Instructional Design

Learning & Development

Higher Ed

K-12

Sales

Customer Success

Product Development

Software Engineering

Academic Advising

Marketing

Fully Remote

All Jobs

Companies
About Post a job
Existing employer? Sign in
edtech.com
Scholastic logo

Scholastic

Inside Sales – Education Solutions

🇺🇸 Hoffman Estates, IL

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Sales

🗓️ June 25th, 2025

K-12

Edtech.com's Summary

Scholastic Corporation is hiring an Inside Sales Representative for Education Solutions. The role involves collaborating with Outside Account Executives to maintain and renew business, identify new sales opportunities, and support the sales team using digital communication tools. The representative will also generate sales quotes, manage a sales pipeline, provide customer support, and travel occasionally to attend conferences and trainings.

Highlights
  • Collaborate with Outside Account Executives to maintain and grow education solutions sales.
  • Use phone, mail, email, TEAMS, and Google Meet for consultative sales presentations.
  • Discuss Scholastic's literacy and education product lines tailored to school and district needs.
  • Meet established sales goals and maintain customer contact rates.
  • Manage sales pipeline and create proposals based on customer needs.
  • Travel approximately 20% for customer support, conferences, and training.
  • Handle incoming customer service calls and assist other inside sales representatives as needed.
  • Required skills include strong verbal and written communication, proficiency in Excel, Google Suite, and Outlook.
  • Preferred background in K-12 sales or education and a track record of generating $2 million+ in sales annually.
  • Full-time regular position within the sales job family.

Inside Sales – Education Solutions Full Description

Inside Sales – Education Solutions
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Full time

Job Description:

The location is Hoffman Estates.

About Scholastic
Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books, a leading provider of print and digital instructional materials for pre-K to grade 12, and a producer of educational and entertaining children’s media. The Company creates quality books and e-books, print and technology-based learning materials and programs, classroom magazines, and other products that, in combination, offer schools customized and comprehensive solutions to support children’s learning both at school and at home. The Company also makes quality, affordable books available to all children through school-based book clubs and book fairs. With 100+ years of service to schools and families, Scholastic continues to commit to "Open a World of Possible" for all children. Learn more at www.scholastic.com

THE OPPORTUNITY
A Scholastic Education Solutions Digital Inside Sales Representative collaborates with Outside Account Executives in an assigned territory to maintain the current and renewal business, identify new opportunities, and support the sales team as needed

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Inside Sales Representative utilizes phone, mail, email, TEAMS, and Google Meet presentations as a consultative sales effort. 
  • They will discuss comprehensive literacy solutions and how the extensive Scholastic Education product line can support their specific school/district initiatives.
  • The ISR is required to meet established sales goals and customer contact rates.
  • The ISR is required to build and maintain a dependable pipeline at all times and create sales quotes and proposals based on customer needs.
  • The ISR will travel approximately 20% of the time to provide customer support and attend educational conferences, corporate-sponsored training, and sales meetings. 
  • Responsible for the renewal of Ed Solutions' Digital suite of products.
  • Receives incoming customer service calls and handles them appropriately (quotes, referring to other departments, product presentations).
  • Assist in territories when other ISR’s are unavailable (vacation, open territory, LOA).

Thank you for considering Scholastic.
#LI-SP1

Qualifications

HOW YOU CAN FIT (Qualifications)
Knowledge & Experience
  • A background in K-12 sales or education is preferred, but is not mandatory.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong computer and digital presentation skills, including Excel, Google Suite, and Outlook.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills
  • Proven track record of generating sales of 2 mm+ + annually, preferred but not mandatory

Time Type:

Full time

Job Type:

Regular

Job Family Group:

Sales

Location Region/State:

Illinois

EEO Statement:

Scholastic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is clear: there shall be no discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam veteran. Those factors shall not influence the determination of qualifications for a job or other opportunity within the company. Further, all personnel actions (such as compensation, tuition aid, benefits, transfers, promotions, and dismissals, company-sponsored training, social and recreational programs) shall be administered without discrimination.

Similar Jobs

Curriculum Specialist (K-12 Math) - Part-time (Orange County, CA)

Savvas Learning Company

🇺🇸 Orange County, CA

Curriculum Specialist (K-12 Math) - Part-time (Fresno, CA

Savvas Learning Company

🇺🇸 Fresno, CA

Account Director- Public Safety

Vector Solutions

🇺🇸 Remote - US

Senior Client Advisor - Midwest

Crucial Learning

🇺🇸 Remote - US

Sales Enterprise CAE K12 East

Blackbaud

🇺🇸 Remote - SC