Sales Cold Calling and Scheduling

Job Application Code:  003763 (add this to the application form)

Working Hours: M-F 9am-1pm PST California PART TIME

Overview

Job Description

Drea is the sole publisher of a hyperlocal, community-driven magazine distributed to high-net-worth households in Gilroy. She handles local business outreach, pitching, and in-person presentations but is overwhelmed with the volume of repetitive sales outreach tasks. She is exploring VA support to handle the initial outreach process so she can focus on closing deals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Primary focus: Cold calling local business leads and scheduling sales appointments
• Daily targets: 25-30 calls, booking 2 meetings with business owners
• Additional tasks: Updating CRM, end-of-week reporting (appointments scheduled, set for Monday, completed last week)
• End-of-week reporting – including meetings scheduled, confirmed, and completed
• Future potential for admin work or executive assistant roles
  

Other details: 

• Make 25–30 calls/day to local businesses
• Use provided contact lists and contribute to list growth
• Schedule appointments using Calendly
• Update notes in Google Sheets and media CRM
• Possibly manage follow-up emails
• Represent Drea’s bubbly, personable tone during calls

Soft Skills: 

• A strong, upbeat personality and excellent people skills
• Cold calling or sales experience
• Confidence and resilience in handling rejection

Tools: 

• Trello for Task Management
• VOIP (JustCall or RingCentral possibility)
• Google Sheets
• Gmail
• Calendly
• Best Version Media BackOffice
• Comfortable logging into multiple platforms
• Tech-savviness with CRM tools is a plus but not essential