Remote Sales Representative - Texas

Jobs New Bern, North Carolina, United States Posted Jan 14, 2024

The Institute of Reading Development is a nationwide leader in reading skills programs, dedicated to teaching the right reading skills and providing our students with great experiences in great books. Since 1970, we have taught over 3 million students across the United States. Our mission is to inspire a lifelong love of reading in every student.

• Sell high-quality reading programs to families across the country.
• Serve as a trusted educational advisor for parents.
• Make sales through high-volume inbound customer calls.
• Recommend appropriate reading programs based on discovery calls with customers.
• Data Input.

Qualifications:

• Previous sales experience is recommended but not required.
• Ability to gain customer trust while leading the sales call.
• Ability to learn the Institute’s sales techniques through initial training.
• Earn $500-$1000 per week while working a flexible schedule from home.
• You’ll receive a guaranteed hourly minimum and have the potential to far exceed it with competitive commissions and weekly bonuses.
• Opportunities for advancement with the Institute for top performers.

Flexible Work Schedule

As a Program Advisor, you’ll take inbound phone calls from parents who are interested in reading skills programs for their children. You’ll talk to 25-30 parents each day, discussing their children’s reading skills, explaining how our programs will help, and supporting them in overcoming obstacles to enrollment.

As a Program Advisor, we ask that you work a minimum of 32 hours per week and at least one weekend day twice a month. We offer flexible work schedules and a variety of shifts.

At the Institute of Reading Development, we believe reading can take you anywhere. We’re continually growing our remote sales team to help studentsnationwide get there. This is a great work-from-home job opportunity whether you have previous experience as an account executive, sales development representative (SDR), business development representative (BDR), etc.

Computer Specifications

You will need a computer with the following:

• Microsoft Windows 10 Operating System or an Apple computer with OS 10.10 or higher.
• 4+ GB of RAM installed, and a dual core processor with a speed of 1.8GHZ or better.
• A WIFI or wired (ethernet) broadband internet connection with a download speed of 10+ mbps and an upload speed of 5+ mbps.

Don't worry if you're not sure about these things - we'll help you figure it out along the way!

NOTE: For call quality assurance, we absolutely cannot support Chromebooks, Windows 7 OS, smartphones, tablets, or any kind of mobile device for the work.