Remote Book Fair Sales & Events Consultant

Scholastic Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision benefits

Paid Time Off

50% off Scholastic merchandise

401k with company match

Summers off

Job summary

Scholastic Inc. in the United States is seeking motivated Sales Consultant and Event Coordinators to grow our Book Fair programs.

You will work with school customers to drive bookings, maximize fair performance, and build long‑term partnerships that support student literacy and a love of reading. This remote, full‑time hourly role includes medical, dental and vision benefits, Paid Time Off, a 50% discount on Scholastic merchandise, a 401(k) with company match, and the possibility of summers off.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in business or related field.
• Minimum of three (3) years of proven successful sales experience in territory/account management, personal selling, and customer growth.
• Demonstrated ability to close business, influence decisions, and grow accounts.
• Experience with event management or customer-facing program execution preferred.
• Proficiency with MS Office; experience with Sales Automation, CRM or web-based software.
• Familiarization with children’s literature, Book Fairs, and school activities desired.
• Strong communication/presentation and influencing skills.
• Outstanding interpersonal and relationship-building skills with peers, superiors, and customers.
• Knowledge of marketing and merchandising strategy and execution.

Responsibilities

• Own territory performance goals for fair count, revenue, and RPF.
• Drive bookings and re-bookings, building a strong pipeline of fairs.
• Influence and close customer decisions, grow accounts, expand participation.
• Manage a portfolio of accounts, focusing on long-term relationships and repeat business.
• Partner with school hosts to maximize fair performance, coach on traffic and engagement, upsell.
• Lead execution of fairs as high-impact, revenue-generating events.
• Proactively manage retention, securing rebooking and saving at-risk fairs.
• Complete outbound/inbound outreach, follow-ups, and account management activities.
• Track and document outreach, pipeline, and performance in the CRM.
• Support territory performance by prioritizing opportunities and executing sales goals.
• Meet or exceed activity expectations and territory performance goals.

Skills

Territory management

Account management

Closing sales

Customer growth

Event management

Communication skills

Relationship building

Marketing & merchandising

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Sales Automation

CRM / Web-based tools

Job description

Scholastic Inc. in the United States is seeking motivated Sales Consultant and Event Coordinators to grow our Book Fair programs.

You will work with school customers to drive bookings, maximize fair performance, and build long‑term partnerships that support student literacy and a love of reading. This remote, full‑time hourly role includes medical, dental and vision benefits, Paid Time Off, a 50% discount on Scholastic merchandise, a 401(k) with company match, and the possibility of summers off.