M3 Communications is a communications strategy and public affairs advisory focused on clarity, context, and long-term trust.

We work with founders, organizations, and leadership teams navigating moments of scrutiny, transition, or complexity.

We are looking for a Business Development Associate who can identify potential clients, research relevant organizations, and initiate thoughtful outreach that leads to high-quality advisory conversations.

This is not a volume sales role. The focus is on research, credibility, and well-targeted introductions.

Key Responsibilities

1. Client Research & Identification

• Identify founders, organizations, and leadership teams that may benefit from strategic communications advisory.

• Monitor sectors where narrative risk, regulatory attention, or reputation complexity may arise.

• Build a curated pipeline of potential clients aligned with the firm’s advisory focus.

2. Strategic Outreach

• Initiate thoughtful outreach via email, LinkedIn, and warm introductions.

• Communicate the firm’s positioning clearly and credibly.

• Schedule initial discovery conversations with qualified prospects.

3. Relationship Development

• Maintain ongoing relationships with founders, operators, investors, and advisors.

• Nurture conversations that may convert into advisory engagements over time.

• Build a network of referral sources.

4. Market Intelligence

• Track narrative trends in startups, technology, policy, and public discourse.

• Identify moments where organizations may require communications strategy or reputation advisory.

5. CRM & Pipeline Management

• Maintain a structured database of prospects and conversations.

• Track outreach, responses, and follow-ups.

Ideal Candidate Profile

Background

• 1–4 years experience in:

  • Business development

  • consulting

  • public affairs

  • PR advisory

  • venture ecosystem

  • research roles

Skills

• Strong written communication

• Ability to research companies and founders deeply

• Comfortable engaging senior stakeholders

• Curiosity about narratives, media, and reputation

Mindset

• Thoughtful, not transactional

• Research-driven

• Comfortable with long sales cycles

• Values credibility over aggressive selling

Success Metrics

• Number of qualified advisory conversations initiated

• High-quality introductions to founders / organizations

• Pipeline relevance rather than volume

• Conversion into long-term advisory relationships

Tools

• LinkedIn, X & Reddit

• CRM (HubSpot / Notion / Airtable)

• Email outreach platforms

• Market research tools

Why Join M3 Communications

• Exposure to high-level strategic advisory work

• Work directly with founders and leadership teams

• Opportunity to develop expertise in narrative strategy and reputation management

Salary: 3L - 4.5L INR a year