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📍 Location : Columbia, MD | 📅 Schedule : Full-Time

💰 Position : Business Development Associate – EventEQ | Pay Range : $60,146 – $72,465 / year + sales-based commission

🎯 Business Development Associate | Build Relationships. Create Opportunity. Grow the Event Experience.

At EventEQ , we power meaningful event experiences through collaboration, creativity, and cutting-edge audiovisual technology. As part of the Entertainment Technology Partners family, we support corporate meetings, conferences, and live events nationwide—delivering world-class results for our clients.

We’re searching for a driven Business Development Associate who is passionate about prospecting, networking, and uncovering new opportunities. In this role, you’ll expand EventEQ’s footprint in the local market by building relationships, identifying leads, and helping convert opportunities into revenue.

🧠 What You’ll Be Doing

As a Business Development Associate, you’ll be focused on growing the business, strengthening partnerships, and creating new pathways for EventEQ to win work.

✅ Prospecting & Research – Identify, research, and develop new business opportunities

✅ Market Presence – Strengthen EventEQ’s visibility through outreach, networking, and association involvement

✅ Client Relationship Building – Initiate, grow, and maintain client relationships while supporting long-term partnerships

✅ Collaboration – Work alongside Account Executives and Account Reps throughout the client engagement lifecycle

✅ Industry Awareness – Stay informed on market trends, competitors, and client needs to guide strategy

✅ Growth Planning – Track opportunities, pursue leads through closure, and support revenue targets

✅ Market Intelligence Sharing – Provide timely insights on competitors, customers, and opportunities

✅ Additional Duties – Represent EventEQ and support business development efforts as needed

🛠️ Skills and Competencies

Strong business acumen and decision-making abilities

Clear, confident communicator and active listener

Motivated self-starter with initiative and a hunter mentality

Ability to articulate technical solutions in a way clients understand

Skilled at uncovering opportunities through research, cold outreach, and networking

📌 Qualifications

1–3 years business development experience

1–3 years experience in AV, events, hospitality, or related industry

Understanding of the sales cycle and lead-generation strategies

⚡ Physical Demands & Working Conditions

This role involves both office work and on-site client / venue interaction :

Office, warehouse, and event venue environments

Occasional lifting up to 25 lbs.

Travel up to 50%

💡 Why Join Us?

Play a key role in expanding EventEQ’s market presence

Support exciting live events and high-profile clients

Collaborative culture with room to grow

Competitive salary + sales-based commission and full benefits package (medical / dental / vision, 401(k), PTO, and more)

EventEQ is a Tobacco-Free and Drug-Free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer. We participate in E-Verify and comply with all applicable leave laws, including the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

📩 Ready to open doors and grow a brand that creates unforgettable experiences? Apply now and take your career Beyond Technology with EventEQ!