Account Manager

Newsela unlocks the written word by publishing daily news articles at five reading levels to engage students in grades 2-12 in high-interest topics from immigration and diplomacy to drones and animal extinction. Launched in 2013, more than 37 million Newsela articles have been read by students, making Newsela the number 1 online news source for students.

As a member of our Newsela Sales team, you will manage a portfolio of enterprise accounts of our Newsela PRO customers. You will focus on our top 50 large school districts using Newsela PRO within their schools. You are the “go to” for district-level communication and coordination. We want to keep our Newsela PRO customers delighted and engaged in using Newsela PRO all year long. You will effectively engage and build relationships with key account decision-makers, primarily working with school principals, district representatives and superintendents.

* Manage 50 strategic Newsela PRO district-level accounts across the nation. * Communicate with district leadership regularly on issues such as usage, engagement, renewal and cross-referrals. * Collaborate with Community and Marketing teams on quarterly engagement campaigns for large accounts. * Serve as a key coordinator to assist in the explosive growth of an SaaS-based education company. * Strategize and implement best practices to renew and upsell large accounts. * Forecast and track large account metrics to demonstrate sales progress. * Analyze sales pipeline and identify opportunities for growth. * Meet and exceed individual and team-based KPIs. * Meet and exceed quota.

* Bachelor’s degree. * 3+ years sales and/or client management experience. * Proven strategic account management skills, with special emphasis on key accounts. * Demonstrated track record of overachieving quota in past positions, with special emphasis on client retention and growth. Please be prepared to discuss specific examples with metrics-driven results. * Demonstrated project management skills. **Some Plusses** * Proven high achiever and sales professional (ranked top 5-10% of sales staff), and has demonstrated success working with other teams. * Has outstanding communication skills, preferably experience dealing with C-level executives. * Previous experience in technology or SaaS. * Experience in education or working with educators. * Has a passion for building relationships with decision-makers - and those who can influence them - in the sales process. * Has excellent negotiation, presentation, public speaking and facilitation skills. * Experience leading and managing marketing campaigns. * Fast learner and highly responsive to feedback.