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Representative, Professional Production, Sales Support (Evergreen, CO) (National Geographic Society | NG Maps - Marketing)

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Summary

Updated:

November 30, 2005

Duration:

Full Time

 

Address:

Washington, DC
Evergreen, Colorado

Country:

United States of America

  

Contact Name:

Human Resources Department

Contact Email:

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Web:

www.nationalgeographic.com

 

Primary Phone:

202-857-7000

Job Description

National Geographic Maps, a Division of the National Geographic Society seeks an individual to help support our professional digital product sales effort in Evergreen, Colorado. The sales support representative works with prospective customers and the NG Maps? sales team to maximize sales and customer satisfaction.

National Geographic Maps offers an award winning line of cartographic products, including TOPO! digital maps. Location information is increasingly important to our agency, commercial, and government users. We are expanding the TOPO! product lines to better support these customers. Specific areas of interest include but not limited to are Emergency Response, Vector Control, Utilities, and Homeland Security

In this position you will be working with government, agency, and commercial clients, primarily by telephone and e-mail. You must be comfortable making cold calls as well as following up on prospects generated by the field sales force. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated sales, marketing, and customer service experience working within the geospatial industry and a good working knowledge of GIS.

Responsibilities include:

?Serve as the primary point of contact for incoming calls and e-mail related to our professional products;
?Send product information, price quotes, and following up with prospective customers;
?Follow-up by telephone with leads generated by the outside sales team at conferences, tradeshows, etc.;
?Research, prospect and qualify potential new TOPO! Pro customers;
?Track and work towards quarterly revenue targets;
?Work with marketing to ensure sales collateral and marketing programs are effective;
?Support and attend trade shows and conferences as needed.

Requirements:

BA or BS degree in geography, related field or liberal arts required, along with 3-5 years related sales and marketing experience and a strong working knowledge of GIS and the Spatial software industry.

?3-5 years relevant sales, marketing or customer service experience, preferably in the Geospatial industry;
?BA/BS degree or equivalent;
?Strong organizational skills, task oriented, able to work independently;
?Strong communication skills, self-motivated.

Application Instructions:

Do not apply for this position via the Directions Magazine's website. For more information on this position and to apply, go to www.nationalgeographic.com and click on JOBS. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION, ALL APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO APPLY AT THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY WEBSITE. No telephone calls, emails, faxes, or paper resumes please. EOE.

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