What are the responsibilities and job description for the Educational Sales Specialist, North East Coast US position at Bloomsbury USA?
Description
Bloomsbury is looking for a customer-focused sales professional to join our US digital sales team, working with secondary schools, public libraries, and districts to support 6-12 curriculum and research with quality content and award-winning products.
The Educational Sales Specialist (ESS) position is responsible for growing our customer base within a defined territory, focusing on the east coast. The ESS works closely with district and school leaders in their territory, closing sales by helping them partner with Bloomsbury to impact student learning.
Responsibilities
Bloomsbury seeks individuals who thrive in a collaborative and collegial work environment that rewards initiative, innovation, and an entrepreneurial spirit. We promote creative engagement, the desire to make a difference in the K12 learning space, and the pursuit of knowledge and lifelong learning.
This is a full-time, New York office-based position with the potential for working remotely in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic or Northeast region.
Equal Opportunity Employment
Bloomsbury Publishing USA is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. Our company has always followed and will continue to follow, a policy of providing equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, sex, ethnicity, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.
We welcome and celebrate talent from all backgrounds and believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are crucial elements to our success. We are dedicated to actively and continuously improving our practices to better support all of our employees. For more information about Bloomsbury’s diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, please see our Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan.
Benefits
Bloomsbury is looking for a customer-focused sales professional to join our US digital sales team, working with secondary schools, public libraries, and districts to support 6-12 curriculum and research with quality content and award-winning products.
The Educational Sales Specialist (ESS) position is responsible for growing our customer base within a defined territory, focusing on the east coast. The ESS works closely with district and school leaders in their territory, closing sales by helping them partner with Bloomsbury to impact student learning.
Responsibilities
- Meeting/Exceeding aggressive sales targets for new business development
- Building and maintaining customer relationships and upselling new products to current customers
- Identifying customer needs and matching them to Bloomsbury/ABC-CLIO products.
- Preparing and delivering Product Presentations & Proposals
- Tracking and reporting on sales activity and opportunities in Salesforce, including maintaining accurate pipeline reports.
- Developing and maintaining in depth market knowledge, including a strong understanding of educational needs and trends and how Bloomsbury and its competitors are positioned in the market.
- Some travel is required to attend conferences or meet with accounts on site, up to 10%.
Bloomsbury seeks individuals who thrive in a collaborative and collegial work environment that rewards initiative, innovation, and an entrepreneurial spirit. We promote creative engagement, the desire to make a difference in the K12 learning space, and the pursuit of knowledge and lifelong learning.
This is a full-time, New York office-based position with the potential for working remotely in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic or Northeast region.
Equal Opportunity Employment
Bloomsbury Publishing USA is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. Our company has always followed and will continue to follow, a policy of providing equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, sex, ethnicity, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.
We welcome and celebrate talent from all backgrounds and believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are crucial elements to our success. We are dedicated to actively and continuously improving our practices to better support all of our employees. For more information about Bloomsbury’s diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, please see our Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan.
Benefits
- Medical
- Vision
- Dental
- 401(k)
- Paid Parental Leave
- Hybrid Work Schedule
