Job details
Job type full-time
Full job description
Job details level experienced
Job location sales - yearbook - south central region - ,
Description enjoy unlimited earning potential, career security, extensive training, and unparalleled corporate support… all while utilizing your creativity and impacting young people!
As an educational outside sales representative , you`ll work alongside school yearbook staffs providing journalistic advice, creative guidance and critique, as well as technical training and supportOur educational outside sales representatives serve as mentors to both students and teachers, while also working as project managers to guarantee each publication`s successYour efforts will be integral to the quality of each school`s book, and the entire program supporting it.
You`ll receive a group of existing accounts to manage and growThese schools will view you as the ultimate resource for creating their yearbookDelivering hands-on support, you`ll ensure each school`s yearbook business is successful by assisting with everything from deadline and budget management to team building and marketing challengesYour customers will look to you for training, guidance, and troubleshooting on topics such as photography, design, making money, and keeping staffers on task.
In addition to managing and supporting existing customers, you`ll also prospect and sell other surrounding schools on partnering with you, and walsworth, for their next publicationThis provides the rare opportunity to work hands-on in a creative and educational capacity, while also enjoying the earning and growth opportunity of a sales professional.
Compensation :
Our educational outside sales representatives receive a competitive base salary plus bonuses and uncapped commissions.
Additional benefits include car allowance, expense account, medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid time off, life insurance, exceptional training, and an unbeatable corporate culture.
Responsibilities of educational outside sales representatives:
Meet or exceed sales quotas
Support customers through every aspect of yearbook production, keeping them engaged, on schedule, and loyalto walsworth
Prospect for new accounts and grow market share within assigned territory
Provide advice and critique on photography, design, journalism, technology, classroom management, marketing and business
Teach and engage students in a classroom setting
Stay a step ahead of customer schools, keeping them on track with deadlines and budgets
Coordinate between schools and the production team to ensure the publication stays on point
Daily travel to schools, both customers and prospects, within the territory, minimal overnight stays
Maintain organized customer files and detailed records on every school
Collaborate with other local yearbook consultants to host training workshops and seminars for students and teachers
About us :
In business since 1937, walsworth yearbooks is the only american family-owned yearbook publisher in the countryNever bought or sold, we`re among the 35 largest printing companies in the u.s., and one of the top 10 book printers, servicing more than 4,400 schools nationwideOur commitment to providing quality printing with a focus on customer service consistently earns us stellar customer satisfaction scores and ensures our continued national expansionWe lead the industry in technical innovation and are the fastest-growing yearbook company in the country.
Unparralled support :
Investing heavily in our employees, we start our yearbook consultants with in-depth classroom training (most new reps receive 4-5 weeks within the first year) and continue with ongoing education, intensive on-the-job training, mentoring, and coaching.
We believe our success depends on our sales team and provide multiple resources to ensure you have everything necessary to effectively service and sellYou`ll benefit from a top crm (salesforce), leading technology (ipad pro, laptop, software, etc.), solid leadership (every member of our management team started in the field and was promoted from within) and award-winning support (all three key sales support teams consistently rate over 95% on customer surveys).
Imagine your company working as hard to support you and your customers, as you do to win and retain themThis is how we`re leading the industry, consistently renewing over 90% of our customers, and have been the fastest growing yearbook publisher in the country for over a decadeThe sky`s the limit and earnings are always uncapped.
Many of our employees stay for decades, with good reasonHelp us extend our legacy!
Qualifications
Qualifications for educational outside sales representatives :
Minimum of bachelor`s degree required
Competitive and driven personality with an influential spirit
Prior customer service and sales experience (ideally outside sales)
Experience with high school or college yearbooks is desirable
Ideal candidates will also have experience in related fields, such as: teaching, coaching, journalism, graphic design, photography or printing
Leadership experience and proven ability to keep people and projects on track
Creative thinking and advanced problem-solving skills
Excellent computer literacy skills and proficiency in adobe design software
Strong communication and organizational skills
Willingness to establish a home office and work independently
Must have a valid drivers` license and access to a reliable vehicle for daily travel
Maintain confidentiality with respect to student data and customer accounts
Ability to work in the u.sWithout sponsorship, pass background check and drug test
Walsworth is an equal opportunity employerQualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, sex, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or gender identity.
