As a kid you probably visited Walt Disney World in Florida and had a great time cheese-ing with Mickey and his friends. The carefully crafted experience you had then has now been expanded to include not only other locations like Paris and California, but also new rides and different characters. Many of these changes and additions have come about because of people working in business development for Disney. These folks concentrate solely on business strategy and research to recommend ways to help grow businesses.
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A career in business development involves developing various aspects of a business to take it to the next level. To do this, a business development associate researches new types of business, products, and services with an emphasis on identifying gaps in the needs of potential clients. While you’ll often focus on growth, sometimes you’ll find that the optimal strategy might mean downsizing an activity in a certain market. In many cases you’d work with the marketing and sales departments within a company to attract new customers or penetrate existing markets.
During a typical day, some tasks of a business development associate would include:
These tasks involve a lot of reading, talking with people, and math. To make decisions you’d work across teams discussing options with executives. You might also be responsible for contacting potential new customers, which could involve a bit of travel.
A Business Development Associate makes about $29,000-$90,000 per year and earns $46,500 on average. Beyond that you can go on to become a Business Development Manager ($41,000-$144,000), a Vice President of Business Development ($80,000-$279,000), or a Business Development Director ($57,000-$202,000).
Here are some hot spots for business development:
To be in business development you’ll need a bachelor’s degree. You’d also need an MBA to secure the best positions. Beyond that, you’ll need great interpersonal skills, the ability to communicate effectively, and the ability to think strategically.
If business development still sounds like your cup of tea, here are a few things you should do to get started.
| Job Title | Location |
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| Marketing Intern | Herndon, VA |
| PHP/Python & Database Developer | Herndon, VA |
| Outside Sales-Well funded Internet Startup (Online Ad Sales) | Herndon, VA |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Community Advocate Intern | Westminster, CO |
| Publisher Relations Account Coordinator | Westminster, CO |
| Inventory Operations Account Coordinator | Westminster, CO |
| Software Developer | Westminster, CO |
| Product Manager | Westminster, CO |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Process Technician | Springfield, MA |
| RTB Product Manger | San Francisco, CA |
| Big Data Expert | Austin, TX |
| Advanced Manufacturing Engineer | Grand Rapids, MI |
| Reliability Technician I | Charlotte, NC |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| RESERVATIONIST / RECEPTIONIST - PART TIME | Ronks, PA |
| Sales Executive | Seattle, WA |
| Intern - Next Generation Development | Los Angeles, CA |
| PT / PHYSICAL THERAPIST | Coatesville, PA |
| Server - Houston Maggiano's | Houston, TX |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| LA Copywriting Intern | Los Angeles, CA |
| Marketing Intern | Chicago, IL |
| Graphic Design Intern | Chicago, IL |
| Content and Copywriting Intern | Chicago, IL |
| Web Application Designer | Chicago, IL |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Merchandiser-14 hrs month | Glendale, AZ |
| Mechanical Designer | Apex, NC |
| student athlete-business development-Sporting Industry | Dundee, MI |
| Information Technology (IT) Consultant | Arlington, VA |
| Solutions Architect - Datacenter | Norcross, GA |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Copywriter | Detroit, MI |
| Copywriter | Detroit, MI |
| Research Assistant | Santa Clara, CA |
| Research Assistant | Santa Clara, CA |
| Creative Intern | Detroit, MI |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Global Production Planning & SAP Analyst | Barrington, NJ |
| Temporary Associate Buyer | Barrington, NJ |
| Web Application Developer | Barrington, NJ |
| Information Security Manager Job | Santa Monica, CA |
| Director of Training & Development, Dealer Initiatives Job | Santa Monica, CA |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Associate/Intern, Business Development | Evanston, IL |
| Intern, Marketing & PR | Evanston, IL |
| Sales / Marketing Executive | Savannah, GA |
| Associate, Sales | Chicago, IL |
| Associate, Client Management | Chicago, IL |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Marketing Specialist (Miami, FL) | Miami, FL |
| Investment Banking Analyst Position | Palo Alto, CA |
| Senior Research Analyst | Purchase, NY |
| Business Development Assistant | New York, NY |
| Associate or AVP (depending on experience), Marketing Programs & Collateral | Los Angeles, CA |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Senior Quality Assurance Engineer | Washington, DC |
| Designer | Washington, DC |
| Software Engineer | Washington, DC |
| Senior Software Engineer | Washington, DC |
| Product Manager, Mobile | Washington, DC |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Activation Specialist Intern | St. Louis, MO |
| Business Development Intern | St. Louis, MO |
| Digital Media Strategist | St. Louis, MO |
| Community Manager Intern | St. Louis, MO |
| Product Manager | St. Louis, MO |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Senior Creative Designer | Seattle, WA |
| Administrative Assistant | Seattle, WA |
| Accounting Assistant | Seattle, WA |
| Digital Production Assistant (North America & Amsterdam) | Seattle, WA |
| Market Development Representative (North America & Amsterdam) | Seattle, WA |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Project Manager | Boston, MA |
| Speech Therapist (Home Health) | Winter Haven, FL |
| Physical Therapist & Physical Therapy Assistant (PT & PTA Home Health) | Spring Hill, FL |
| Oracle Consultant | Denver, CO |
| Technology Consulting Public Sector Oracle Data Conversion Sr Assoc | McLean, VA |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Director Risk Management Strategic Marketing | Minneapolis, MN |
| Marketing Coordinator | Mesa, AZ |
| Marketing Data Strategist and Account Lead | San Mateo, CA |
| Software Developer | Plano, TX |
| Senior Manager, Power and Energy Society Marketing, Communications, & Membership (E3695) Technical Activities | Piscataway, NJ |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Regional Account Director - Dayton, OH | Cincinnati, OH |
| Regional Account Director | Dayton, OH |
| Communications Coordinator | Centennial, CO |
| Human Resources Specialist | Centennial, CO |
| Research Analyst | New York, NY |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Online Marketing Specialist | Westlake Village, CA |
| Online Sales/Customer Service | Clarksville, IN |
| Financial Analyst – Risk Management – Banking | Fitchburg, WI |
| Retail Inventory Auditor | Denver, CO |
| Teller- Customer Service Rep | Fort Worth, TX |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Digital Media Encoder-freelance | Stamford, CT |
| Coord Production-New Content(Freelance) | New York, NY |
| Marketing Specialist/Webmaster (Freelance) | New York, NY |
| International Format Producer(Freelance) | New York, NY |
| Taxonomist | Stamford, CT |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Hispanic Leadership Network - Summer Term | Washington, DC |
| Undergraduate Academic Advisor | Anchorage, AK |
| Residence Hall Coordinator (Student Services Professional II), R (5034) | San Diego, CA |
| Citizenship and Immigration Intern | New Jersey |
| Director Translational Development | San Francisco, CA |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Director, Learning Design | Chicago, IL |
| Senior UX - Interaction Designer | Chicago, IL |
| Inside Sales Representative | Chicago, IL |
| Field Representative | Chicago, IL |
| Software Engineer Intern | Chicago, IL |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Business to Business Sales | Mesa, AZ |
| Home Based Telemarketing | Phoenix, AZ |
| Inventory Lead | Pharr, TX |
| REGISTERED NURSE/ LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE | Lecanto, FL |
| Open House! Sales Associates / Management Trainees | Citrus Heights, CA |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Brand Strategy Internship | New York, NY |
| Marketing/PR specialist for Social-eCommerce Startup | New York, NY |
| Biz-Dev/ Sales specialist for Sports Entertainment, Fashion, and Ecommerce | New York, NY |
| Support Engineer in NYC Lower East Side Office | New York, NY |
| Business Development Internship (Paid) | New York, NY |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Board Member | Washington, DC |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Project Manager | Chicago, IL |
| Product Marketing Sr. Specialist | Boston, MA |
| User Experience Designer (with visual design expertise) | Boston, MA |
| Buisness Development Manager DemandSMART - Toledo - OH | Toledo, OH |
| Business Development Manager - DemandSMART - Memphis, TN | Memphis, TN |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Vice President, Data Sciences & Analytics | Mountain View, CA |
| Senior Economist | Reston, VA |
| Senior Technical Lead - Morningstar.com | Chicago, IL |
| Assistant Principal Theraputic Day School | Chicago, IL |
| Principal Therapeutic Day School | Chicago, IL |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Career Agency Sales Assistant – Non Exempt | Mesa, AZ |
| Case Manager for Elders | Springfield, VT |
| Inside Sales Representative | Leawood, KS |
| AVP Enterprise Architecture, Commercial Markets P&C Lead | Windsor, CT |
| Senior Strategic Planner | Irving, TX |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| DBA / System Administrator | San Francisco, CA |
| Administrative & Research Assistant | West Palm Beach, FL |
| IT Administrator Job | Fremont, CA |
| Marketing Intern | Tustin, CA |
| Sales and Marketing Representative | Hazel Park, MI |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Client Success Intern | New York, NY |
| Market Development Associate | New York, NY |
| Visual Communications Designer | New York, NY |
| Senior Analyst | New York, NY |
| Client Solutions Specialist | New York, NY |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Marketing Intern | San Francisco, CA |
| Become a Tout Happiness Officer | San Francisco, CA |
| Join the ToutApp team as our Front-End Engineer | San Francisco, CA |
| Inside Sales/Account Exec Role | San Francisco, CA |
| Software Engineer at seriously fun 6-person revenue generating B2B startup | San Francisco, CA |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Senior Game Programmer | New York, NY |
| Game Research Assistant | New York, NY |
| Creative Director | New York, NY |
| Director of Product Marketing | New York, NY |
| Games for Windows Production Intern | New York, NY |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Sr. DBA Engineer-Vertica and MySql | New York, NY |
| Software Engineer | New York, NY |
| Mobile Account Manager | New York, NY |
| Sr. Software Engineer- Data Developer (Java/Python) | New York, NY |
| Search Marketing Analyst | New York, NY |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Marketing Intern | Santa Monica, CA |
| Venue Acquisition Internship -Chicago Start up | Chicago, IL |
| Sales Representative | Santa Monica, CA |
| Front End Developer | Santa Monica, CA |
| Sales Internship | Santa Monica, CA |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Email Marketing Analyst | Chicago, IL |
| SEO Director | Chicago, IL |
| Director/Sr. Manager of Business Development | Chicago, IL |
| Office Manager | Chicago, IL |
| Email Marketing Analyst (Sports Marketing/Sales) | Chicago, IL |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Sales Specialist All-Star | New York, NY |
| Lead UI Designer Developer | Washington, DC |
| Inbound Marketing Manager | New York, NY |
| Freelance UI Designer / Developer | New York, NY |
| LeagueApps Business Internship | New York, NY |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Digital Media Strategist | Blacksburg, VA |
| Sales Operations Manager (SaaS) | Los Angeles, CA |
| Salesforce/Systems Innovator | Sarasota, FL |
| Director, Relationship Marketing & CRM | Belmont, CA |
| Marketing Manager | Fairway, KS |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Senior Business Development Executive | New York, NY |
| Senior Account Manager | New York, NY |
| Senior UX Designer | New York, NY |
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