Careers at Emerge
Emerge Initiatives partners with organizations on leadership and professional development, sponsorships, advertising, and event partnerships. Here’s what we’re currently hiring for.
Independent Sales Representative — Commission Only
Emerge Initiatives partners with organizations on leadership and professional development, including our LEAP framework workshops. We also sell sponsorship packages, advertising space, and event partnerships. We’re looking for one self-directed sales representative to build a pipeline and close business across these offerings.
What you’ll do
- Generate new business through cold calling and cold email
- Move prospects from first contact to signed agreement
- Log every touch in Excel — date, channel, outcome, and next step
- Own your follow-up cadence and manage your own pipeline
How this role works
This is an independent contractor engagement, not employment. You set your own schedule, choose your own methods, use your own phone and computer, and are free to represent other non-competing clients.
You’ll receive a 1099-NEC. No taxes are withheld, and you’re responsible for your own tax obligations. No benefits, workers’ compensation, or unemployment coverage are provided.
Compensation
Commission only: 20% of collected revenue on closed business. No draw, no base, no expense reimbursement.
Full terms — commission rates, when a commission is earned, payment timing, and how commissions are treated after the agreement ends — are set out in a written contract you’ll review before starting.
What we’re looking for
- Consistent follow-through without day-to-day supervision
- Comfort working entirely on commission
- Discipline about documentation
- Honesty and accuracy in how you represent our work
- Willingness to follow all applicable telemarketing and email regulations, including DNC scrubbing and honoring opt-outs
- Prior B2B sales or appointment-setting experience is a plus, not a requirement
To apply
Email your resume and a brief note to info@emergethemagazine.com covering your sales background and how you’d approach your first 30 days to close business.
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Emerge Initiatives LLC
P.O. Box 14686
Newport News, VA 23608