Posted 2 months ago
Business Development Manager
@ SadFish Inc.
Remote in Canada
Overview
SadFish Inc. is hiring a Business Development Manager on a freelance contract to grow its animation services business in North America. The role owns the full sales process, builds a pipeline through lead generation and trade shows, and reports to the managing partner. Candidates must have an existing animation industry contact network and be based in Canada or the USA, starting October 2026.
Pay:
$20 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Generate business within the North American animation industry
- Build and maintain a healthy sales pipeline
- Own the sales process from start to finish
- Develop long-lasting client relationships
- Identify emerging markets and trends
Requirements summary:
- 2+ years of sales or business development experience
- Track record of meeting and exceeding targets
- Existing network of animation industry contacts
- Strong verbal and written English communication
- Self-starter who works independently
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · breezy
- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-13
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-16
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Sales |
| Experience | 2+ years |
| Travel | air: moderate |
| Work setting | Office, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
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SadFish Inc.
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An independent animation studio operating as a collective with the simple goal of creating great entertainment.
Full company description
Animation & Social Media Management Studio
- LinkedIn followers
- 45,081
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 41
- Other recorded names
- SadFish Inc.
- Sadfish
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
Animation & Social Media Management Studio
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Animation and Post-production |
| Company size | 11-50 employees |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 4 |
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Sadfish is looking for an experienced Business Development Manager to help grow the company’s service business.
The ideal candidate should be ambitious, creative and results-oriented. You will be responsible for crafting a sales plan, developing and maintaining a healthy pipeline and consistently delivering results. The candidate will report directly to the company’s managing partner.
The candidate must have experience in the animation industry, and come armed with their own contact list of potential clients including producers, studios, networks and more.
Responsibilities:
- Generating business within the North American animation industry.
- Build and maintain a healthy sales pipeline with lead generation activities, client meetings, trade shows, presentations, etc
- Work collaboratively with the production teams
- Develop strong, long-lasting relationships with our clients and prospects
- Own the sales process from start to finish
- Identify emerging markets and market trends while staying up to date on industry developments
- Develop and share regular reporting and plans with the executive team
Requirements
- You have 2+ years of Sales/Business Development experience
- You have a successful track record as an individual sales contributor that consistently meets and exceeds targets
- You excel working independently and within a collaborative environment
- You demonstrate the ability to communicate, present and influence people
- You are a self-starter
- You possess strong verbal and written communication skills in English
- An existing network of contacts in the animation industry is required
Contract
This is currently a freelance contract, focused on sales. Please note, in order to qualify the following must apply to you:
- Position to start October 2026
- Based in Canada or the USA
- Have an existing network of contacts in the animation industry
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