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Educational Sales Representative (Work from Home) at Nerdy · Chicago
Job Description
Overview:
Are you a proven education professional with a track record of exceeding performance metrics and a passion for transforming how people learn? Nerdy is seeking experienced Educational Sales Representatives who combine educational expertise with consultative sales skills to help thousands of families achieve their academic goals.
As an Educational Sales Representative, you'll leverage your educational background to guide prospective students and families toward personalized learning solutions. This is a SALES position that requires a consultative approach when selling to clients. Success in this role comes from:
- Conducting meaningful needs assessment conversations with families
- Applying your education/teaching/training experience to recommend personalized learning solutions for each prospective client/student.
- Building trust through consultative conversations
- Demonstrating subject matter expertise in educational products and services
Location: Fully Remote Position
Upcoming Start Dates/Training: Two week paid virtual training will take place Monday - Friday 9am-6pm Central Time
About Nerdy:
At Nerdy (NYSE: NRDY) - the company behind Varsity Tutors - we’re redrawing the blueprint of learning. Our Live + AI™ platform fuses real-time human expertise with proprietary generative-AI systems, setting a new bar for measurable academic impact at global scale.
We recruit the kind of technologists and operators you’d bet on as solo founders - people who turn ambiguous problems into shipping code, iterate faster than markets move, and compound their advantage with every data point. In an era where great employees can deliver 10-times the leverage of the merely good, we back those who play to win.
Fortune favors the bold. Join us.
How we compete:
- AI-Native at every level
From the CEO to day-one hires, everyone builds and ships with generative AI. If you’re not wielding AI, you’re not done. - Entrepreneurial velocity
Move at founder speed, prototype in hours, and measure in real user outcomes. Slow teams die. - Free-market rigor
Ideas rise or fall on merit and results - no committees, no politics, no cap on upside. - Full-stack ownership
You design, build, and run what you ship; accountability is a feature, not a bug. - Reward for contribution
Pay rises with impact, not years. Outstanding results earn outsized rewards. We evaluate both what you achieve and how you achieve it: living our leadership principles and using AI effectively are formally measured and rewarded. - Relentless exploration
Push the frontier of generative AI in live learning and - because only the paranoid survive - questioning every legacy assumption along the way. - Is Apolitical
You stay focused on mission-aligned outcomes, not distractions or unrelated causes.
If you’re a technically minded builder who thrives on open competition, personal responsibility, and the chance to redefine how the world learns - while continually stretching the limits of what generative AI can do - come do the most ambitious and rewarding work of your career here. Learn more at nerdy.com.
Nerdy’s shareholder letters below explain our latest products and strategy:
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- 3+ years teaching, training, or educational sales experience strongly preferred
- Demonstrated success in metrics-driven environments
- Ability to work a FULL-TIME schedule, including evenings and weekends
- Strong technical aptitude and ability to learn new systems quickly
- Stable, distraction-free remote work environment
- Reliable high-speed internet connection
- Understand and appreciate that Nerdy is an apolitical company and that we can have the largest impact if we are united in our focus on helping people learn and not divided or distracted by advancing unrelated causes
Our most successful Educational Sales Representatives typically bring:
- Educational experience and expertise (particularly from teaching and working directly with students and parents)
- Proven track record of exceeding metrics and performance goals
- Career progression showing increased responsibility and leadership
- Experience in needs assessment and solution-based selling
- Commitment to continuous learning and professional development
Career Growth & Development:
This role offers clear pathways for advancement based on performance:
- Structured promotion track from Educational Sales Representative to Senior Sales Representative
- Merit-based advancement opportunities into training, management, and other business areas
- Comprehensive paid training program focusing on educational consulting and sales excellence
- Mentorship and leadership development opportunities
Unlock Your Full Potential at Nerdy:
At Nerdy, we’re not just transforming how people learn—we’re transforming your life. Our benefits package is built with a forward-thinking, “focus on you” mindset, so you can be your healthiest, happiest, and yes, most super-human self. Here’s a snapshot of what we offer:
- Competitive Compensation: $40,000 base salary plus $3,000 annual variable compensation target. Also, performance-based advancement opportunities with increased earning potential
- Comprehensive Healthcare: Choose from top-tier medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans designed to keep you and your family covered.
- Retirement Made Simple: Benefit from our 401(k) plan with an immediate company match—no vesting delays!
- Family First: Generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave ensure you have the support you need at life’s big moments.
- Equipment: Company-provided MacBook and headphones, as well as the latest technology and software programs to help make you successful.
- Continuous Learning: Get an all-inclusive learning membership for you and your household—including 1-on-1 tutoring hours, unlimited on-demand classes, and access to our full suite of learning products and services.
Supercharge with AI: Gain exclusive access to cutting-edge AI tools that boost your productivity, making you feel almost super-human (cape not included).