Business Development Associate

Workplace Elements • Denver, CO

8d • $65,000 - $75,000 • Onsite

About The Position

We are inspired Placemakers who enhance the built environment with a focus on brand and culture. Across multiple studios, Elements provides a comprehensive portfolio of products and services for the interior built environment. We combine our interiors expertise with construction capability and the collaborative, cross-functional process of human-centered design. This holistic approach to the built environment creates a seamless experience and exceptional results for our clients. This position is with our studio, 3d-identity: visual storytellers, dedicated to amplifying brands through meaningful design, immersive experiences, and authentic connections that resonate with people and celebrate culture. As a Business Development Associate in our 3d-identity studio, you’ll play a key role in growing our client base across the Denver market. You’ll split your time between partnering with our business development team on deals already in motion and finding new relationships of your own. Your days will be a mix of writing proposals, building fee estimates, joining client meetings and site visits, keeping our pipeline on track, and networking around town. It’s a great fit for a self-starter who wants real ownership, hands-on experience across the full sales cycle, and a place to build their BD career.

Requirements

• 2-4 years of experience in coordination, estimating, proposals, marketing, or business development support.
• Architecture, design, construction, or related industry experience is preferred, and environmental graphic design (EGD) experience is a huge plus.
• A hunter at heart who takes initiative to find new business and build relationships, with experience or interest in community involvement and professional groups.
• Solid business and financial sense. You understand how pipeline, revenue, margin, and conversion rates connect, what makes an opportunity worth pursuing, and how to build and interpret cost estimates and budgets. Exposure to preconstruction or fee development is a plus.
• A strong communicator who writes clear, persuasive narratives and brings a confident, professional presence to client conversations, with a willingness to observe, learn, and eventually lead them.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the time management skills to juggle multiple deadlines and balance team pursuits with your own leads.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and change. You work well independently, welcome coaching, and know when to run with something on your own and when to bring in a teammate.
• Proficiency with CRM platforms, Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and AI tools, using them to keep data accurate and work more efficiently. Experience with NetSuite or InDesign is a bonus.
• A bachelor’s degree isn’t required, and we weigh relevant experience equally.

Nice To Haves

• Environmental graphic design (EGD) experience
• Experience with NetSuite or InDesign

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of active pursuits, from setting timelines and coordinating contributors to preparing agendas, materials, and follow-up for client and internal meetings.
• Lead proposals and RFP responses from brainstorming in Miro to final submission, bringing in input from designers and project managers on larger bids. Proposal quality and conversion are key measures of success.
• Develop and recommend project scopes and fee estimates based on client needs, complexity, and risk, and capture lessons from each closed pursuit to sharpen future pricing.
• Research and qualify new leads through industry events, referrals, LinkedIn, and AI-powered tools, uncovering new work before it comes to us.
• Represent 3d-identity at industry associations and local events, and serve as the go-to contact for select accounts as those relationships grow.
• Stay on top of active and upcoming projects in the local market, sharing insights that help shape where the studio focuses next.
• Keep NetSuite current (stage, next steps, contacts, pricing), flag at-risk pursuits, and contribute to forecasting and pipeline reviews, including recommending which of your own leads deserve more investment.
• Collaborate with sellers across Elements in weekly BD meetings, spotting clients who could benefit from more than one studio.
• Coordinate kickoff for new wins and hand them off smoothly to the team delivering the work.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans
• Profit Sharing
• Downtown Parking
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Family Medical Leave
• Career Development and Advancement: We offer ongoing training, mentoring, and clear, defined paths for promotion to support your long-term career growth with us.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed