Business Growth & Strategy Associate

About the Role

Green Mushroom Creative is seeking a smart, ambitious, and articulate Business Growth & Strategy Associate to join their team. This role is for an individual who thinks like a marketer, communicates like a business leader, and is curious about brand growth. The company works with brands in hospitality, food & beverage, lifestyle, and other consumer-facing industries. This is not a conventional sales job; the focus is on understanding businesses, recognizing opportunities, thinking creatively, and engaging in meaningful conversations with business owners and decision-makers.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and connect with potential clients in Bangalore, focusing on restaurants, breweries, pubs, cafés, hotels, and hospitality groups.
• Understand a brand's business model, target audience, positioning, and marketing challenges.
• Research brands and identify opportunities for Green Mushroom Creative to add value.
• Develop customized pitches and marketing proposals in collaboration with creative and strategy teams.
• Attend client meetings, present ideas, and confidently represent the agency.
• Build relationships with founders, restaurant owners, marketing heads, and decision-makers.
• Generate new business opportunities and convert prospects into paying clients.
• Follow up on leads, manage the sales pipeline, and work towards revenue targets.
• Stay updated on new restaurant launches, hospitality trends, consumer behavior, and marketing innovations.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Genuine understanding of social media, branding, advertising, and digital marketing.
• Excellent spoken and written English.
• Kannada and Hindi are advantageous.
• Confidence, articulacy, and presentability, with comfort in interacting with business owners.
• Curiosity to follow brands, campaigns, consumer trends, and city happenings.
• Ability to think on feet, ask intelligent questions, and hold a business conversation.
• Self-starter attitude, ownership, and a hunger to learn and grow.

Qualifications

• A fresher or someone with up to one year of experience.
• A graduate in Marketing, Business Administration, Mass Communication, Advertising, or a related field.

What Makes This Opportunity Different

• Direct work with the co-founder and leadership team.
• Learning how an advertising agency acquires, pitches, and manages clients.
• Exposure to real business meetings, marketing strategies, and brand-building exercises.
• Opportunity to build relationships with exciting hospitality businesses in Bangalore.
• Development of skills in marketing, strategy, negotiation, and business development.

Location

• Bangalore | In-person role with client meetings across the city.

Compensation

• Fixed salary + performance-linked incentives.

Application Process

Interested candidates should send their CV along with a short note answering: "If you were walking into a restaurant that has great food but poor brand visibility and inconsistent footfall, what three marketing opportunities would you identify for that business?"

Email: [email protected]

Subject: Application – Business Growth & Strategy Associate