Educational Travel Specialist (ETS)

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Administration & Office SupportTravel Specialist

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Key Responsibilities

Achieve all sales goals and develop new clients Develop qualified leads through referrals, phone calls, cold calling,

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Administration & Office SupportTravel Specialist

WorldStrides is the global leader in educational travel and experiential learning. The company was founded in 1967 to provide middle school travel programs to Washington, D.C. and has grown to provide a wide range of programs for more than half a million students annually to over 100 countries around the world. WorldStrides offers experiential learning programs in educational travel, performing arts, language immersion, career exploration, service-learning, study abroad, and sports. Each of these experiences helps students to see beyond the classroom and to see the world – and themselves – in new ways.

Responsibilities

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→Achieve all sales goals and develop new clients
→Develop qualified leads through referrals, phone calls, cold calling, email and networking
→Follow up on leads from website and lead generation team and convert leads to sales
→Prepare action plans and schedules to identify specific targets and prioritize activity
→Maintain and grow profitability
→Maintain daily and weekly pipeline and activity reports
→Operate as an expert
→Complete client needs assessment to then prepare and present proposals which meet group requirements
→Host meetings with parent, student, and administrative groups
→Identifies and recommends products to meet market demands
→Recommends territories that should require marketing campaigns

Requirements

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Highly motivated, self-starter with a strong work ethic and excellent communication skills
Demonstrated ability to influence, coach and direct others to achieve desired outcomes
Ability to excel both individually and as part of a team
Ability to balance multiple, competing priorities in a fast paced work environment
Willingness to learn and accept coaching to apply proven sales strategies
Enjoy talking on the phone
Some seasonal evening/weekend work required
Previous experience with phone sales, telephone sales, telesales and outbound calling required
Experience with basic computing functions, including MS Office and CRM applications required

What We Offer

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✓Fun & driven environment.

✓Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage, life, accidental death and dismemberment, accident, critical illness, and disability insurance, FSA healthcare, FSA dependent care, HAS with employer contribution, and generous 401k match.

✓10 paid floating corporate holidays, 1 paid volunteer day & 25 PTO days to start -- accrue up to 28 over 3 years, 4 mental health days, and 5 bereavement days.

✓Tuition reimbursement up to five thousand, two hundred fifty dollars annually or one thousand dollars towards professional certification annually.

✓Opportunities for paid and discounted travel.

✓Flexible work schedule providing on-site, remote, and virtual office opportunities.

✓Encouraged participation in our Employee Resource Groups and Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion council.

✓Fitness Center and café onsite at select locations.

✓Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

✓Paid Parental, Caregiver, and Disability leave.

✓Team Member Discount Program