K12 Literacy & Language Sales Associate
Vista Higher Learning
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Boston • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United States
Visit company websiteSalary
💰 $40,000 - $50,000 per year
Job Level
JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Assist with the development and design of customized sales collateral and strategic materials, including presentation decks, interactive proposals, and tailored documentation.
- Conduct proactive prospecting and lead-generation projects to support sales growth initiatives.
- Assist in the development and coordination of customer training, professional development, and sales presentations.
- Serve as the primary customer contact during sales representatives’ absences, ensuring continuity of service and support.
- Facilitate and track all interoperability and integration requests and launches via the appropriate systems (e.g., RA/Clever), ensuring timely execution and communication.
- Collaborate with the Alta Vista Sales Support (AVSS) team to coordinate and monitor the progress of assigned projects.
- Assist sales team with building and maintaining custom sites for customers, as needed.
- Provide data usage and reporting insights upon request to help customers track engagement and outcomes.
- Manage print sample requests, generate quotes, enable online trial access, and route customer forms.
- Generate and process purchase orders, requisitions, check requests, and other financial documentation.
- Support assigned sales representatives’ participation in conferences and meetings as needed, including logistical planning and materials preparation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- minimum 3+ years’ experience in sales support, account management or complex customer relations or support role
- Strong background in managing client needs, ensuring satisfaction, and handling multiple client-facing requests.
- Experience in or knowledge of the K-12 or Higher Ed publishing, ed-tech, language learning or similar education market trends.
- Excellent communication (written and verbal), interpersonal, active listening and relationship building skills.
- Experience assisting with the development and design of customized sales collateral and strategic materials, such as presentation decks, interactive proposals, and tailored documentation.
- Excellent attention to detail, organization, time-management and follow through skills.
- Experience with CRM systems, sales documentation, and purchase order processing.
- Strong technology orientation, proficiency in using standard office software (e.g., Microsoft Office, Google Workspace) and navigating digital tools for communication and productivity
- Willingness to travel up to 10% of the time to meetings and events.
Benefits
- life/health/dental/vision insurance
- 401(k)
- educational assistance
- commuter pass subsidies
- generous employee referral bonuses
- PTO
- paid holidays
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
sales supportaccount managementcustomer relationslead generationsales collateral developmentpresentation designdata reportingpurchase order processingproject coordinationinteroperability management
Soft skills
communicationinterpersonal skillsactive listeningrelationship buildingattention to detailorganizationtime managementfollow through
Certifications
Bachelor's degree