Marketing and Sales Associate

Who We Are

Building upon 20 years of experience supporting sustainable Christian schools through our HOPE Christian School Network, Soaring Education Services (SES) was launched in 2021 to catalyze the growth of Christian Education in the United States.  SES helps churches and school operators by providing the experience, process, and structure to help reduce the costs and risks associated with launching new schools.  Soaring leverages bleeding-edge innovation and creative solutions to make Christian Education affordable and accessible for all.  Through our Design and Build Service, our partners engage in a facilitated process that leads them through identifying core school concepts to building an education model to identifying a governance structure.  We are a national organization that understands how to launch and sustain privately or publicly funded Christian schools.

Job Summary

The SES Marketing and Sales Associate position will act as a front-line champion for all SES sales activities. Reporting to the Operations Manager, the Sales Associate will ensure that sales leads are appropriately moving through the sales pipeline. Additionally, the Sales Associate will assist in executing marketing tasks such as social media and email communication.

Essential Responsibilities

• Conduct market research and identify new opportunities to market the SES products and services
• Generate reports on marketing and sales metrics
• Facilitate the organization and implementation of promotional events
• Gather and analyze consumer behavior data by examining web traffic and ranks
• Follow established implementation processes, timelines, and implementation guidelines
• Document all calls, emails, and any other communication
• Assist the SES Team in building and improving marketing and sales assets and processes
• Utilize and manage social media platforms to garner customer interest and create brand awareness
• Ensure proper and consistent communication with all parties
• Recognize and identify potential areas where existing implementation policies and procedures require change or new ones must be developed, particularly to facilitate growth and expansion
• Effectively manage other administrative tasks
• Live and act as a biblical role model and Soaring Education Services representative in your life for our partners, team members and community
• Agree to comply at all times with our Code of Conduct and Statement of Faith
• Agree to engage in the faith life of our partners and in collaboration with other team members
• Other duties as assigned

Organizational Competencies

Educational Excellence 

• Integrity, credibility, and passionate commitment to the mission of providing a full and lasting education, accessible and affordable for all children

Forming Character

• Deep passion for urban, faith-based education and closing the achievement gap.

Resource Management

• Keen analytic, organization and complex problem-solving skills which allows for strategic data interpretation

Collaborative Relationships

• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills and exceptionally responsive to customers and candidates; experience in effectively building relationships and communicating at all levels

Serving Leader

• Exemplifies humility and servant leadership by continually raising the bar for excellence and successfully serving as a partner to team members and leaders.

Skills & Qualifications

• 1-2 years’ experience in marketing, sales, and/or relevant field
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google, and web analytics applications
• Working knowledge of the marketing and sales industry, including digital tools and techniques
• Resourcefulness and quick-thinking nature to troubleshoot new and critical issues as they arise
• Demonstrated ability to quickly shift priorities while maintaining strong attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with all stakeholders, including senior leadership
• Enjoys a fast-paced, entrepreneurial work environment
• Strong drive to successfully meet deadlines, provide viable solutions, balance priorities, with an awareness of tasks, stakeholders, and time.
• Embraces higher goals for achievement and success
• Enjoys a high energy work environment

An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.