Fast Facts

This remote Account Executive role focuses on building relationships with school districts in California, promoting Newsela's educational products while employing solution-based selling techniques.

Responsibilities: Key responsibilities include pipeline management, lead generation, client negotiations, and collaborating with various departments to drive sales.

Skills: Candidates should have at least 2 years of experience in sales, particularly in the K-12 educational market, as well as expertise in MEDDPICC sales methodology.

Qualifications: Preferred qualifications include a proven track record in selling supplemental educational products and the ability to develop a strong book of business.

Location: The position is fully remote with a focus on California.

Compensation: $75000 - $85000 / Annually

We are seeking an Account Executive, Core based in California.

The role: 

• The Account Executive will be responsible for building relationships with key decision makers at the district level and selling Newsela’s suite of products, to bring engaging learning content to school districts in your region. 
• You’ll employ solution-based selling techniques and solution mapping, along with your strong negotiation and closing skills, to ensure school board preparation and approval. 
• You’ll create and maintain an aggressive pipeline, and will build and adjust strategic account plans for key accounts to move each account through the sales cycle. 
• In your day to day, you will do everything from pipeline creation, pipeline management and forecasting to designing lead generation campaigns and managing sales through the entire lifecycle while collaborating closely with other departments.
• You’ll have the opportunity to meet in-person with school and district leaders, presenting solutions, negotiating terms, and securing agreements that bring Newsela into classrooms.
• You will be well-versed in your territory’s funding, state initiatives, demographics, and K-12 education landscape, which will help inform your overall sales strategy. 

Why you’ll love this role:

• You’ll be part of a regional sales team and the face of Newsela in the market
• You’ll also have direct, regular exposure to our executive leadership team during meetings to discuss specific deal strategies, introduce industry trends, and build support for district-specific initiatives
• You will have a highly skilled team dedicated to supporting you and your book of business, and will also receive extensive support from our Learning & Enablement team
• 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
• You thrive in a role that requires significant autonomy, representing the company in the market, making recommendations that impact strategy and results, and managing priorities independently.
• You’ll have the opportunity to exercise discretion and independent judgment on matters of significance, including evaluating customer needs, structuring tailored solutions, negotiating within established guidelines, and influencing revenue and business outcomes.

Why you’re a great fit:

• You are a proven Account Executive with 2+ years of demonstrated success selling supplemental products to school districts in the K12 market
• You are willing to build your own book of business and have extensive experience in networking, prospecting, and building a pipeline
• You are well-versed in MEDDPICC sales methodology 
• You have proven success forecasting business in the EdTech industry
• You’re excited by opportunities to connect face-to-face — this position involves regular travel to meet with customers and prospects.

Base Comp Range - $75,000 - $85,000. This role may be eligible for additional variable compensation. Details regarding any variable or incentive compensation will be shared prior to offer.

Why you’ll love working at Newsela:

• Health & Wellness: Access to the world’s leading medical experts for healthcare (pets included!). Discounts and resources to stay healthy: mind, body, and soul.
• Work From Home: Almost all of our roles are fully remote - tech stipend included!
• Supporting ALL Families: Supplemental programs and time off to take care of your family and yourself.
• Time Off: Flexible PTO to recharge, including Sabbatical Leave
• Inclusive Experiences: Robust DEIB curriculum, Identity & Experience Groups (Affinity Groups + Employee Resource Group), Authentic & Transparent conversations with Executive Leadership Teams, and integration of DEIB lens across Talent lifecycle processes.
• Professional Development: Holistic Learning & Development Programs that enable meaningful & inclusive experiences, programs that build future-focused competencies, cohort & community learning sessions that foster a sense of belonging, and individual development plans aligned with your personal and professional aspirations to turn goals into reality.
• Make A Difference: No matter your role or department, the work you do each day helps share the future of education and improves the lives of students and teachers.

About Newsela:

Newsela takes authentic, real world content from trusted sources and makes it instruction ready for K-12 classrooms. Each text is published at five reading levels, so content is accessible to every learner. Today, over 3.3 million teachers and 40 million students have registered with Newsela for content that's personalized to student interests, accessible to everyone, aligned to instructional standards, and attached to activities and reporting that hold teachers accountable for instruction and students accountable for their work. With over 15,000 texts on our platform and multiple new texts published every day across 20+ genres, Newsela enables educators to go deep on any subject they choose.

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