Sales Representative, SMB (Remote, US)

Why You'll Love This Role: As a Sales Representative, SMB you will be part of a regional sales team and the overall face of Newsela in the small-medium business market. You’ll be responsible for building relationships with key decision makers at the school district level in addition to selling Newsela ’s suite of products to bring engaging reading content to districts. In your day to day, you will do everything from pipeline management and forecasting, to designing lead generation campaigns and managing sales through the entire lifecycle. You will also become well-versed in your territory’s funding, state initiatives, demographics, and K-12 education landscape, which will help inform your overall sales strategy. What You'll Be Doing: As an individual contributor who is part of a regional sales team, you will have the opportunity to own your territory, manage the entire lifecycle of a sale, and build new business relationships that bring Newsela ’s solutions to classrooms. Take ownership of developing territory business plans, evaluating funding landscapes, and tailoring sales strategies to align with district initiatives. In addition to achieving your own revenue targets, you will get to work with an enthusiastic, cross-functional team to catapult Newsela ’s growth as we scale our national sales organization. Meet virtually with school and district leaders, presenting solutions, negotiating terms, and securing agreements that bring Newsela into classrooms. Have a direct impac