationships and turning them into lasting collaborations. You will proactively identify brands, expand a relevant network, create momentum, and work with strategy, creative and production to craft strong proposals while managing your pipeline and priorities. The ideal candidate relishes opening doors, stays persistent when progress is slow, takes ownership, communicates openly, and thrives with autonomy. Fluency in Dutch and professional English is required. How to apply: tailor your CV to show concrete wins in new business, provide measurable pipeline results, and explain why you want to help Era grow with the right clients across Europe.

New Business Manager

About the Role

We Are Era is growing, but not by coincidence. 

We work with brands that want to be culturally relevant, not just visible. That means our commercial team does not wait for briefs to come in. In this team, we create momentum, open doors and turn new relationships into long-term collaborations. To accelerate that growth, we are looking for a New Business Manager who is hungry to build, learns fast and wants to prove themselves in a commercial role with real responsibility. This role exists because we want to grow deliberately, with the right clients, the right deals and the right people. 

Your Tasks

As New Business Manager you focus on building new commercial relationships and developing them into strong, long-term collaborations. You will be responsible for: 

• Proactively identifying and approaching new brands and partners
• Building and maintaining a strong, relevant commercial network
• Creating momentum by opening conversations, spotting opportunities and following up
• Working closely with strategy, creative and production teams to develop strong proposals
• Contributing to pitches with a commercial mindset, not operating in isolation
• Managing your pipeline, priorities and time in a professional way
• You’re not expected to have all the answers, but you’ll be encouraged to take initiative and help drive progress

Your Profile

• You get energy from opening doors, not from waiting around.
• You understand that success in new business starts with persistence, even when not every door opens immediately
• You take ownership of your week, your pipeline and your results
• You would rather pursue one meaningful opportunity than ten small distractions
• You are comfortable being visible, approachable and part of the conversation
• You know you still have a lot to learn and that motivates you 
• You speak Dutch (Fluent) and English (Professional)
• You enjoy working with a high level of autonomy and like having a real impact.

About We Are Era 

We Are Era is a full-service social agency. With offices in Amsterdam, Antwerp, Berlin, Cologne, Münster, Milan, Paris and Stockholm, we work every day on tailor-made solutions for some of the most exciting brands out there. We operate at the intersection of social content, talent management, brand activations and community marketing. What does that mean in practice? At We Are Era, we connect brands with the right audiences by creating brand stories that not only deserve attention, but actually stick. In the world of social, everything moves fast. Very fast. Brands therefore need a partner that brings stability to the chaos. With deep expertise in social content strategy, influencer campaigns and brand activations, we provide brands with clarity, confidence and trust in the world of social and community marketing. From YouTube to TikTok, from branded content to influencer marketing, from short-form to long-form: We Are Era is the shortest route to every community. 

What do we Offer

• A competitive, market-aligned salary with room to grow
• A full-time role with real responsibility and a steep learning curve
• Hybrid working and flexibility where it makes sense
• The opportunity to grow within a European agency network
• A team that values initiative, ownership and honesty
• Regular team moments, events and a great working environment