Sales Development Specialist, Stealth Educational Startup (Remote) - $100,000/year USD

Company: Crossover for Work
Location: Portland
Posted on: June 23, 2022

Job Description:

Crossover is the world's #1 source of full-time remote jobs. Our clients offer top-tier pay for top-tier talent. We're recruiting this role for our client, Stealth Educational Startup. Have you got what it takes?Are you an expert in lead generation, but tired of roles that require you to manage accounts or close deals? Join a fully remote, rapidly growing EdTech startup and put your skills to use!We are a stealth educational startup that provides online life skills classes for teens. We've got a successful entrepreneurship incubator and are adding exciting opportunities around investing and cryptocurrency. Our programs are 8-12 weeks in length and aren't focused on academics.As one of the early members of the team, your task will be to identify parents whose teens would be interested in our remote programs. You'll develop a strategy for conducting online outreach, adapt the provided messaging to specific audiences, and generate leads. You will also plan and host online informational sessions and outreach events that give families a taste of our offerings.If partnering with parents to equip students with the skills to thrive in the future sounds like an ideal role for you, apply today!What You Will Be Doing

• Prospect for parents using a variety of methods (social media, online groups, newsletters, local community groups, etc.)
• Pitch our programming to parents
• Promote virtual outreach sessionsWhat You Won't Be Doing
  • Using a single channel to target parents (e.g., exclusively Facebook)
  • Targeting any & all parents - you'll need to narrow down the pool to parents who are looking for programs like ours
  • Account management activities - other team members will work to convert leads into enrolled studentsSales Development Specialist Key ResponsibilitiesGenerate parent leads interested in enrolling their teenagers in our education programs.Basic Requirements
    • 2+ years in a sales, recruitment, business development, or equivalent position
    • Able to relate to parents' concerns about their children and credibly address them
    • Excellent English communication skills, both verbal & writtenAbout Stealth Educational StartupWe are a stealth educational startup in Austin, TX (center of educational innovation in US). We are building an online community focusing on the most underserved customer base in US education - gifted and talented kids. We are a remote first company who hires globally via Crossover.There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you!Working with CrossoverThis is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover. The compensation level for this role is $50 USD/hour, which equates to $100,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.What to expect next:
      • You will receive an email with a link to start your self-paced, online job application.
      • Our hiring platform will guide you through a series of online "screening" assessments to check for basic job fit, job-related skills, and finally a few real-world job-specific assignments.Important! If you do not receive an email from us:
        • First, emails may take up to 15 minutes to send, refresh and check again.
        • Second, check your spam and junk folders for an email from Crossover.com, mark as "Not Spam" since you will receive other emails as well.
        • Third, we will send to whatever email account you indicated on the Apply form - by default, that is the email address you use as your LinkedIn username and it might be different than the one you have already checked.
        • If all else fails, just reset your password by visiting https://www.crossover.com/auth/reset-password if you already applied using LinkedIn EasyApply. Crossover Job Code: LJ-4777-US-Chicago-SalesDevelopme.001

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