Business Development Representative

I’d weave that into the opportunity rather than just adding another bullet. It makes the role feel like the starting point of a sales career at AI Essentials.

Business Development Representative (BDR) – EdTechAbout AI Essentials

AI Essentials is a growing EdTech company focused on AI education and workforce readiness. We help students, educators, colleges, workforce programs, businesses, and government agencies build practical AI skills for the future of work.

More than 350,000 learners across 31 states have participated in AI Essentials learning experiences.

We're growing our Houston team and looking for motivated people who want to help us expand that impact.

The Role

We're looking for an energetic and motivated Business Development Representative (BDR) to help us create new customer relationships and grow AI Essentials.

You'll be provided with targeted prospect lists and accounts to call on. Your job is to connect with decision-makers, create conversations, and schedule qualified meetings for our leadership team.

This is an outbound sales role, and the phone will be an important part of your day.

No previous sales experience is required. We're looking for people who are hardworking, coachable, confident communicating with others, and willing to put in the effort to improve.

What You'll Do

• Make outbound calls to targeted prospects
• Connect with key decision-makers
• Conduct email outreach and follow-up
• Introduce prospects to AI Essentials and our solutions
• Schedule qualified meetings for senior leadership
• Maintain prospect and activity information in Salesforce
• Work toward weekly activity, conversation, and meeting goals
• Take ownership of your assigned accounts and results

Who We're Looking For

• Coachable and eager to learn
• Comfortable picking up the phone and starting conversations
• Strong verbal and written communicator
• Energetic, dependable, and hardworking
• Persistent and consistent with follow-up
• Motivated by goals and results
• Excited about AI, technology, education, or the future of work

Build Your Sales Career

We're not just looking to fill a BDR position. We're looking to build great sellers.

We believe learning how to sell is one of the most valuable professional skills you can develop. If you can learn to communicate confidently, understand customer needs, create opportunities, and produce results, you'll have a skill that can make you valuable in virtually any industry.

For BDRs who perform well, there will be opportunities to grow into Senior BDR and more advanced sales roles as AI Essentials grows.

Bring the work ethic, coachability, and willingness to learn. We'll give you an opportunity to build something with us.

Compensation & Schedule

• $17–$20/hour + performance-based incentives
• Approximately 20 hours per week
• Part-time, on-site
• Growth opportunities into Senior BDR and additional sales roles based on performance

Location

AI Essentials
16850 Saturn Ln #100
Houston, TX 77058

If you're motivated, coachable, and excited about building a career in sales while contributing to the mission of a growing EdTech company, we'd love to hear from you.

Pay: $17.00 - $20.00 per hour

Work Location: In person