Sales CoOp

JOB DESCRIPTION

Sales Co-Op

EF Go Ahead Tours

Location:

Cambridge, MA

Program Dates:
Jan 5th 2027
-June 2027 with the opportunity to extend through August 2027 if exceeding co-op program goals and targets

Work Schedule:

Full-time (40 hours/week)

Compensation: $20/hour + bonuses for achieving sales targets

For consideration, applicants must be living in the state of MA or within commutable distance to our Cambridge, MA office. Enjoy the flexibility of working from home on Fridays, while collaborating in the office from Monday through Thursday.

Please note, this opportunity is open to all applicants, including recent graduates and individuals who have already completed their degree.

The Opportunity:

As a member of our high-energy, collaborative, and competitive sales team, you will play an essential role in supporting and growing our repeat business while simultaneously identifying opportunities to improve the customer experience. Your daily activities will entail making outbound sales calls to travelers who have recently returned home from tour or who have previously traveled with us to regenerate interest and assist them in booking their next trip.

You will be balancing outbounds to these leads, scheduled calls, and contacting past travellers who have reconnected with us through the website or marketing efforts.

No Sales experience? No problem. Our Sales co-op is designed to give you exposure to business development and our sales process and teach you about our amazing product: travel! Our goal is to create strong salespeople and instill lasting skills that you can carry with you throughout your career. This program is a great way to build your career with a global leader in the industry.

Co-ops who exceed sales goals and find success throughout their co-op will be considered for the full-time Travel Sales Consultant role with our future start groups.

Responsibilities:

• Independently manage your book of business while simultaneously bringing in new business
• Maintain and practice high outreach including follow-up phone conversations (averaging 65 calls per day)
• Utilize consultative and relationship-building selling techniques to prospect and reinitiate product interest
• Control and pivot calls from past travel experiences to new sales opportunities
• Balance outbound, inbound and scheduled calls daily
• Consistently achieve or exceed sales goals

Qualifications:

• Strong verbal communication skills (must be able to connect with a diverse range of individuals via telephone)
• Intrinsically motivated to hit goals
• Demonstrates personal accountability, self-awareness and student mentality
• Adept in problem-solving skills
• Ability to independently plan, organize and prioritize work while collaborating with a team

Why you’ll love working here:

This is the most fun, high caliber place you’ll ever work. Ask any employee why they love EF (whether they’ve been here 10 minutes or 10 years) and they’ll probably tell you the same thing: it’s the people. When you work at EF, you join a purpose-driven, international and energetic community that thrives on continuous learning, fearless innovation and mutual support.

ABOUT US

Some companies are in the business of banking. Others are in the business of shoes. Or sports. Or soft drinks. At EF, we're in a different kind of business. One that's a little less tangible, and a lot more important. Because our business, what we make, makes everything else possible. We're in the business of understanding. Between people. Between cultures.

For over half a century we’ve been the leader in international educational programs and experiences designed to foster such understanding. Through language, cultural exchange, academic studies, and educational travel, we create the kinds of immersive experiences that…