Part Time Business Development Representative

Help Us Make a Difference in the lives of Seniors and their families!
Caring Transitions of Mount Pleasant & Pittsburg, TX is a newly launched franchise that services Northeast Texas. Caring Transitions is the nation's largest provider of senior relocation, downsizing, and online auction services, with 400+ locations nationwide. We are looking for a Business Development Representative in the Gilmer area to help expand our local network. If you're a people-person and have a background in building relationships within this community, we want to hear from you! 

Our mission is simple: reduce stress for older adults and their families during the most meaningful, and often most difficult, transitions of their lives. We do this with compassion, expertise, and a full suite of services tailored to each family's unique situation.

Core Competencies / Traits:

• Experience in sales, retail, or customer service
• Respect and appreciation for aging clients
• Exceptional customer service skills
• Has a passion for the mission and vision of the franchise
• High integrity, warmth, enthusiasm, optimistic, humor
• Strong listening skills, organizational and time management skills
• Experience using social media as a marketing tool is a plus
• Excellent written and spoken English communication skills
• Reliable transportation with valid and clear driver’s license required.

• Actively pursue and contact referral sources by email, phone, and in person with local travel within a defined territory including Mount Pleasant and surrounding areas
• Develop and maintain relationships with potential referral sources/partners/clients
• Increase local brand awareness in the marketplace, implement market growth strategies, achieve monthly objectives
• Willingness to assist on site of jobs when necessary and to learn about services
• Maintain adequate knowledge of franchise services and educate referral sources on services and programs, clearly able to differentiate services from competitors

• Comfortable presenting at trade shows, public education events, and networking events with a prepared agenda (example realtor lunch-and-learn)
• Assist with curating content and success stories for business communications, social media, public education, and media relations
• Consult on and assist in implementing marketing plans and campaign strategies
• Maintain basic records and provide reporting as required to franchise owner

• Flexible hours, starting part-time 15-20 hours/week
• Opportunities for growth in a compassionate, values-driven company.

Note, while this is not a "work from home" position, BDR could be working from home as much as 50% of the time some weeks, once trained.