Public Relations Business Development Consultant

About ACID

ACID is a partner-led communications consultancy built to help startups and high-growth companies in emerging industries find clarity and earn trust. Through a unique senior-only model, we provide founders and leaders strategic counsel on communications, brand building, and reputation management that moves the needle on business outcomes in an increasingly challenging business landscape.

Why we're hiring

The market has changed. Founders and companies are more cautious, and budgets are heavily scrutinised. AI has flooded the information landscape with inauthentic content, and decision-makers are more selective about who they trust. That also means strong operators who can open doors, qualify properly, and sell senior-level work are increasingly valuable. If you want a role where you learn how to drive revenue, build a real pipeline, and work directly with senior practitioners, this is designed for you.

The role

This is a part-time, commission-only role for a Senior Business Development Consultant. The role will be focused entirely on deal-making and revenue generation, and you'll be responsible for identifying new business opportunities, generating high-quality leads, and turning them into signed contracts. Day-to-day tasks will include prospecting with potential clients, strategic networking, managing your own lead-gen or outreach campaigns, and taking relationships from 0 to close.

The role involves cultivating relationships with a long term view of business development, identifying suitable clients whose values and objectives align with ACID's, and driving the sustainable growth of the consultancy's clientele across markets of interest (Singapore, SEA, North America, Europe, HK, ANZ).

If you have a comms/PR background, or have interest in the space and want to try your hands on the front end of the business cycle, this would be an excellent opportunity for you.

We do not sponsor work visas of any sort.

Who this is for

• Early-career professionals who want to learn and shape revenue generation in a real business instead of being told that AI can do what they have traditionally been hired to do
• Laid-off or transitioning professionals who have strong networks, credibility, or the ability to open doors
• People who can speak comfortably with founders, operators, and senior leaders while being authentic
• Anyone interested in comms, PR, brand, or strategy and willing to learn fast

Who this isn't for

• Anyone looking for a base salary, fixed hours, or a highly structured playbook handed to them
• Anyone uncomfortable with outbound outreach, rejection, or follow-up discipline
• Anyone who needs constant supervision, or who dislikes weekly reporting and proactively taking accountability
• Anyone who requires work visa sponsorship

What you'll need

• A relevant degree in business, communications, marketing, or media/journalism, OR experience in PR, strategic communications, branding, media, or startups.
• Prior experience with B2B sales, partnerships, fundraising, or community-led growth would be a significant advantage.
• A reasonable grasp of new business development and revenue generation, or a strong desire to learn the ropes and master it quickly.
• Excellent command of English (written and spoken).
• Impeccable communication skills and a professional demeanor; confident in representing the ACID brand wherever you are.
• Ability to develop meaningful relationships with senior leaders and C-suites across diverse business backgrounds and cultures.
• An eye for distilling the business needs of prospects quickly and across a variety of settings and industries, and an equal ability to match them with the appropriate strategic or communications solutions and counsel.
• Proven ability to stay on top of regular scheduled reporting and weekly updates while straddling your other professional commitments outside of this role, independently and transparently.
• Meticulous, driven, ambitious, and an independent, critical thinker. You don't let others tell you what works or doesn't, and you bring your own ideas to any discussion.

What's on offer

• Competitive commission-only compensation structure
• The opportunity to become a part of an upstart consultancy championing a fresh new model for advisory that leaves the broken traditional agency model in the past (where it belongs)
• The chance to lead business development and shape growth in a young consultancy that aims to punch above its weight
• The autonomy to set your own targets and goals while growing an ambitious business from the ground up

Salary transparency

We believe in salary transparency. While this is a commission-only role and earnings depend on your ability to convert leads into signed engagements, as a practical guide, a realistic annual earnings range for this role is SGD 15,000 to SGD 50,000, with upside for consistently high performers who close larger retainers or multiple engagements regularly.