Sales Manager

Role Summary

Quill is looking for a driven Sales Manager to lead outreach and relationship-building with schools, counselors, and educational organizations. This role is perfect for someone with experience in ed tech or education sales who thrives in a high-autonomy, performance-based environment.

Responsibilities

• Source and qualify leads (school counselors, administrators, tutoring orgs, etc.)
• Manage outreach via email, LinkedIn, and phone — moving prospects from cold to warm conversations.
• Deliver persuasive demos and presentations of Quill’s platform.
• Handle objections and guide schools through the decision-making process.
• Negotiate and close new school partnerships.
• Maintain ongoing relationships with signed schools to ensure satisfaction and renewals.
• Collaborate with founder on refining pitch materials, sales strategy, and funnel.

Compensation

This is a commission-based role with significant upside. Quill offers 30% recurring commission on every school you bring on board, with payouts continuing for up to 3 years as schools renew.

Typical school contract: ~$2,000/year Commission per school: ~$600/year

• Earnings scale directly with performance:
• 50 schools signed ≈ $30K annually
• 80 schools signed ≈ $50K annually
• 115 schools signed ≈ $70K annually

Qualifications

• Track record in sales, ideally in ed tech, SaaS, or K-12 education.
• Comfortable handling long sales cycles and institutional decision-making.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated, organized, and comfortable working remotely.
• Bonus: existing network of educators, counselors, or administrators.

Why Quill?

• Fast-growing, AI-free platform helping students write authentic college essays.
• Opportunity to get in early and shape sales strategy.
• Flexible, commission-based work with strong upside for the right closer.