WorldStrides

WorldStrides

Inside Sales - Performing Arts - Heritage Festivals and Bowl Games

United States

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 47 days ago
SalesLead GenerationCold OutreachNegotiationExcelCommunicationMicrosoft Office

About the role

  • Company Introduction WorldStrides is the global leader in educational travel and experiential learning.
  • WorldStrides offers experiential learning programs in educational travel, performing arts, language immersion, career exploration, service-learning, study abroad, and sports.
  • Each of these experiences helps students to see beyond the classroom and to see the world - and themselves - in new ways.

Responsibilities

  • Develop a database of qualified leads through referrals, phone calls, cold calling, email, and networking.
  • Follow the proven sales process, follow up on leads from the website and lead generation team, and convert leads to sales.
  • Maintain and grow profitability/margins across a book of business.
  • Maintain daily and weekly pipeline and activity reports.
  • Maintain product knowledge, offering expertise and guidance to new and existing clients.

Requirements

  • Demonstrates competitive spirit with a track record of winning.
  • Attainment of a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
  • Excellent communication skills. ability to work effectively with adults and youth.
  • Ability to travel.
  • Goal-focused, self-sufficient individual who takes initiative to grow sales.
  • Excellent negotiation, conversion, and closing skills.
  • Exceptional work ethic, with a willingness to work additional hours during seasonal peaks as well as some weekends and evenings.
  • Exceptional computer skills (e.g., Microsoft Word, Advanced Excel, PowerPoint).
  • Work Perks
  • Fun & driven environment.
  • Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage, life, accidental death and dismemberment, accident, critical illness, and disability insurance, FSA healthcare, FSA dependent care, HSA with employer contribution, and generous 401k match.
  • 11 paid floating corporate holidays, 1 paid volunteer day & up to 25 PTO days to start - accrue up to 28 over 3 years, 4 mental health days, and 5 bereavement days.

Nice to have

  • 2-5 years of direct and/or telesales experience preferred.
  • Experience in music is preferred but not required.

Compensation

  • Company Introduction
  • The company was founded in 1967 to provide middle school travel programs to Washington, D.C. and has grown to provide a wide range of programs for more than half a million students annually to over 100 countries around the world.
  • Each of these experiences helps students to see beyond the classroom and to see the world - and themselves - in new ways.
  • Achieve annual sales goals through the development of new and existing clients.

Benefits

  • WorldStrides is the global leader in educational travel and experiential learning.

Company info

  • Create a close working relationship with internal stakeholders and other functional areas to ensure successful trips, satisfied customers, and achievement of sales retention goals.

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