K-12 Education Account Executive — Hybrid Sales & Ops

The Renaissance Network, Inc.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

American Reading Company (ARC) in the Chicagoland area seeks an early-career Account Executive to lead prospecting campaigns, coordinate sales efforts, and support customer success.

This hybrid role blends field outreach with logistics and Salesforce-driven pipeline management, requiring strong communication, organization, and a passion for improving K-12 reading outcomes. Travel across Illinois and Missouri is possible as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience selling to or supporting K-12 education organizations.
• Hybrid role requiring prospecting and sales operations/logistics coordination.
• Strong CRM proficiency, especially Salesforce.
• Willingness to travel across Illinois and Missouri.

Responsibilities

• Prospect districts and run outbound campaigns.
• Manage sales pipeline and data in Salesforce.
• Author proposals and RFPs with internal teams.
• Coordinate product delivery and onboarding with districts.
• Support account management and customer success efforts.

Skills

Sales prospecting

CRM proficiency

Proposal creation

Customer success

Sales ops/logistics

Team collaboration

Education

K-12 education experience

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

American Reading Company (ARC) in the Chicagoland area seeks an early-career Account Executive to lead prospecting campaigns, coordinate sales efforts, and support customer success.

This hybrid role blends field outreach with logistics and Salesforce-driven pipeline management, requiring strong communication, organization, and a passion for improving K-12 reading outcomes. Travel across Illinois and Missouri is possible as needed.