Sales Manager (Southeast)

Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children's publishing and media company, has a corporate mission of instilling the love of reading and learning for lifelong pleasure in all children. Recognizing that literacy is the cornerstone of a child's intellectual, personal and cultural growth, for more than 80 years, Scholastic has created quality products and services that educate, entertain and motivate children. For more information, please visit our website at www.scholastic.com.Scholastic Marketing Partners (SMP) is seeking a sales/marketing professional for sales management and new business development for the Southeast Territory of its InSchool Marketing department. Scholastic InSchool Marketing is an educationally based consumer-marketing agency specializing in the development and distribution of branded in-school marketing programs.
REQUIREMENTS
The successful candidate for this position will have 3-5 years experience in sales, marketing, promotions, and/or business development. Sales experience should be primarily in concept or service sales as opposed to strictly product or ad sales. Must be comfortable with lengthy sales cycles. Must have superior presentation, communication and relationship building skills. Must be self-motivated, an aggressive self-starter, a leader, and a team player. Client and agency contact/relationships in assigned territory is a big plus.The Sales Manager will work out of Scholastic’s headquarters in New York City, but will be expected to travel throughout the territory approximately 25% of the time, making 10 face-to-face sales calls per week. Base salary plus generous commission plan with no cap.Scholastic Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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