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Arkansas Sales Associate (Contractor)
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Statewide, AR, United States
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Job Requisition ID: 3329
We are looking for current/former leaders in education who are available year-round for on-call flexible work located in the state of Arkansas.
Overall Responsibility:
This position is responsible for making sales phone calls and emails, attending exhibits, making presentations and participating in sales campaigns. This job requires the ability to speak well on the phone, and write effective emails. Additionally, this person must have flexibility/ability/independence to be given an assignment with limited support (on a particular day/week) and complete it as requested and well.
Primary Accountabilities:
• Make sales calls to district level personnel and/or schools within the district per sales respresentative request and report results to sales representative
• Answer product inquiry phone calls from customers
• Attend state and/or local exhibits with heavy customer traffic and work local district exhibits if sales representatie has conflict and can't attend
• Participate in calling and/or email campaigns and also with mailings
• Prepare packets and/or folders for major presentations/workshops
SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:
• Computer skills necessary in Windows 2000, Microsoft Word, Power Point, and Microsoft Outlook
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to speak and present effectively in public
• Ability to establish rapport and convey a positive and professional image to teachers and administrators
• Great customer service and interpersonal skills
• Product generalist
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Education or other related field
• Teaching experience
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
• Must be available to work 2-3 days/week, 8 hours/day
• Ability to lift 50 pounds and move heavy materials for in-service and presentations
• Some travel involved
*This is a home-based role with varying hours, based in Arkansas.
**This is a part-time opportunity, billed through a third party vendor.
Additional Locations: Greater Little Rock, AR, Greater Jonesboro, AR, Greater Texarkana, AR
ABOUT US:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (NASDAQ:HMHC) is a global learning company dedicated to changing people’s lives by fostering passionate, curious learners. As a leading provider of pre-K–12 education content, services, and cutting-edge technology solutions across a variety of media, HMH enables learning in a changing landscape. HMH is uniquely positioned to create engaging and effective educational content and experiences from early childhood to beyond the classroom. HMH serves more than 50 million students in over 150 countries worldwide, while its award-winning children's books, novels, non-fiction, and reference titles are enjoyed by readers throughout the world.
For more information, visit http://careers.hmhco.com
PLEASE NOTE:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is an equal employment opportunity employer and participates in E-Verify. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, race/ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.
Seeking per diem Sales Associates in the greater Little Rock, Jonesboro, and Texarkana areas