Content Specialist, World Languages

Carnegie Learning • Pittsburgh, PA

2d • $35 - $70

About The Position

We are looking for highly motivated current or former world language teachers or leaders to join our team in a part-time, year-round capacity. We are seeking a superior communicator with an outgoing attitude, deep content knowledge, and a heart for teaching that, when combined, will help Carnegie Learning sales executives connect with their customers, understand issues in their markets, and message company solutions to maximize revenue. The Content Specialist works alongside account executives and account managers on an as-needed basis to provide them with the knowledge and tools they need to be successful. The Content Specialist provides timely and customized support for sales opportunities, including delivering sales presentations, and providing follow-up services to customers to close the business, with travel expected. Every day is different, challenging, and rewarding! This position is part-time and reports to the Vice President of Content Specialty.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in world languages education
• 3+ years of teaching experience in world languages required. School administrative experience a plus
• Flexible schedule and availability to travel on short notice, especially between January and May
• Within an hour of a major airport
• Basic understanding of school and district infrastructure, including technology environments and management systems; keeps up with current trends
• A mindset for learning; ability to perform a wide variety of tasks and can change focus quickly as demands change; manage transitions effectively from task to task; adapt to varying customer needs
• Expertise with PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Adobe & other design software, Google Classroom
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentational skills

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience with Carnegie Learning products is preferred
• Previous sales experience is preferred

Responsibilities

• Incorporate classroom experience, best pedagogical practices, and knowledge of world language instructional materials into all day to day activities for content area instruction with colleagues, teachers, and leaders
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of Carnegie Learning products and solutions, and their placement in the market
• Stay informed of current industry trends; actively identify opportunities for learning; learn and apply new concepts to improve performance; share information with others
• Collaborate as a strategic partner in a targeted region to increase world language sales
• Support prospecting efforts in collaboration with local sales teams
• Present focused presentations of Carnegie Learning world language products to state and local review committees for adoptions and pilots
• Travel to adoption presentations to help close business
• Use consultative selling and active listening skills to win business opportunities and align product offerings with customer needs
• Provide exemplary customer service by building relationships, investigating problems, developing solutions, and making recommendations to management and editorial teams
• Support sales and customer satisfaction by curating materials, presentations, handouts, standards correlations, etc.
• Collaborate with the product team on special and ongoing projects
• Participate in pre-work and market study of new instructional solutions as needed
• Remain knowledgeable of competition in the content area(s), alter messaging based on competitors strengths and weaknesses
• Help Vice President to judge the effectiveness of sales activities, strategies, and tools
• Provide accurate and detailed information about content and educational trends that impact revenue
• Effectively collaborates with internal team members and stakeholders including Sales, Product, Professional Learning, and Marketing

Benefits

• Competitive Pay
• Flexible work arrangements with our Work From Anywhere Policy
• Reduced working hours for soon-to-be and new parents
• Free access to CL products for employees and their children
• Quarterly Wellness Incentives
• Monthly employee activities + recognition program
• 9 Employee Resource Groups

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees