Sales Representative – College Textbook Publishing Job in Pasadena
Pasadena - San Gabriel Valley, CA 91101
Sales Representative - College Textbook Publishing
Our client is one of the largest and most respected educational publishing companies in America. They have asked us to locate a sales representative to sell a full line of textbooks and other class materials to professors at colleges and universities in Southern California. Ideally based in the San Gabriel Valley area, this territory also covers to San Luis Obispo, Long Beach and Pomona. This is an established territory with a large base of existing accounts with which our client has already developed strong rapport.
The ideal candidate will have a 4-year degree with a good grade point average and 2 or more years of successful publishing or other professional, business-oriented sales experience, as well as an interest in selling to the academic community, and the ability to develop and maintain long lasting relationships with key decision makers. In addition, strong technology skills are helpful.
The successful candidate can expect to earn $63-80K the first year, based on a starting salary of $48-60K (possibly higher for publishing sales experience) plus an annual bonus that adds an average of $15-20K per year, but could be even higher based on personal performance. In addition, you will receive a company car, an excellent benefit package, and outstanding opportunities for advancement into sales management or marketing in one of the most prestigious companies in the country.
For immediate consideration, simply click on the APPLY NOW button below to send your resume. If your resume fits the requirements that our client company has given us, one of our recruiters will call you. If you do not receive a phone call from us, it's likely we have already identified enough candidates to fill our client's interviewing schedule. We may, however, contact you at a future date if more first interviews are requested by our client.
Unfortunately, we cannot personally contact everyone who sends us a resume due to the sheer volume of resumes we receive. We want you to know that even if we don't contact you for this position, we will keep your resume in our confidential database for future career opportunities.
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