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Inside Sales Representative – Literacy Initiatives

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Hoffman Estates, IL

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $24 - $27 per Hour

💻 Sales

🗓️ May 18th, 2025

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Edtech.com's Summary

Scholastic Corporation is hiring an Inside Sales Representative for Literacy Initiatives. The role involves enhancing partnerships within schools, districts, public libraries, and other community organizations in an established territory. The representative will work closely with outside Account Executives to grow sales efforts, utilizing phone, email, and web presentations to retain and grow business. 

 Highlights 
  • Utilize phone, email, mail, and web presentations to engage with customers.
  • Collaborate with Account Executives to expand sales coverage.
  • Meet sales goals and maintain a sales pipeline.
  • Attend educational and outreach events.
  • Experience in sales or education beneficial, but not required.
  • Strong computer skills required, including Salesforce and MS Office.
  • Compensation ranges from $23.82 to $26.67 per hour plus commission.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills needed.

Inside Sales Representative – Literacy Initiatives Full Description

Inside Sales Representative – Literacy Initiatives
St. Charles, Illinois
Full time

Job Description:

NOTE: Minimum $23.82 plus commission and location is @ Hoffman Estates

THE OPPORTUNITY
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

Scholastic Family and Community Engagement (FACE) and Literacy Partnerships Inside Sales Representatives work in an established territory to enhance partnerships within schools, districts, public libraries, and other community organizations. They collaborate with outside/field Account Executives to expand coverage and increase sales efforts.  
 
RESPONSIBILITIES
  • A Scholastic Literacy Initiatives Inside Sales Representative will utilize phone, e-mail, mail, and web presentations (like Microsoft Teams) to retain existing customers and grow their business within the established territory. They will hold in-depth conversations about family and community engagement goals and how the extensive Scholastic Education product and service solutions can support their specific literacy initiatives.  
  • They will hold in-depth conversations about family and community engagement goals and how the extensive Scholastic Education product solutions can support their specific school/district/organizational initiatives.  
  • Meet established sales goals and contact rates  
  • Build and maintain a sales pipeline
  • Attend Educational and community outreach conferences, trainings, and sales meetings. 

Qualifications

HOW YOU CAN FIT (Qualifications)
Knowledge & Experience
  • Experience in sales or education would be beneficial, but is not required 
  • Professional verbal and written communication
  • Strong Computer Skills (Salesforce, MS Office, Google Suite, Outlook, etc.)
  • Digital Presentation skills
  • Organizational and time management skills
  • Thrive in a fun and fast-paced environment with the ability to multitask and re-prioritize as need.

Time Type:

Full time

Job Type:

Regular

Job Family Group:

Sales

Location Region/State:

Illinois

Compensation Range:

Hourly Rate: 23.82 - 26.67

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.