Account Executive

Scholastic

Account Executive focusing on educational publishing and sales growth within districts. Partnering with schools and communities to enhance literacy and student achievement.

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesJunior💰 $85,000 - $110,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Achieve assigned goal
Serves as the Lead for all identified districts
Develops intimate relationships with all stakeholders throughout the accounts
Meets with customers to discuss areas of concern and gaps
Develops district contacts and cultivates relationships at all levels that enhances Scholastic’s position which leads to major growth within designated accounts
Compiles account information on organizational structure (parent and subsidiaries), buying process, compensation process, existing products/tools to produce a prospective business report identifying potential business activities necessary to close accounts
Maintains regular contact with account base, and increases revenue from positioning and demonstrating new and existing products, preparing appropriate RFPs, and closing the sale
Generates, develops, manages, and communicates expectations within assigned accounts as well as increases scope of penetration within each account
Qualifies new opportunities and prospects, dimensions the size of opportunities and articulates probabilities of closure
Maintains complete and accurate documentation in company's CRM module for all activity
Maintains broad knowledge of company products and their capabilities versus the strengths/weaknesses of competitive products
Travel up to 60%

Requirements

What you’ll need

10 + educational related experiences
1 + years selling strategically across territory generating and closing large opportunities
Achieve sales responsibility and annual goal.
Proven track record of selling and developing relationship with high-level customers
Demonstrable success in driving highest levels of Customer Experience
Preference for candidates with well established relationships
Bachelor’s Degree or higher level degree preferable
Knowledge of Academic Curriculum
Proficiency with MS Office software; experience with Sales Automation, Customer Relationship Management or Web-based software programs
Strong oral and written communication skills, including oral presentation skills
Outstanding interpersonal and relationship-building skills with peers, superiors (across functions and throughout the company), and customer

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% vested of 401(k) Retirement Plan after 5 years employment
Up to 1M worth of supplemental Life Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement
Purchase Scholastic stock at a 15% discount

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Hard Skills & Tools

salesaccount managementbusiness developmentcustomer experiencerelationship buildingRFP preparationopportunity qualificationdocumentationstrategic sellingterritory management

Soft Skills

communicationinterpersonal skillspresentation skillsrelationship-buildingstakeholder engagementorganizational skillscustomer focuscollaborationnegotiationproblem-solving

Certifications

Bachelor's Degree