Book Blast Outreach Specialist

Overview

You will connect with K-6 schools to introduce the Book Blast program, coordinate brief Zoom presentations for principals and school leaders, and help more students build home libraries.

This is a high-quality outbound sales role focused on scheduling attended presentations with the right decision-makers.

What you will do:

  • Call and email school contacts to introduce Book Blast and schedule presentations with school leadership and high-level influencers at the school
  • Confirm attendance, send calendar invites, and handle reschedules with speed and care
  • Encourage principal participation and ensure the right stakeholders are in the room
  • Log activities, notes, and outcomes in HubSpot with complete and timely data
  • Follow compliant outreach practices that respect school policies and student privacy
  • Share insights from conversations to improve messaging and lists
  • Special projects as assigned
Qualifications
  • 1+ year of outbound phone-based inside sales experience with consistent activity
  • Clear, warm communication and active listening skills
  • Strong organization, and follow-through
  • Comfort using CRM tools such as HubSpot and calendar tools like Zoom
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office
  • Coachable mindset with openness to call reviews and feedback
Experience
  • Remote working: 1 year (Preferred)
  • Outbound B2B sales: 1 year (Required)
  • Experience calling into K-8 schools (Preferred)
  • Familiarity with objection handling in busy school environments (Preferred)


Benefits:
  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Flexible Spending Account/Health Savings Account
  • Supplemental benefits (critical illness, accident, & hospital indemnity)
  • Employee assistance program
  • Internet stipend
  • Company paid life insurance + buy-up option
  • Company paid short-term & long-term disability insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Volunteer Time Off
  • Work from home
Pay

This role is compensated at an hourly rate starting at $25.00.

Work Location

This is a work from home position. We are seeking candidates in Eastern or Central time zones, specifically, FL, OH, IL, TN, TX, MO, NC, SC.

About Us

Collective Goods Holdings, Inc. (CGH) is a privately held holding company behind Books Are Fun, Inc. - a company with a simple but powerful mission: to inspire lifelong readers by getting kids excited about books. Books Are Fun energizes communities, schools, and families to ensure every child has books at home, because we believe reading can change the world.

To learn more about our companies and how we spark a lifelong love of reading, please visit our website at
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