Inside Sales and Marketing Associate

Walsh & Associates, Church Capital Campaign Specialists; Burnsville (MN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental allowance

Retirement program with company match

Paid holidays and personal time off

Job summary

Walsh & Associates is seeking an Inside Sales and Marketing Associate to support marketing, lead generation, proposal development, and sales efforts while assisting the Director of Pre & Post Campaign Services. The role coordinates communications, prepares proposals, manages CRM, and assists with marketing initiatives.

This position offers growth into a professional sales and consulting role within a nationally recognized church fundraising firm, with a collaborative team environment and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong customer service and relationship-building abilities.
• Self-motivated and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Professional telephone presence.
• Experience with CRM software such as ACT!, Salesforce, or HubSpot.
• Strong and active Christian faith and commitment to the company's mission and values.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate prospective client inquiries and sales opportunities.
• Prepare proposals, presentations, contracts, and supporting sales materials.
• Coordinate proposal mailings and follow-up communications.
• Schedule introductory meetings, presentations, and conference calls.
• Maintain accurate prospect records within the CRM system.
• Assist with proposal tracking and sales reporting.
• Conduct research on prospective churches and organizations.
• Follow-up calls and emails with prospective churches.
• Cultivate prospective clients through regular communication.
• Maintain relationships with current and past clients.
• Assist with email marketing campaigns.
• Coordinate webinars, conferences, and trade show activities.
• Update marketing materials, brochures, and presentation documents.
• Assist with website and social media content as needed.
• Help maintain prospect, client, church hierarchy, supplier, and referral databases.
• Prepare monthly marketing and sales reports.
• Maintain proposal templates and company literature.
• Assist with competitive research and annual competitor surveys.
• Coordinate various marketing and sales projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Customer service

Relationship-building

Self-motivated

Telephone presence

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

ACT!

Salesforce

HubSpot

Job description

The Inside Sales and Marketing Associate supports the company's marketing, lead generation, proposal development, and sales efforts while serving as the primary assistant to the Director of Pre & Post Campaign Services. This individual helps move prospective church clients through the sales process by coordinating communications, preparing proposals, managing our CRM, and assisting with marketing initiatives.

This position offers an excellent opportunity for someone interested in growing into a professional sales and consulting role within a nationally recognized church fundraising firm.

Responsibilities

Sales Support

• Assist with the coordination of prospective client inquiries and sales opportunities.
• Prepare proposals, presentations, contracts, and supporting sales materials.
• Coordinate proposal mailings and follow-up communications.
• Schedule introductory meetings, presentations, and conference calls.
• Maintain accurate prospect records within the CRM system.
• Assist with proposal tracking and sales reporting.
• Conduct research on prospective churches and organizations.

Lead Development & Client Relations

• Work with Church Relations Specialists to ensure timely follow-up on qualified leads.
• Conduct follow-up calls and emails with prospective churches.
• Assist in cultivating prospective clients through regular communication.
• Help maintain relationships with current and past clients.

Marketing Support

• Assist with email marketing campaigns.
• Help coordinate webinars, conferences, and trade show activities.
• Update marketing materials, brochures, and presentation documents.
• Assist with website and social media content as needed.
• Help maintain prospect, client, church hierarchy, supplier, and referral databases.

Administrative Support

• Prepare monthly marketing and sales reports.
• Maintain proposal templates and company literature.
• Assist with competitive research and annual competitor surveys.
• Coordinate various marketing and sales projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong customer service and relationship-building abilities.
• Self-motivated and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Professional telephone presence.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Experience with CRM software (ACT!, Salesforce, HubSpot, or similar) preferred.
• Strong and active Christian faith and commitment to the company's mission and values.

Desired Characteristics

The successful candidate will be:

• Organized and dependable.
• Comfortable speaking with pastors and church leaders.
• A strong writer with excellent grammar.
• Eager to learn consultative sales.
• Able to work independently while thriving as part of a small team.
• Professional, positive, and service-oriented.

Compensation

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Performance bonus opportunity.
• Health and dental allowance.
• Retirement program with company match.
• Paid holidays, holy days, and paid personal time off.

Growth Opportunity

• This position is designed to develop future marketing and sales leadership within Walsh & Associates. As experience and responsibilities grow, there will be opportunities to assume additional client development and sales responsibilities.