Experience: 1–2 Years
Location: Mohali
Employment Type: Full-time
Focus Area: SEO, Paid Ads, SMM, Email Marketing
Shift: Hybrid shift model - half-day from office and half-day from home.
The work-from-home shift may be scheduled in the early morning or night, depending on international job activity and business requirements.
Joining: Immediate or early joiners preferred
Compensation: Fixed salary + incentives based on performance
About the Role
We are looking for a Junior Business Development Executive - Upwork with 1–2 years of hands-on experience in proposal writing and business development through Upwork. Upwork experience is mandatory for this role.
The person should understand how to search for the right jobs, evaluate client profiles, check project quality, and write customized proposals on Upwork.
This role is mainly focused on bidding for SEO, paid ads, social media marketing, and email marketing projects. The candidate should be able to understand client requirements and write clear, relevant, and professional proposals accordingly.
We are looking for someone with very good English, a detail-oriented approach, strong work ethics, and the willingness to learn how to improve replies, conversions, and overall bidding quality.
Key Responsibilities
- Search and shortlist relevant jobs on Upwork, mainly for SEO, paid ads, SMM, and email marketing projects.
- Evaluate opportunities based on client country, budget, hiring history, hire rate, reviews, project details, and reply chances.
- Write customized proposals that are relevant to the client’s requirement and avoid cookie-cutter or copy-paste responses.
- Pay special attention to the first 4–5 lines of the proposal, as they are critical for grabbing the client’s attention.
- Understand which portfolio item, case study, result, or service example should be used for a particular job.
- Write proposals smartly even when an exact matching portfolio item is not available.
- Keep track of new job postings and respond quickly to relevant opportunities.
- Coordinate with seniors or internal teams for service understanding, pricing, scope, or proposal inputs.
- Maintain daily records of jobs applied, proposals sent, replies received, and follow-ups.
- Assist in improving Upwork profiles, proposal templates, and bidding approach.
- Follow up with clients professionally and keep conversations active.
- Stay focused and consistent with daily bidding activity, even when the work becomes repetitive.
Required Skills & Experience
- 1–2 years of hands-on experience in Upwork bidding or business development through Upwork.
- Good understanding of Upwork, including job search, proposals, client profiles, hire rate, and bidding logic.
- Experience in bidding for SEO, paid ads, social media marketing, and email marketing projects.
- Very good written English communication skills.
- Ability to write clear, professional, and customized proposals.
- Good understanding of what makes the opening lines of a proposal strong and relevant.
- Ability to judge which jobs are worth applying to and which should be avoided.
- Detail-oriented approach while checking client details, budgets, countries, reviews, hire rate, and project requirements.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced agency environment where multiple jobs and replies may need attention on the same day.
- Open to feedback, learning, and improving proposal quality and client communication.
- Responsible, alert, focused, ethical, honest, and transparent in daily work and reporting.
Good to Have
- Basic understanding of CRO, landing pages, website design, and website development projects.
- Experience with Shopify, WordPress, Webflow, Squarespace, or similar CMS-based projects.
- Basic knowledge of LinkedIn outreach or other lead generation channels.
- Experience working in a digital marketing agency, IT company, web solutions company, or digital agency setup.
- Exposure to international clients or written sales communication.
Who We’re Looking For
We are looking for someone who is sharp, sincere, and serious about building a career in business development through Upwork.
The person should not have a rigid or cookie-cutter mindset. We need someone who can read the job properly, understand what the client is asking for, check whether the opportunity is worth applying to, and write proposals that feel relevant and thoughtful.
This role is best suited for someone who has already worked on Upwork and has experience bidding for SEO, paid ads, SMM, or email marketing projects.
The ideal candidate should understand that every day matters in bidding. The person should be active, focused, willing to do the daily groundwork, and serious about finding good jobs, writing strong proposals, and improving reply chances.
About Cybernext
Cybernext is a boutique digital agency working on websites, digital marketing, strategy, and ongoing growth projects for clients across different industries. We focus on clear planning, quality execution, and long-term client relationships.
How to Apply
Interested candidates can apply with their updated resume and share their current CTC, expected CTC, notice period, and details of their Upwork bidding experience, especially for SEO, paid ads, SMM, and email marketing projects.
Pay: ₹15,000.00 - ₹25,000.00 per month
Application Question(s):
- How many years of Upwork experience do you have?
- Do you have experience bidding for Digital Marketing services? (SEO, Paid Ads, SMM, Email Marketing)
- Are you comfortable to work in Hybrid shift?
Experience:
- Business development: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: In person
