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Sales development rep

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Chicago, IL
95K-105K Annually
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Chicago, IL
95K-105K Annually

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🦸🏻‍♀️ Your responsibilities

  • Generate pipeline from ideal customer profile accounts by thoughtfully and creatively reaching out to engage target personas

  • Find creative ways to engage prospects and potential buyers that fit our ICP

  • Constantly finding ways to automate and improve processes and gain efficiency

  • Research key accounts' initiatives to help develop a "hypothesis of value"

  • Set meetings for the Sales team when a lead reaches a qualified stage

  • Strategize and execute on multi-touch account-based campaigns in partnership with Marketing and Sales

  • ...and yes, maintain accurate info in Salesforce to help us scale what works!

⭐️ Is this you?

  • At least 2 years experience in a sales development role at a SaaS company

  • Demonstrable success exceeding outbound pipe gen goals in a B2B SaaS startup environment

  • Genuinely excellent written communication skills - everyone says that, but we sell to great writers, so we mean it. Poorly written emails = not a good look.

  • A self-starter with an experimental mindset - there's no playbook, so we need your help building it!

  • Knowledge of editorial processes a huge plus: if you edited your high school newspaper or majored in English Literature, can you pretty please apply?


🍩 Benefits & perks (US Full-time employees)

  • Generous PTO, plus company holidays

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family

  • Paid parental leave for all parents (12 weeks)

  • Fertility and family planning support

  • Early-detection cancer testing through Galleri

  • Flexible spending account and dependent FSA options

  • Health savings account for eligible plans with company contribution

  • Annual work-life stipends for:

    • Home office setup, cell phone, internet

    • Wellness stipend for gym, massage/chiropractor, personal training, etc.

    • Learning and development stipend

  • Company-wide off-sites and team off-sites

  • Competitive compensation, company stock options and 401k

WRITER is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to diversity. We don't make hiring or employment decisions based on race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other basis protected by applicable local, state or federal law. Under the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Compensation Range: $95K - $105K

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