Head of Business Development & Strategy

Work type
24 to 32 hours/week
Work Type
Full-time
Location
Wellington
Duration
3 months
Start date
Based on Availability
Head of Business Development & Strategy

Essential Skills

Roles We Often Hire For

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Strategy

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Networking

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Business Development

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Innovation

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Leadership

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Technology

About The Role

As the Head of Business Development & Strategy at Psychoactive Studios, you will be responsible for identifying and pursuing new business opportunities with reputable businesses and organisations around the world who want to push the boundaries of the web. You will work intimately with both the Psychoactive team and prospective clients to create and pitch strategically driven and innovative project proposals. You'll be a storyteller at heart who is able to connect with the heart and minds of our clients, helping to bring their vision to life through a digital medium.

Key Responsibilities

  • Identify and pursue new business opportunities, including prospecting, and networking and reengaging with with existing and prospective clients
  • Manage the sales pipeline, lead negotiations and closing of deals
  • Develop and maintain positive relationships with key decision-makers and stakeholders in target markets and client organisations
  • Collaborate with the agency's creative and design teams to develop proposals and pitch materials
  • Develop strategic partnerships and alliances with large ad agencies in order to work with bigger brands on large budget projects

Requirements

  • Experience working in business development, sales, marketing, strategy or creative director role
  • Experience working in a tech or creative industries
  • Strong understanding of web design and digital marketing trends, technologies, and best practices
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with clients and partners
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Willingness to travel as required

Previous Intern Work

WWWeb3

By

Josh Waay

"Web3" offers a sleek exploration of the internet's evolution towards a blockchain-based framework, enhancing user control and security. With minimalist design and interactive elements, the site demystifies cryptocurrencies, smart contracts, and more.

WWWeb3

WWWeb3

By

Josh Waay

"Web3" offers a sleek exploration of the internet's evolution towards a blockchain-based framework, enhancing user control and security. With minimalist design and interactive elements, the site demystifies cryptocurrencies, smart contracts, and more.

WWWeb3

Frogo Sapiens

By

Zhenya Nagornaya

Explore our intern's project, Frogo Sapiens, where web brutalism meets playful branding for a frog sneaker brand. Bold, animated, and interactive - this website design showcases innovative skills learned and applied with cutting-edge tools like Webflow and Rive.

Frogo Sapiens

Feathered Friends

By

Tanner Latham

Dive into "Feathered Friends," where Tanner Latham's original bird illustrations become NFTs to champion New Zealand's bird conservation. Each purchase supports the fight against endangerment, directly funding pest control and protection efforts.

Feathered Friends

Filter Bread

By

Laura Garcia

Immerse yourself in "Filter Bread," where psychedelic hues meet dynamic design. This intern-designed experience boasts parallax images and vivid hover effects, encapsulating the essence of William Hillstead's artistry. It's a unique portal into his persona showcasing custom merch and video artistry.

Filter Bread

Mohasky

By

Kunyang Ji

Discover "Mohasky," a visionary project by intern Kunyang Ji, that redefines cannabis online retail and education. This conceptual brand merges modern, minimalistic design with a commitment to ethical service, offering organic products, expert consultations, and doorstep delivery.

Mohasky

Before Applying

Before applying for any role at Psychoactive®, we ask candidates to familiarise themselves with the skills listed below. It is our expectation you have experience with the fundamentals your role revolves around, and understand where your contribution fits in with the following pillars of our work.

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Familiar with fundamental web design principles & systems

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Innate understanding of prototyping tools such as Figma

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Experience coding with HTML, CSS & Javascript

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Webflow project to showcase (Webflow Certification is a bonus)

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Ability to write design & development documentation

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Capability to work both in a team and independently

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Details

Important information to know before submitting your application.

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Submitting Your Application

Before sending us your portfolio, please ensure you have familiarised yourself with the skills listed above.

After first reaching out, if we think your portfolio and skillset is adaptable to our ecosystem we’ll connect you with one of our senior salamanders for further assessment. 

On approval, you’ll meet with our Managing Director to discuss your intentions for the internship in more detail and together begin to formulate a plan. 

You’ll then be tasked with creating a proposal that outlines the project background, challenge, general objective, and timelines.

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Project Proposal

Your project should align with both Psychoactive’s vision and your personal interests, challenging you to create a magnum opus that we can all celebrate and benefit from together.

Examples of areas and industries that Psychoactive are interested in include:

  • Blockchain
  • WebGL
  • Storytelling
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Mentorship

You’ll be assigned a mentor(s) who’ll guide you through our production process, paddling with you every stroke of the way. But, please bear in mind that we won’t be tadpole-sitting you. It will be your sole responsibility to work independently and ensure that you complete the project on time and to our expectations.

Throughout this project you’ll treat Psychoactive as your client. This is a great opportunity for you to experience the client setting without the risk or pressure of a real life client relationship.

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Resources

For the eager toads who want to put their best webbed foot forward, check out our link of resources, which will be useful for you to get familiar with before starting your internship.

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Funding

A small amount of frog funding may be provided to assist with your snail travel and essential costs related to the internship. More information around funding will be provided after initial candidate screening.

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Disclaimer

Anything that you invent, develop, create or make as part of your internship is the intellectual property of Psychoactive Studios. You’ll be credited as being the primary contributor to the project and you can use it on your own portfolio. 

Once you’ve developed your website we’ll host it on Psychoactive’s account. 

Hiring after the internship is not guaranteed and is based on your performance, cultural fit, ability to catch flies, and Psychoactive’s availability.

The Juicy Benefits

Our client’s success starts with your own. Here are just some of the things you’ll get from working with us.

An Insane Portfolio 

Work on the projects you dream of. As part of a creative team, delivering mesmerizing web products and experiences that you're proud of contributing to.

Personal & Career Growth

Just like metamorphosis inspires client projects, we want our team to continuously evolve their own skills too. We encourage a healthy balance for our team, and promote personal development that can aid in both work and personal pursuits.

Responsibility & Autonomy

Find what fuels your curiosity and have a say in where you would like to go. Play an integral role in the company’s vision and direction.

Diversity

Our amphibians spawn from all over the world. We come in all kinds of shapes, sizes, colours and attributes. United by our shared ethos; innovation, mastery, communication and passion, each and every project we work on is unique. Evolving at the cutting edge of technology, no two days are the same.

The Best Working Environment

Our team is filled with a bunch of talented, world class, caring people who want to continue to grow and thrive. With a sunny, plant infused office located in the centre of Wellington’s bustling Cuba street, our space is a hub of activity that facilitates work and play.

World-Class Projects

Work on the projects of your wildest dreams with the opportunity to achieve international recognition. As part of a talented and creative team, you’ll deliver mesmerising web products and experiences for renowned clients that you’re proud of contributing to.

World-Class Projects

Work on the projects of your wildest dreams with the opportunity to achieve international recognition. As part of a talented and creative team, you’ll deliver mesmerising web products and experiences for renowned clients that you’re proud of contributing to.

World-Class Projects

Work on the projects of your wildest dreams with the opportunity to achieve international recognition. As part of a talented and creative team, you’ll deliver mesmerising web products and experiences for renowned clients that you’re proud of contributing to.

World-Class Projects

Work on the projects of your wildest dreams with the opportunity to achieve international recognition. As part of a talented and creative team, you’ll deliver mesmerising web products and experiences for renowned clients that you’re proud of contributing to.

World-Class Projects

Work on the projects of your wildest dreams with the opportunity to achieve international recognition. As part of a talented and creative team, you’ll deliver mesmerising web products and experiences for renowned clients that you’re proud of contributing to.

World-Class Projects

Work on the projects of your wildest dreams with the opportunity to achieve international recognition. As part of a talented and creative team, you’ll deliver mesmerising web products and experiences for renowned clients that you’re proud of contributing to.

World-Class Projects

Work on the projects of your wildest dreams with the opportunity to achieve international recognition. As part of a talented and creative team, you’ll deliver mesmerising web products and experiences for renowned clients that you’re proud of contributing to.

Personal & Career Growth

Just like metamorphosis inspires client projects, our team continuously evolves too. Surrounded by inspiring and experienced mentors, we encourage a healthy work-life balance and promote development through challenging projects and personal pursuits.

Responsibility and Autonomy

You’ll be a pioneer of your work who sets a leading example in communication, trust, and accountability with our team and clients. Find what fuels your curiosity and take charge of your career pathway and play an integral role in Psychoactive’s vision and direction.

Diversity

Our amphibians spawn from all over the world and inhibit a range of shapes, sizes, colours and attributes. Evolving at the cutting edge of technology, each and every project we work on is bespoke. Everyday offers a unique set of challenges.

Dream Working Environment

Our sunny, plant infused workspace in the centre of Wellington’s bustling Cuba Street facilitates work and play with many networking and team bonding activities. You’ll also grow and thrive through our flexible hours, remote working opportunities, and travel incentives.

Crypto Payroll

Opt in option to receive a portion of your fortnightly PAYE in the crypto currency of your choice. We want to provide you with an opportunity to set yourself up with generational wealth and to learn more about the crypto technology that we work on with many of our clients.

Production Process

The 3 month internship will take you through Psychoactive’s entire production process from project pitch, strategy, design, development, and deployment.

All of our internships are run with a similar structure, but with a specific focus on the area of expertise that you want to grow your weird little limbs into. For example, a production internship may be focused on written communication, design on UI and UX, and development on complex Webflow and WebGL integrations.

Throughout the internship you’ll document your project process through Slack. This will prepare you with the necessary literacy skills to effectively communicate with both internal and external project stakeholders.

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Branding & Strategy

All good web projects are built from strong strategic and brand foundations. You’ll start your internship with discovery sessions, obtaining the information required to produce a brand strategy, brand guidelines, brand collateral, brand logo, website wireframes and even your own website content.

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Design

Moving into the design phase, you’ll begin transforming your brand & web strategy into beautiful, highly considered web designs. Colours, imagery, and graphical elements are used to bring your project to life. As a design, experience and interaction focused agency, we’ll expect you to have a keen eye for detail.

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Development

Although our studio specialises in both Webflow and custom code development, most interns will develop using Webflow, helping to reinforce HTML, CSS, and Javascript principles. Within Webflow there are endless possibilities to explore animation and interactions.

Join Us

If you are a highly motivated and results-oriented professional with a passion for creative web design and development, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Whatever position you're applying for, a portfolio of your work will help greatly. Best designs are shown, not told.If you think you have something to contribute to our studio, we encourage you to get in touch with us. Our search for new team members is about finding the right fit, not a paper perfect candidate.

Have you read through the internship position details, are confident that you meet the prerequisites outlined on the careers page, and have a portfolio that you’re ready to share with us? We’d love to have you join our amphibious family!