Business Development Manager
The Post Lounge (Full-time job) Collingwood, Melbourne
2nd September 2026
Business Development ManagerThe Post Lounge
Collingwood, Melbourne
2nd September 2026
The Post Lounge is looking for a well-connected Business Development Manager to grow our work across Melbourne and Victoria. If you already know the producers, post supervisors and agencies shaping screen content in this state, and you want to bring that network to a post house with real craft behind it, we would love to talk.
About The Post Lounge
The Post Lounge is an Australian, independently owned, full-service post production company. We deliver bespoke picture and sound post for film, television, streaming and commercial projects, with a focus on craft excellence, technical innovation and genuine creative collaboration.
With studios in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, and the Gold Coast, we support local and international productions with dailies, editorial rentals, picture and sound post production, broadcast design, VFX, and deliverables. We are known for being approachable, solution-focused and detail-obsessed, while keeping a warm, human studio culture.
The role
Based at our Collingwood studio, you will own new business and client relationships for The Post Lounge across Victoria. This is a sales-focused role: most of your time will be spent out in the market identifying and pursuing new projects and partners, nurturing existing relationships, and making sure The Post Lounge is front-of-mind whenever a production is choosing its post partner.
You will report to our COO and work closely with our Melbourne producers and national leadership on quoting, proposals and pitches. Success looks like a strong, visible pipeline for our Melbourne operation, increasing the share of existing client work, and a widening circle of advocates for the brand across the Victorian screen industry.
What you will do
• Identify and pursue new longform, series, feature, streaming, commercial and unscripted opportunities across Victoria and, where relevant, nationally.
• Build and work a targeted list of priority accounts: production companies, studios, streamers, broadcasters, agencies and key decision-makers.
• Pitch The Post Lounge clearly and confidently, tailoring proposals to client needs, budgets, incentives and schedules.
• Own a portfolio of existing Victorian clients, staying close to their slates so we see opportunities early.
• Host clients at the Collingwood studio for tours, screenings and catch-ups, and hand over smoothly to production once work is awarded.
• Represent The Post Lounge at industry events, markets, festivals and networking functions in Victoria and interstate as required.
• Feed market intelligence back into the business and contribute to case studies, events and sales collateral.
• Keep our CRM accurate and provide concise weekly and monthly pipeline reporting, working with leadership on forecasts and targets.
What you will bring
• Established relationships within the Victorian screen industry. This is essential: we are looking for someone whose network of producers, line producers, post supervisors, agencies and broadcasters is already in place and ready to be activated.
• Experience in the screen industry (film, TV, streaming, post, production or related) in a client-facing or operational role.
• Prior sales, business development or account management experience is highly regarded, but a strong production or post background with a clear aptitude for relationship-based sales will also be considered.
• Solid understanding of post production workflows, terminology and roles.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, and confidence discussing budgets, incentives and scope with clients.
• Competence with CRM tools and comfort working to targets and reporting regularly.
• Willingness to travel within Victoria and interstate as required.
Who you are
Proactive and self-directed, and comfortable working autonomously. Someone who genuinely enjoys meeting people and staying in touch. Commercially minded, with a practical approach to balancing creative ambition and financial reality. Resilient, organised, and reliable on follow-through. And, above all, passionate about screen content and the craft of post production. You should have full working rights in Australia and an Australian driver's licence.
Details
Employment type: Full-time, ongoing, base plus commission
Location: Melbourne (Collingwood), with travel across Victoria and interstate as required
Hours: Standard business hours, with some flexibility for events, screenings and client commitments outside normal hours
Reports to: COO
How to apply
Send your CV in PDF format and a short cover note telling us about your network and the kind of work you would bring to The Post Lounge to [email protected]. We would rather hear how you think than read a formal letter. Applications close 30 September 2026.
The Post Lounge is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to a workplace where everyone can do their best work.
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