Job Description

Green Bison Digital Business Development Representative

Green Bison Digital is a climate-focused marketing agency seeking a few individuals passionate about the work they do and passionate about preserving our natural world. We embrace diversity and are interested in values alignment as much as your skillset. Whether you are an environmentally-focused student, recent grad, seasoned marketing/sales rep or retired military – we welcome letters of interest and resumes from anyone excited by the prospect of moving our world toward sustainable, collaborative practices.

As a Green Bison Business Development Representative, you will work remotely on a part-time basis as an independent contractor (1099 tax status) who will be supported by our marketing and sales staff. We provide affordable, human-centered marketing services, with a strong emphasis on environmental education and sustainable finance.

Spreading awareness of sustainable business best practices while also practicing them is our commitment not only to our customers but also to our natural world. We are working to create a paradigm shift, through education & action, that inspires investment away from traditional, extractive practices to more sustainable, regenerative and climate-positive endeavors, and we need you to help us spread the knowledge and build our team.

As part of our Climate Mission, we are committed to:
Donating 10% of gross revenue from our Climate Club membership to several of the most impactful environmentally focused nonprofit organizations, encouraging our business customers to consider donating 0.5 to 1% of their profits to climate-focused organizations, providing monthly educational webinars on sustainable practices for business as well as offering keynotes by experts and thought leaders in green banking and sustainable finance (ESG).

You may be interested to know we are a business supporter of Zero Foodprint www.zerofoodprint.org (825+ farm projects, $9.5M in grants, 240k+ tons CO2e)

Marketing like the Planet Matters
This role sits at the intersection of sales and environmental education. We walk our talk and we invite your submission: We are committed to high-quality, effective, affordable marketing services and education to reduce/optimize resource use.

Green Bison will provide the successful candidate:
• Initial training on our products and services, (w/modest compensation)
• Bi-weekly training, updates & support on products & services (w/modest compensation)
• Basic phone and email scripts and marketing materials
• Green Bison email address, business cards and a GBD Zoom backdrop
• Access to our software; includes HighLevel (CRM, email, sms), Slack, Google Drive
• Leads, including qualified leads, for business customers in our target markets (including but not limited to home improvement, retail, food & beverage, professional services, energy efficiency and sustainability-focused businesses, environmental nonprofits)
• Hourly based compensation and monthly residual commission income from products & service sales sold which are monthly subscriptions, as long as the subscription lasts. This includes our 3-tiered Climate Club membership. (see Financial Compensation below)
• Incentives/bonuses for achieving performance goals
• Access to sustainability & climate webinars, w/modest compensation, to help you become more knowledgeable, competent and confident when speaking to prospective customers about Green Bison’s mission and current environmental & climate issues
• Introductions to and interactions with our team through monthly meetings and Zoom calls

As a GBD Biz Development Rep you would be responsible for:

• Learning our products and services for effective outreach and sales
• Contacting small and midsized businesses by email & phone, promoting and selling Green Bison’s digital marketing services
• Leveraging your network of LinkedIn connections for outreach
• Leveraging your social media presence for outreach
• Keeping up with current digital marketing and other marketing best practices

Financial Compensation
Financial compensation for this part-time role will initially be provided at $30/hour plus 50% commission on all products sold. Several products are sold as monthly subscriptions. The 50% commission on those products will continue as monthly recurring commissions (income) as long as the subscription lasts and as long as you are actively working with Green Bison Digital. As sales of monthly subscriptions grow – with reliable monthly recurring income also growing – the $30/hour base salary will taper off to no hourly base, but commission only. You will work as an independent contractor (1099 tax status) supported by our staff. If hired, all terms will be spelled out in a written agreement. Commission payments will be made weekly and after customer payments settle in our bank account, i.e. ‘pay when paid.’ There are no geographic limits and no sales caps.

Option to Build a Team
To achieve our mission, serve many businesses, and make substantial and growing donations to environmental nonprofits, growth of sales is fundamental. A choice for the successful candidate is to develop and build a team of sales associates, with our support. This is optional, but strongly encouraged. If this option is appealing, the sales commission increases from 50% to 60% for the first 12 months. Existing commissions would continue at the same rate. (Later this may be adjusted up or down, by not by more than 10%.) This means Green Bison will pay you the 60% commission on all products sold by your team. You would then pay your team from your compensation. You can decide how much to share with your team. (Example: sales associates receive 40% of total commission; you receive 20% of total commission (override commission) for coaching, guidance and support). Any personal sales you make will remain at 50% commission. Green Bison will provide initial product & service training with modest compensation for associates. You would provide ongoing training and coaching for your team.

Our ideal candidate would meet most, if not all, of the following traits:

Sales and Customer-Facing Skills
• Experienced in sales or (at least) front-facing customer-service
• Comfortable reaching out to and engaging with small-to-midsize business owners

Climate and Environmental Knowledge
• Genuine passion for climate action and environmental causes
• Confident communicator, ideally with a background in the environmental sector, specifically focusing on education and/or communications
• Open to continuous learning and improvement

Alignment with Green Bison Digital
• Values- and solution-driven, given that Green Bison is built on transparency and practical strategies for climate action
• Comfortable representing a start-up that is both commercial and mission-oriented

Practical Traits
• Systematic and able to track leads and follow-ups, take initiative when needed
• Coachable and eager to learn further about marketing, sales, sustainable business practices, sustainable resource use and climate-oriented investing
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision
• Experience with a CRM and/or other business software
• Availability and reliability for a part-time, remote schedule
• Do you speak more than one language?

We Encourage Your Application!
We are an equal opportunity employer. We encourage women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, veterans, disabled veterans and other historically marginalized people and community members to submit your application. We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all criteria as we seek to build a highly diverse and inclusive team.

Regenerative agriculture without social justice… is just gardening.

Anonymous

 

How to Apply

How To Apply If interested please reply with your resume, bio and brief note why this would be a good fit. Submit to kim@greenbisondigital.com We look forward to hearing from you!

Job Categories: Climate Change. Job Types: Part-Time. Job Tags: BIPOC, business, climate, Communications, DEI, disabled veteran, environment, independent contractor, LGBTQ, Marketing, part-time, remote, sales, sustainability, veteran, Virtual, and Women. Salaries: See posting for details.

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