The Professional Learning Consultant is responsible for continuing to build Corwin’s brand as a full service provider in the K-12 space by offering consulting work with clients in the field, supporting other Corwin consultants, creating new content, and assisting the organization’s sales and marketing efforts.
Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities
Consulting
Generates leads through social marketing, networking, and presenting at industry events and sales meetings where appropriateConducts a minimum of 70 consulting days with clients in the field per yearPresents at national and regional eventsParticipates in sales and marketing calls, demonstrations, meetings, and other key client-facing activitiesSupports on-going development and execution of the face-to-face business model
Product Acquisition and Development
- Authors blogs, tweets, posts, articles, and booksIdentifies and helps sign acquisitions for books, consulting, and other appropriate opportunities
- Reviews content created by other Corwin authors that is relevant to their respective expertise
- Supports Learning product innovation and business development processes
- Liaises with multiple divisions within Corwin and SAGE as the learning model continues to be defined
- Works with Learning team to further development of products and services
- Supports key partnerships
- Supports the development and market assessment of new product concepts; predicts and manages change through the use of innovative methods
- Researches the learning solutions market, identifies trends and opportunities; facilitates interdepartmental communication to gather customer requirements; discovers new market opportunities
Business Development
- Supports Corwin social marketing and branding efforts by contributing to envisioning, creation, planning, and content development within various mediums
- Trains Corwin staff members and author consultants on content and strategies as appropriate
- Helps manage strategic alliance relationships to support Learning initiatives with key consultants, clients, key national and state education associations, organizations, and press
- Serves as company representative at Corwin and educational functions such as institutes
Qualifications & Education
Any combination equivalent to, but not limited to, the following:
- Minimum of five years experience in K-12 education, content creation and design, and delivering professional learning experiences to educators
- Bachelor’s degree from accredited university
- Demonstrated ownership of successful product strategies
- Demonstrated business planning and business case development abilities
- Excellent oral and written communication skills; highly organized and detail oriented
- Demonstrated ability to plan and implement special projects
- Demonstrated excellence in working with others and maintaining a positive working atmosphere for fellow employees
- Demonstrated leadership and vision in managing major projects or initiatives.
- Broad knowledge of, and experience with, computer programs such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, as well as professional learning, web, and social networking tools
LANGUAGE, ANALYTICAL SKILLS AND SPECIFICATIONS
Any combination equivalent to, but not limited to, the following:
- Ability to present key content messages fluidly to large and small audiences
- Ability to effectively interface with internal and external stakeholders, including executive management, authors, partners, and customers
- Applies expertise and intuition to develop original ideas and simple solutions to complex challenges that are innovative and meaningful.
- Ability to work independently and to independently prioritize tasks and manage stress
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and work with diplomacy
- Ability to meet deadlines and work professionally under pressure
- Effective decision making
Please note that this is a regular, full-time position (W-2).
