Commercial Development Officer

May Publishing Limited is a research, knowledge management and publishing firm, which has continued to pursue remarkable heights in the production, management and preservation of knowledge, in scholarly and strategic research and publishing, and in the development of high standards in literacy and learning through general interest works. With its excellent research-oriented publications and professionally articulated compendiums of biographies, autobiographies, corporate histories, and scholarly literatures, it has been distinguished for and committed to the digital documentation of knowledge and information that are essential to the high value-orientation and development of society. Through its cutting-edge research, professional editorial processes, and unique methods of harnessing and producing audience-compelling narratives, the firm has been assigned world-class projects from top-class individuals, corporate entities, and other states institutions, the depth of which has been attested by readers as appealing, engaging and significant to human, social and corporate development.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Commercial Development Officer

Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The Commercial Development Officer will be responsible for generating new business, acquiring clients, developing commercial relationships, and supporting revenue growth for May Publishing.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and engage prospective clients.
• Generate leads and convert prospects into clients.
• Conduct client consultations and presentations.
• Prepare proposals and quotations.
• Develop client and referral relationships.
• Identify high-value publishing opportunities.

Ideal Candidate:

• A confident professional with strong communication, sales, networking, negotiation, and relationship-management skills.