Sales Executive

ECA Recruiters; Illinois; Remote; USD 85,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage reimbursement

Full expenses

Excellent benefits

Job summary

A recruitment agency seeks a Publishing Sales Representative for a field-based consultative sales role targeting professors at colleges and universities. The position involves working from a home office during breaks and requires 20% overnight travel. Candidates should possess a bachelor's degree and have at least one year of outside sales experience. This is a full-time role with promotion opportunities in management or marketing after three years.

Qualifications

• Completed a bachelor's degree and enjoys learning.
• 1+ year of outside sales experience.
• Good communication and rapport-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Field-based consultative sales role, calling on professors at colleges/universities.
• Work from home during Summer and Holiday breaks.
• 20% overnight travel during Spring & Fall semesters.

Skills

Good communication skills

Rapport-building skills

Intellectual curiosity

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Publishing Sales Representative - Higher Education

Base pay range: $85,000.00/yr - $90,000.00/yr

Responsibilities

• Field-based consultative sales role, calling on professors at colleges/universities during the Spring and Fall semesters
• Work from your own home office during the Summer and Holiday breaks
• Territory = the Chicagoland area and the Southern WI area
• Mileage reimbursement, full expenses, and excellent benefits
• 20% overnight travel during the Spring & Fall semesters
• Promotion opportunities into management, marketing, or editorial are typically offered after about 3 years

Qualifications

• Completed a bachelor's degree and enjoys learning
• 1+ year of outside sales experience
• Good communication and rapport-building skills, intellectually curious

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Sales, Business Development, and Consulting

Industries

• Business Consulting and Services
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• Higher Education