Careers at ARC

Sales Account Manager

Location:

Exclusive territories throughout the Continental United States

Job Description:

We are looking for intelligent, energized and goal-oriented self-starters who are passionate about education to join our sales team. We need experienced educational sales account managers, or experienced elementary/middle school teachers or literacy advocates with an interest in business, to sell our reading programs into school districts within exclusive territories throughout the county. This is a position with lots of growth potential in a triple bottom line, socially responsible company. Experience interacting with district-level staff and school principals is a must.

Responsibilities:

• Cultivate and close sales leads in new school districts within an exclusive territory.
• Expand sales into new schools of existing school districts/customers within the territory.
• Maintain a constant presence in district/customer offices and in new prospective customer‘s offices.

Skills:

• College degree (BA/BS).
• Multi-tasking and independent management of deadlines are a must.
• Ability to collaborate and work with a team.
• Pleasant, determined go-getter personality.
• 4+ years of demonstrated experience in similar positions.
• Strong inter-personal skills.
• Passion to achieve company mission: For every child in America to read on or above grade level.
• Enthusiastic about a company culture that is progressive and socially responsible.

Additional Information:

• Compensation: $65K–$75K plus commissions
• No third party applications.

Part-Time (Consultant) Staff Developer/American Reading Company Coach

We are seeking educators with successful experience using 100 Book Challenge and/or Research Labs who are passionate about helping other teachers and principals implement these programs, across the country. This is a part-time/consultant position with lots of growth potential in a triple-bottom line, socially-responsible company.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct workshops, demonstration lessons, and one-to-one coaching visits to support schools’ implementation of American Reading Company (ARC)’s Programs.
• Collaborate with other ARC Coaches and Program team to ensure that materials, methods, and the program are the best they can be.

Requirements:

• Personal experience implementing 100 Book Challenge and/or Research Labs
• Demonstrated leadership ability, e.g., experience as a teacher leader or coach
• Commitment to life-long learning and development
• Flexibility and ability to adjust priorities when necessary
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with principals, teachers, and co-workers
• Some travel
• Master’s degree or higher

Salary:

• Competitive per-diem salary