Outreach Specialist at Books Are Fun: 100% Remote (FL, OH, IL, TN, TX, SC, NC, MO)

October 3, 2026

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Book Blast Outreach Specialist

Location: Remote — Florida, Ohio, Illinois, Tennessee, Texas, Missouri, North Carolina, or South Carolina

Work Arrangement: 100% Remote / Work From Home

Salary: Starting at $25.00 per hour

Overview

You will connect with K-6 schools to introduce the Book Blast program, coordinate brief Zoom presentations for principals and school leaders, and help more students build home libraries.

This is a high-quality outbound sales role focused on scheduling attended presentations with the right decision-makers.

What you will do:

Call and email school contacts to introduce Book Blast and schedule presentations with school leadership and high-level influencers at the school
Confirm attendance, send calendar invites, and handle reschedules with speed and care
Encourage principal participation and ensure the right stakeholders are in the room
Log activities, notes, and outcomes in HubSpot with complete and timely data
Follow compliant outreach practices that respect school policies and student privacy
Share insights from conversations to improve messaging and lists
Special projects as assigned

Qualifications

1+ year of outbound phone-based inside sales experience with consistent activity
Clear, warm communication and active listening skills
Strong organization, and follow-through
Comfort using CRM tools such as HubSpot and calendar tools like Zoom
Proficiency in Microsoft Office
Coachable mindset with openness to call reviews and feedback

Experience

Remote working: 1 year (Preferred)
Outbound B2B sales: 1 year (Required)
Experience calling into K-8 schools (Preferred)
Familiarity with objection handling in busy school environments (Preferred)

Benefits:

401(k)
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Flexible Spending Account/Health Savings Account
Supplemental benefits (critical illness, accident, & hospital indemnity)
Employee assistance program
Internet stipend
Company paid life insurance + buy-up option
Company paid short-term & long-term disability insurance
Paid Time Off
Paid Volunteer Time Off
Work from home

Pay

This role is compensated at an hourly rate starting at $25.00.

Work Location

This is a work from home position. We are seeking candidates in Eastern or Central time zones, specifically, FL, OH, IL, TN, TX, MO, NC, SC.

About Us

Collective Goods Holdings, Inc. (CGH) is a privately held holding company behind Books Are Fun, Inc. — a company with a simple but powerful mission: to inspire lifelong readers by getting kids excited about books. Books Are Fun energizes communities, schools, and families to ensure every child has books at home, because we believe reading can change the world.

To learn more about our companies and how we spark a lifelong love of reading, please visit our website at

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