Job Description

About hand2mind:

We bring learning to life! Trusted by teachers for more than 55+ years, hand2mind creates engaging, classroom-tested materials that empower children to learn by doing. We are a 150-person strong, family-owned company that\'s been voted one of the Chicago Tribune\'s Top Workplaces for the last four consecutive years. In addition to building high-quality, hands-on learning materials for the classroom like VersaTiles\xc2\xae and Cuisenaire\xc2\xae Rods, we also develop educational toys for the home that make learning math, reading, social-emotional learning, and STEM fun and interactive. As a company, we are committed to our employee\xe2\x80\x99s personal and professional development. That\xe2\x80\x99s why we offer a competitive benefits package, a supportive culture, and training and development opportunities by Harvard and UCLA professors. We are looking for professionals who are truly just kids at heart! We hope you\xe2\x80\x99ll come join our award-winning team today!

Position Description:

The National Literacy Consultant reports directly to the National Director of Consultant Services and will be responsible to drive sales of Literacy Solutions across the board to establish hand2mind as a strong supplemental hands-on solution provider in school districts across the nation. This position will lead the effort of partnering with reps and managers to achieve a literacy sales goal and to firmly re-establish h2m as a player in the Literacy market. This person will also be required to work cross functionally with Product Development, Marketing and Custom Solutions to offer guidance on Literacy Solutions. This position is primarily focused on pre-sales; in other words, this is not a \xe2\x80\x9cback-end training role.\xe2\x80\x9d Full time dedicated National Consultants in the industry leverage their deep academic credentials and experience to act as trusted partners with potential customers \xe2\x80\x93 which will lead to massive sales growth.

Additional requirements are a deep background and experience in the PreK \xe2\x80\x93 8 Literacy space along with the ability to deliver winning sales presentations, one on one strong communication skills, develop strategic campaigns, and collaborate with Sales, Product Development, Marketing and Custom.

Scope of Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Product Development, and Custom around all aspects of PreK \xe2\x80\x93 8 Literacy
• Build and execute effective winning Literacy sales campaigns in partnership with sales and marketing
• Team sells with Reps and managers as well as cross functional partners
• Develop \xe2\x80\x9ctrusted partner\xe2\x80\x9d long term relationships with clients
• Achieve Literacy Sales Goal
• Deliver winning sales presentations \xe2\x80\x93 both in f2f situations as well as virtually
• Participate in 1:1 customer meetings with reps and managers as prioritized
• Responsible for Literacy selling strategy at Conferences and Exhibits
• Coordinate event based selling strategy nationally \xe2\x80\x93 partnering with reps and managers
• Participate on all Literacy RFPs as needed
• Partner with sales support to identify Federal Programs to drive Literacy solutions as an alternative stream of revenue via RFPs

Requirements/Preferences:

• Five years\xe2\x80\x99 minimum of experience in the Literacy School and/or School Publishing Industry
• Master\xe2\x80\x99s degree at minimum
• Deep Elementary School Curriculum experience and knowledge
• Dynamic presentation skills required along with strong interpersonal communication skills \xe2\x80\x93 both f2f and virtually
• Understanding of Federal Programs as an alternative stream of sales revenue
• Extensive travel is required

We are a drug-free workplace and an EEO employer.

Please note: This role will be filled by our internal recruitment team, so no assistance is needed from any outside staffing agency at this time.

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