The Sales Manager will lead outreach and relationship-building with educational organizations, manage leads, deliver presentations, close partnerships, and maintain ongoing relationships with schools to ensure satisfaction.
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.
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