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Join Curriculum Associates as a Sales Support Specialist (Level III) in Southern California, where you'll drive positive educational outcomes by providing advanced support to educators and enhancing local sales efforts.

Responsibilities: Provide advanced sales support, build strategic relationships with educators, lead prospecting efforts, conduct product demonstrations, and manage communications effectively.

Skills: Strong customer service, sales expertise, educational knowledge, relationship building, and effective communication skills required.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree preferred with 5 years of relevant experience in customer service, sales, or education, as well as teaching experience or credentials.

Location: Position based in Southern California (Orange County, LA County, Inland Empire) with required daily travel within the region.

Compensation: $40 - $50 / Hourly

At Curriculum Associates, we believe in the potential of every child and are changing the face of education technology with award-winning learning programs like i-Ready that serve a third of the nation’s K–8 students. For more than 50 years, our commitment to making classrooms better places, serving educators, and supporting accessible learning experiences for all students has driven the continuous improvement of our innovative programs. Our team of more than 2,500 employees is composed of lifelong learners who stand behind this mission, working tirelessly to serve the educational community with world-class programs and support every day.

This is not a remote position.

The Sales Support Specialist (SSS) Level III plays a pivotal role in providing advanced support to educators who are both current users and prospects for Curriculum Associates solutions. This position is dedicated to enhancing the local sales team's efforts by focusing on prospecting, building strategic relationships, and ensuring the successful implementation of CA solutions. The SSS Level III is a key interface between educators and Curriculum Associates, serving as a trusted advisor.

This role will be supporting Southern California - Orange County, LA County and Inland Empire. You must live in one of these areas.

The impact you will have:

• Strategic Collaboration: Actively collaborate across functions, serving as a liaison between sales, customer support, and other departments to ensure seamless communication and support.
• Strategic Relationship Building: Proactively establish and nurture relationships with educators in strategic pilots and key accounts, playing a crucial role in driving successful implementations, with a focus on strategic planning and guidance.
• Prospecting Excellence: Lead efforts to identify and engage with new schools and school districts, introducing them to Curriculum Associates, and conducting in-depth needs assessments to recommend the most suitable products.
• Product Expertise: Develop an in-depth understanding of Curriculum Associates' products, educators' classroom challenges, and current educational trends to provide informed guidance.
• Demonstration Mastery: Conduct web-based and on-site product demonstrations with confidence, tailoring presentations to meet the specific needs of educators.
• Communication Management: Monitor, screen, and manage internal and external communications, ensuring timely responses and proactive engagement.
• Educational Leadership: Stay up-to-date with State Standards (Grades K–8), content standards, practice standards, and contemporary pedagogical best practices. Act as an educational thought leader within the organization.

Who we're looking for:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Higher
• Five years of experience in customer service, sales, or teaching (or a combination)
• Bachelor’s Degree plus teaching credential/Master’s degree is preferred
• Previous Experience as classroom teacher, Education Sales, Customer Support, Training is preferred

Travel: 5-10% overnight travel. Daily driving to support the territory 4-5 days per week. This role will be supporting Southern California - Orange County, LA County and Inland Empire. You must live in one of these areas.

Working Environment: Must be able to lift boxes of approx. 30lbs.

Pay Range – This role’s range is $40/hr-$50/hr. The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that Curriculum Associates considers in making compensation decisions based on our Compensation Philosophy. Actual base pay within that range will vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, prior experience and relevant skill sets. At Curriculum Associates, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances for each case. The Company recognizes that minimum wage varies by location and will ensure all compensation decisions comply with applicable state and local laws.

Benefits - Temporary and per diem employees who average, and maintain, at least 30 hours of work per week may become eligible for medical coverage, under the Affordable Care Act, after an initial waiting period. Temporary and per-diem employees working more than 20 hours per week are eligible for twelve paid holidays. All temporary and per-diem employees are eligible for accrued sick time.