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For over ten years National Geographic Learning, a part of Cengage, has been publishing innovative programs for teachers and learners of English through its partnership with National Geographic. We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced sales professional to help drive our growing business in the US K12 sector.

The Multilingual Learner Content Specialist will be a part of a small team responsible for growing National Geographic Learning’s market share in the growing US K12 market. This specific role while having responsibilities throughout the sales cycle, will be focused most specifically on the onboarding and post-sale support to ensure our customers are successful and renew their adoptions.

What you'll do here:

Collaborate with the Content Specialist team to develop and implement strategies for increasing National Geographic Learning ELT market share in K12 schools around the country.
Ensure customer success with our material by creating and delivering training materials and partnering closely with the Secondary Customer Success team so they are effective and up to date on our products and platforms.
Participate in and / or lead customer meetings alongside the assigned Secondary educational sales consultant to identify needs, help close new business and retain existing business.
Deliver impactful presentations to districts to win adoptions.
Partner with product teams to ensure product plans and US marketing plans will succeed in the US market.
Find opportunities to involve other team members either within the ELT organization or within the K12 team as appropriate

Skills you will need here:

Minimum of three-to-five years of relevant experience, preferably in publishing or educational fields
Exceptional presentation skills
Proven major account sales ability with a strong record of achieving significant sales growth
Evidence of strong customer orientation and ability to form and build effective customer relationships
Proven track record of working alone and in teams
Display initiative and flexibility with attention to detail
Excellent written communication, presentation, and social skills
Knowledge of commonly used desktop tools, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Outlook
Ability to travel 50-60%

Preferred

Experience in ESL/ELT
Experience in US K12

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Cengage, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms. We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

Compensation

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The full base pay range has been provided for this position. Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location. Sales roles often incorporate a significant incentive compensation program beyond this base pay range.

$67,000.00 - $87,100.00 USD

NGL K12 Multilingual Learner Content Specialist, NYC (Remote)