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Literacy Engagement Specialist, K-12 (Texas)

Literacy Engagement Specialist

Texas

Keywords: literacy K-12 Spanish bilingual  dual-language reading-intervention professional-development strategy training

The Talent Search Group at PiP is searching for a Literacy Engagement Specialist, K-12, for the Central US region, on behalf of our client, the leading provider of language learning products in K-12 and Higher Education.

Candidates must live in Texas and be comfortable with significant travel through the year.

As a Literacy Engagement Specialist, you will be viewed as a literacy subject matter expert for the region. In this role, you will:

  • Partner with regional field sales team members and sales manager on the creation and execution of strategic business development plans that will secure key account business for your Literacy products 
  • Partner closely with the Literacy Program Director on implementation of go-to-market strategies 
  • Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure leveraging of product capabilities and sales opportunities 
  • Research, collect information on and identify key questions for sales team members to utilize in presentations for Top 10 Tier 1 K-12 district target accounts   
  • Conduct regular follow-up planning and progress meetings with sales team members on shared goals 
  • Develop a deep understanding of your product portfolio and ensure key features are included in presentations and collateral 
  • Stay abreast of market trends, analyze the regional competitive landscape and develop resources showing how your product(s) can fill market gaps 
  • Act as primary resource providing training to sales reps and for customer implementations 
  • Assist with site based outreach, district and state level RFP submission responses 
  • Provide insight to Marketing and Product Development teams on customer perspectives 

Candidates must have: 

  • Bachelor’s degree minimum 
  • 5+ years of experience as an Educator/Teacher, Program Facilitator, District Coordinator, Trainer or similar that has been focused on Literacy; a strong EL/K5 Reading Intervention background is ideal
  • Knowledge of K-12 literacy market dynamics, competitive landscape, trends, customer needs and challenges 
  • Experience with state and/or district adoption, RFP and public solicitation processes  
  • Willingness and ability to travel overnight (by air or car) as needed 50-60% of the time without restriction and depending on time of year 

The ideal candidate is fluent in both English and Spanish.  Candidates must live in Texas and near a major airport in order to meet travel requirements. 

Job Category: Customer Success Sales
Market: K-12
Location: Texas
Type: External

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