Aspen Publishing

Field Sales Manager

Remote
Full Time
Sales
Mid Level

Aspen Publishing is seeking one (1) Field Sales Manager to be a part of a growing Sales team.  This position is 100% remote and must be located in the Mid-Atlantic (DC, MD, VA, WV, and NC).  You will partner with members of the Sales, Marketing, and Editorial teams while selling all products in the legal education portfolio, tracking business, adhering to metrics, and providing world class customer service. We are looking for a Field Sales Manager who is passionate about legal and educational publishing sales – is that you?

TITLE: Field Sales Manager
REPORTS TO: Law School Sales Director
DEPARTMENT: SALES
FLSA STATUS: EXEMPT
LOCATION: REMOTE (Mid-Atlantic)

POSITION SUMMARY: Generate new sales and retain existing sales in assigned territory; Develop and qualify prospect lists from law school faculty, deans, administrators, and library personnel; Make in-person and online presentations to prospective clients to explain Company products and services and their alignment with the client’s needs.  Position requires up to 50% domestic travel during the selling season.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Achieve annual territory sales goals
  • Generate leads and close sales for adoptable electronic and print publications with law school faculty
  • Work with Institutional Sales Manager to increase Institutional Sales and drive adoption of Aspen’s institutional products such as Aspen Learning Library, PracticePerfect, Digital Bookshelf, MBE QBankand Inclusive Access
  • Maintain Aspen Publishing’s strong position in the law school market by ensuring continuity of business
  • Master print and electronic product content for Aspen Publishing and competitor titles, and share market intelligence and sales techniques with colleagues
  • Explain concepts clearly and adapt presentations to meet audience needs
  • Respond to customer requests quickly and professionally.
  • Submit weekly school visit reports, including projections of adopted business
  • Update and maintain faculty and bookstore contact management system, including information on courses taught and books used
  • Ensure timely and accurate submissions of sales reporting and metrics
  • Participate in biannual sales meetings, as well as external conferences (Association of American Law Schools Annual Conference and other meetings) as directed
  • Build strong relationships with Legal Education purchase influencers, including Academic Deans, Academic Support coordinators, Registrars, authors, and faculty
  • Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Bachelor’s degree in business or related field preferred
  • 2-5 years of Sales experience preferably in legal and/or academic sales
  • Experience developing and qualifying leads
  • Ability to work with CRM to manage and maintain an accurate customer data base, Zoho a plus
  • Ability to demo technology products both in person and virtually
  • Ability to explain concepts clearly and adapt presentations to meet audience needs
  • Ability to manage a large client base across a large geographic territory
  • Consistent achievement of sales quotas
  • Willing to travel domestically on a regular basis (up to 50% during the selling season)
  • Expertise in Microsoft Office, in particular Excel, PowerPoint, and Word required
  • Proactive self-starter with hands-on approach
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written
  • Must have excellent organizational and time management skills
  • Ability to work quickly and accurately in a fast paced, changing environment
  • Ability to meet deadlines in a consistent and accurate manner
  • Demonstrated ability in working independently and as part of a team
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
  • Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time
  • Ability to work on computer for extended periods of time
  • Ability to listen and speak carefully while interacting with others
  • Ability to lift up to 40 pounds occasionally

ABOUT US: Aspen Publishing is a leading provider of educational content and digital learning solutions to law schools in the U.S. and around the world. Aspen provides best-in-class solutions for legal education through authoritative textbooks written by renowned authors and breakthrough products such as Connected eBooks, Connected Quizzing, and PracticePerfect.  Aspen Publishing is proud to be a UWorld Company.

In addition to competitive compensation, we offer a wide array of benefits including your choice of health and dental plans, generous paid time off and holidays, 401k with employer match, and an array of voluntary programs to cover all of life’s eventualities from accidents, to critical illness, to pet insurance.
EOE disability/veteran.
#LI-remote

Share

Apply for this position

Required*
Apply with Indeed
We've received your resume. Click here to update it.
Attach resume or Paste resume
Attach resume as .pdf, .doc, .docx, .odt, .txt, or .rtf (limit 5MB) or Paste resume

Paste your resume here or Attach resume file

To comply with government Equal Employment Opportunity and/or Affirmative Action reporting regulations, we are requesting (but NOT requiring) that you enter this personal data. This information will not be used in connection with any employment decisions, and will be used solely as permitted by state and federal law. Your voluntary cooperation would be appreciated. Learn more.
Invitation for Job Applicants to Self-Identify as a U.S. Veteran
  • A “disabled veteran” is one of the following:
    • a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or
    • a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.
  • A “recently separated veteran” means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.
  • An “active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran” means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.
  • An “Armed forces service medal veteran” means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.
Veteran status


Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability
Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form CC-305
OMB Control Number 1250-0005
Expires 04/30/2026
Why are you being asked to complete this form?

We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years.

Completing this form is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so. Your answer is confidential. No one who makes hiring decisions will see it. Your decision to complete the form and your answer will not harm you in any way. If you want to learn more about the law or this form, visit the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) website at www.dol.gov/ofccp.

How do you know if you have a disability?

A disability is a condition that substantially limits one or more of your “major life activities.” If you have or have ever had such a condition, you are a person with a disability. Disabilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally)
  • Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS
  • Blind or low vision
  • Cancer (past or present)
  • Cardiovascular or heart disease
  • Celiac disease
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Deaf or serious difficulty hearing
  • Diabetes
  • Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders
  • Epilepsy or other seizure disorder
  • Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, irritable bowel syndrome
  • Intellectual or developmental disability
  • Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD
  • Missing limbs or partially missing limbs
  • Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports
  • Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)
  • Neurodivergence, for example, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities
  • Partial or complete paralysis (any cause)
  • Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema
  • Short stature (dwarfism)
  • Traumatic brain injury
Please check one of the boxes below:

PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT: According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. This survey should take about 5 minutes to complete.

You must enter your name and date
Human Check*