Website:
m-3.ink
Job details:
M3 Communications is a communications strategy and public affairs advisory focused on
clarity, context, and long-term trust.
We work with founders, organizations, and leadership teams navigating
moments of scrutiny, transition, or complexity.
We are looking for a
Business Development Associate who can identify potential clients, research relevant organizations, and initiate thoughtful outreach that leads to high-quality advisory conversations.
This is
not a volume sales role. The focus is on
research, credibility, and well-targeted introductions.
Key Responsibilities
- Client Research & Identification
- Identify founders, organizations, and leadership teams that may benefit from strategic communications advisory.
- Monitor sectors where narrative risk, regulatory attention, or reputation complexity may arise.
- Build a curated pipeline of potential clients aligned with the firm’s advisory focus.
- Strategic Outreach
- Initiate thoughtful outreach via email, LinkedIn, and warm introductions.
- Communicate the firm’s positioning clearly and credibly.
- Schedule initial discovery conversations with qualified prospects.
- Relationship Development
- Maintain ongoing relationships with founders, operators, investors, and advisors.
- Nurture conversations that may convert into advisory engagements over time.
- Build a network of referral sources.
- Market Intelligence
- Track narrative trends in startups, technology, policy, and public discourse.
- Identify moments where organizations may require communications strategy or reputation advisory.
- CRM & Pipeline Management
- Maintain a structured database of prospects and conversations.
- Track outreach, responses, and follow-ups.
Ideal Candidate Profile
Background
- 1–4 years experience in:
- Business development
- consulting
- public affairs
- PR advisory
- venture ecosystem
- research roles
Skills
- Strong written communication
- Ability to research companies and founders deeply
- Comfortable engaging senior stakeholders
- Curiosity about narratives, media, and reputation
Mindset
- Thoughtful, not transactional
- Research-driven
- Comfortable with long sales cycles
- Values credibility over aggressive selling
Success Metrics
- Number of qualified advisory conversations initiated
- High-quality introductions to founders / organizations
- Pipeline relevance rather than volume
- Conversion into long-term advisory relationships
Tools
- LinkedIn, X & Reddit
- CRM (HubSpot / Notion / Airtable)
- Email outreach platforms
- Market research tools
Why Join M3 Communications
- Exposure to high-level strategic advisory work
- Work directly with founders and leadership teams
- Opportunity to develop expertise in narrative strategy and reputation management
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