Higher Education Inside Sales Intern

Kendall Hunt Publishing
  • Dubuque, IA
  • Temporary
  • Instant Apply
7 days ago

Job Description

Kendall Hunt Publishing is looking for Sales Interns for our Higher Education division to develop and improve sales skills, while creating long-term, trusting relationships with our authors. This role is perfect for those who want to gain valuable experience in consultative sales in the publishing world and future careers. Great position for college students looking for a flexible schedule during the school year. No previous sales or publishing experience necessary! We are looking for coachable, highly motivated individuals. This position is located in our home office in Dubuque, Iowa starting in the Summer of 2027 (opportunity for remote work during the school year). Who Is Kendall Hunt Publishing?Throughout its history, Kendall Hunt Publishing has grown with an emphasis on its employees, fearlessness in innovation, and a strong grip on its values. Today Kendall Hunt continues to expand by growing its number of educational products, creating new companies, and extending its services across the country and beyond. Through diversity and willingness to adapt to the ever-changing publishing industry, Kendall Hunt is a company dedicated to growing with the public to best serve the people of the community.When you work at Kendall Hunt you immediately notice the collaboration, friendliness, and a sense of purpose amongst our employees. Our customers, students, authors, and other outside contacts are always our top priority. We are constantly uncovering new sales channels for current product lines or finding new products to sell to current customers. Join our team of evolving employees to help us maintain our competitive edge in the industries we serve. www.kendallhunt.com What Does A Sales Intern In Higher Education Do?Work directly with a Managing Editor and Acquisitions Editors to plan your weekAssist with meetings and interviews, identify business opportunities, and recruit select college professors to become authorsGenerate leads for outside sales through bookstore contacts, author referrals and cold callingProactively work to gain referrals for other potential authors and adoptersAssist in managing sales and relationships with assigned authors, including up-selling to existing authors to maximize salesInitiate and manage revision and reprint process for assigned authorsCoordinate contracts and production process for revisionsFollow-up with prospective and existing authors. This includes keeping notes and next steps in our CRM software for all prospective, in-development, and existing publications. Who Do We Need?Someone who is interested in learning more about a career in salesYou understand the importance of a positive customer experience and what your role is in that overall experienceYou have an entrepreneurial spirit and look at your career in terms of growing your businessYou are a great communicator, people person and problem solverYou are competitive with yourself, and others around youSomeone who possesses enough leadership, motivation and purpose to hold yourself accountableSales experiences is not necessary as long as you are coachableYou are working towards a Bachelor's degree in a related field It's More Than Just an Internship!Come work for our family of companies that strives to be more than just a publishing company. We build more than a community here, we build a family with our employees, and our clients. We will work around your class schedule and extracurricular activities. Our scheduling, and managers, are flexible with you. Plus, we pay our interns! So come learn about how you can grow from an intern to a potential full time hire after graduation!HRDept@kendallhunt.comAn Equal Opportunity Employer 

Numbers & Facts

LocationDubuque, IA
Job TypeTemporary

Skills

  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Consultative Salesunmatched
  • Customer Experienceunmatched
  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systemsunmatched
  • Diversityunmatched
  • Editingunmatched
  • Entrepreneurshipunmatched
  • Field Salesunmatched
  • Higher Educationunmatched
  • Inside Salesunmatched
  • Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Publicationsunmatched
  • Publishingunmatched
  • Salesunmatched
  • Sales Managementunmatched
  • Up-Sellingunmatched
  • Writing Skillsunmatched

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