RELAY
Sales Associate - Politics and Advocacy
The Position
Relay is hiring a sales associate to join our fast-growing team. This person will focus on expanding the reach of our peer-to-peer text messaging platform among political, nonprofit, and union clients. The position offers salary plus commision, competitive benefits, and participation in an employee stock option pool.
Responsibilities
• Respond to incoming requests for information and product demos
• Conduct research and outreach to political campaigns, state parties, advocacy groups, and others
• Track and follow up on sales interactions
• Attend conferences for networking and to staff exhibition booths
• Support clients in setup and implementation of Relay
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:
• Experience with software sales or related work that can translate to sales
• A demonstrated interest and involvement in progressive politics
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including comfort with phone, screen-share, and in-person presentations
• Experience or openness to working remotely
While experience matters, we believe that most skills can be learned, and we care as much about work ethic, creativity, determination, and a shared commitment to progressive politics, customer service, and a high standards / low drama workplace.
Location
This is a remote position. Work from anywhere in the U.S. as long as you have excellent Internet and the work gets done.
Compensation
• $60k - $80k total compensation, which will include salary and commissions
• Health / dental / vision benefits competitive with similarly situated companies
• Participation in employee stock option pool
• 3 weeks of vacation time in year 1 and 2, with increases thereafter
About Relay
Relay is a peer-to-peer text messaging platform that lets organizations send templated text messages, have real conversations with recipients, and collect data based on their replies. Relay launched in September 2016 with a focus on the political market. Since then, more than 150 campaigns and organizations have used the platform to send over 25 million messages. We have been profitable from day one and anticipate continued growth in 2018.
About Our Team
Relay has its roots in the Bernie Sanders campaign, where our founding team ran "Text for Bernie," a national volunteer program that sent 8 million text messages during the 2016 primary. We built Relay to improve on the tools we used running Text for Bernie, and our core business is working with progressive politicians and organizations. We also believe in building a sustainable business, and are expanding into other markets that can benefit from this technology.
Equal Opportunity
Relay provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. As our company grows, we strive to make space for all kinds of people to do amazing work with us. We especially encourage applications from women, people of color, LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities, immigrants, and other communities underrepresented in technology startups. We believe that a team with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences will be more creative, more adaptable, and more effective. And we strive to build a team that reflects the communities we are working to support.
How to Apply
Please email jobs@relaytxt.com using the subject line "Sales Associate" with a resume or up-to-date LinkedIn page and a brief cover note that explains why you want to work for Relay. Tell us the political communities you are connected to, what experiences make you a good fit, and why you are excited about this job in particular. The deadline for application is January 22, 2018.
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