Are you ready to be part of something transformative? Nerdy is revolutionizing education with cutting-edge technology and a comprehensive suite of learning products tailored to every learner’s needs. We’re on the hunt for dynamic Inside Sales Representatives to join our team and help shape the future of learning!
About the Role: As an Inside Sales Representative, you’ll engage in meaningful conversations with prospective students and families who are eager to explore our high-quality, personalized learning products and services. Using a consultative approach, you’ll dive deep to understand each student’s unique needs, recommend the perfect solutions, and guide them to success by securing sales and payments via a comprehensive Learning Membership.
Why Nerdy?
- Innovative Technology: Be a part of a company that’s changing the game in education with innovative, tech-driven learning solutions.
- Growth Opportunities: This is a fully remote, seasonal position with the potential for full-time employment based on your performance. Show us what you’ve got, and the sky’s the limit!
- Make a Difference: Help students achieve their learning goals and make a real impact on their educational journey.
About Nerdy:
Nerdy (NYSE: NRDY) is a leading platform for live online learning, with a mission to transform the way people learn through technology. The Company’s purpose-built proprietary platform leverages technology, including AI, to connect learners of all ages to experts, delivering superior value on both sides of the network. Nerdy’s comprehensive learning destination provides learning experiences across 3,000+ subjects and multiple formats—including one-on-one instruction, small group classes, large format group classes, and adaptive self-study. Their proprietary platform leverages AI to personalize the experience for Learners of all ages —from kindergarten to professional—in academic, test prep, enrichment, and certification subjects. Nerdy’s flagship business, Varsity Tutors, is one of the nation’s largest platforms for live online tutoring and classes. Its solutions are available directly to students and consumers, as well as through schools and other institutions.
Pay: $18/hr to start with the opportunity to be promoted to a full-time position based on performance, which offers:
- $40,000 base salary
- $12,000 variable compensation target (plus unlimited bonus potential)
- Full-time positions also include a comprehensive benefits package (health insurance, 401k matching plan, PTO, and free access to tutoring and our online educational resources).
Location: Fully Remote (Work from anywhere in the U.S.)
Upcoming Start Dates/Trainings: Our paid virtual training program will take place over the course of five weeks, Monday - Friday, 9am-6pm CDT.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred
- Previous inside sales experience is a plus, but your enthusiasm and drive are what matter most
- Strong communication skills and a passion for helping others
- A consultative sales approach with a knack for identifying needs and recommending solutions.
- Self-motivation and the ability to thrive and adapt in a fast-paced, remote environment
- High empathy and emotional intelligence, with the ability to understand families’ educational needs and make product/service recommendations
- Comfortable asking for sale and payment for mutually agreed on solution
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to adapt quickly in a high phone volume environment
- Ability to work 35-40 hours per week, including some evenings and weekends
- Understand and appreciate that Nerdy is an apolitical company and that we can have the largest impact if we are united in our focus on helping people learn and not divided or distracted by advancing unrelated causes
Responsibilities:
- Connect with prospective students and families who have shown interest in Nerdy’s learning products and services via inbound calls and outbound call-backs
- Use a consultative sales approach to understand learners’ needs and recommend tailored solutions
- Facilitate the sales process, including securing payment and closing the deal
- Meet and exceed monthly sales metrics and performance targets
- Attend paid live training facilitated remotely via Zoom and pre-recorded modules
- Work some evenings and weekends after the completion of our training program
- Adhere to our proven sales guidelines/prompts to ensure consistent customer experience and sales achievement
Benefits/Training:
- Remote Position, fully work from home
- Company-issued laptop, headphones, and latest software
- Once in a lifetime opportunity to help revolutionize how the world learns!
- To support both the consultative and sales requirements of the position, we offer a training program with ongoing career development and opportunities for growth.
- Learn industry-leading communication and sales techniques that will enable you to find solutions for families
- Become an expert in educational products and programs, including 1-on-1 tutoring, online classes, adaptive assessments, and homeschooling
Nerdy is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. (INDHP)
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