Energy Sales & Marketing Associate

Join an in-person residential energy campaign role supporting outreach, lead generation, and account acquisition across the Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana market.

Responsibilities

• Represent residential energy campaigns professionally
• Engage shoppers face-to-face at established retail locations
• Create awareness around available energy programs and services
• Generate qualified leads and sales opportunities
• Ask discovery questions to identify individual household needs
• Present relevant energy services and programs
• Explain pricing, benefits, and enrollment options clearly
• Help individuals compare available options
• Support new account acquisition
• Guide qualified individuals through enrollment
• Support retail promotions and campaign activations
• Build relationships with retail partner teams
• Maintain current campaign and industry knowledge
• Track individual sales activity and performance
• Work toward individual and team goals
• Participate in ongoing sales, communication, and leadership training

Requirements

• Reliable transportation and the ability to commute to Merrillville, IN are required
• Valid driver’s license
• Reliable personal transportation
• Comfort traveling to assigned retail and campaign locations
• Full-time availability
• Able to work weekends when scheduled
• Enjoy meeting and talking with new people
• Can confidently initiate conversations
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Competitive and goal-oriented
• Interested in sales, marketing, business, or energy
• Enjoy working toward measurable goals and are motivated by performance
• Learn quickly and apply coaching
• Reliable and professional
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Willingness to take on opportunities for increased responsibility

Pay

• $700.00 - $900.00 per week

Benefits

• Flexible schedule
• Opportunities for advancement
• Weekly pay
• Paid training

Location & Work Environment

• Lansing, IL (onsite)
• Reports to the Merrillville, IN office
• In-person; not remote, work-from-home, door-to-door, or call-center sales
• Retail & promotional sales
• Residential energy campaign
• W2 employment
• Weekend availability when scheduled

What You’ll Develop

• Sales & lead generation: consultative sales, needs assessment, sales presentations, lead generation, account acquisition, performance tracking
• Marketing & brand representation: promotional marketing, retail promotions, brand representation, campaign awareness, event activation, direct marketing
• Residential energy: energy-service knowledge, program education, residential services, enrollment, account acquisition
• Communication: face-to-face presentations, relationship building, needs assessment, objection handling, professional communication

Growth Opportunities

• Strong performers may gain experience in: new-hire training, peer coaching, team development, sales leadership, campaign support, assistant management, territory development
• Advancement depends on demonstrated performance, reliability, leadership ability, and business needs

Experience That Transfers Well

• No previous energy experience required
• Relevant backgrounds may include: hospitality, retail sales, wireless/electronics/merchandising, events and promotions, promotional teams, brand representation, event marketing, outreach, presentations and public-facing roles, athletics and fitness, lead generation, and account acquisition
• Entry-level candidates and recent graduates are encouraged to apply

Important: This position is advertised in Lansing, Illinois to reach candidates in the Illinois/Indiana border market. Please apply only if commuting from Illinois to Merrillville is realistic for you.