Business Development Associate jobs

Join a growing digital agency group

We're looking for an ambitious Sales Development Representative (SDR) / Business Development Representative (BDR) to help drive the next stage of growth across our business.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone with 1–3 years' experience in sales, business development or lead generation who is looking to develop a long-term career in B2B sales.

You'll work closely with our leadership team to identify opportunities, build relationships with prospective clients and generate high-quality meetings for our senior team. If you're naturally curious, commercially minded and enjoy opening doors, we'd love to hear from you.

About Us

The role supports three specialist businesses:

• Kooba – An award-winning digital experience agency specialising in strategy, UX, design, web development and AI visibility.
• AccessPoint – A digital accessibility consultancy helping organisations build inclusive digital experiences.
• kō – Our brand strategy and creative design consultancy.

Together, we partner with organisations across healthcare, technology, hospitality, public sector, finance, education and enterprise to deliver exceptional digital experiences.

What You'll Do

• Research and identify prospective clients across target sectors.
• Build targeted prospect lists using LinkedIn, CRM platforms and other sales tools.
• Execute outbound outreach through email, phone, LinkedIn and other channels.
• Qualify opportunities and book meetings for members of our leadership team.
• Nurture prospects through follow-up campaigns.
• Work with marketing to maximise inbound opportunities.
• Maintain accurate CRM records and pipeline reporting.
• Support account-based marketing campaigns.
• Identify partnership and networking opportunities.
• Stay informed on market trends, competitors and emerging opportunities.

What We're Looking For

• 1–3 years' experience in B2B sales, business development or lead generation.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Comfortable speaking with senior decision makers.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
• Self-motivated and proactive.
• Curious about digital, technology, branding or user experience.
• Experience using CRM platforms (HubSpot preferred) is an advantage.
• Experience with LinkedIn Sales Navigator or prospecting tools is desirable.

What Success Looks Like

In this role you'll be measured on:

• Qualified opportunities generated.
• Meetings booked with target organisations.
• Pipeline value created.
• Conversion of opportunities into proposals.
• Contribution to overall business growth.

What We Offer

• Salary of €32,000–€40,000, depending on experience.
• Performance-based bonus.
• Hybrid working.
• Ongoing sales coaching and mentoring from our leadership team.
• Opportunity to work alongside experienced strategists, designers and technical specialists.
• Clear career progression into Business Development Manager or Account Director roles.
• Training budget and professional development opportunities.
• Company pension.
• Regular team events and a collaborative working environment.

Why Join Kooba?

We're one of Ireland's leading digital agencies with over 20 years' experience creating award-winning digital experiences. Our clients include leading organisations across healthcare, hospitality, technology, finance, education and the public sector.

We're ambitious, collaborative and genuinely enjoy what we do. If you're looking for a role where you'll learn quickly, make an impact and help shape the future growth of our business, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply

Send your CV and a short cover note explaining why you're interested in the role.

We're more interested in attitude, curiosity and drive than having every qualification listed above. If this sounds like the next step in your career, we'd encourage you to apply.