Join Our Mission

Thank you for your interest in joining the Close Up team to inform, inspire, and empower young people to embrace the rights of being active citizens in our democracy. Close Up endeavors to attract and retain top-quality talent in order to guarantee excellent service to our customers. How do we achieve this? By providing an environment that challenges, motivates and equips you with the tools necessary to succeed. If you're looking for job satisfaction, excellent benefits, and professional development, Close Up is where you want to be.

Our Benefits

In addition to our fun and rewarding environment, Close Up offers a number of benefits for our core staff (full-time, full-year):

• Competitive Salary & Growth Potential
• Paid Annual & Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays (10 per year)
• Health/Vision/Dental Coverage (premiums mostly paid by Close Up)
• Life Insurance/AD&D, 4x salary (100% of premiums paid by Close Up)
• Short & Long Term Disability Coverage (100% of premiums paid by Close Up)
• Transportation Subsidy (Metro-accessible)
• 403 (B) Retirement Savings Plan
• Flexible Spending Account – Medical & Dependent Care
• Direct Deposit
• Free Gym Access

Benefits packages differ between employee classes and may not include all of the above benefits for every position.

 

Educational Sales Representatives

Our Reps work mainly with teachers to maximize student enrollments from both existing schools and new schools. This is a quota position that requires development of positive relationships with teachers, the ability to differentiate Close Up from other programs, and the ability to produce enrollments. To succeed, you need to know how to prospect, qualify and close new accounts via phone, email, and occasional travel.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university with two or more years of experience in education, sales, marketing or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Individual must have excellent written and oral communication skills, organizational ability and interested in inspiring young people to be active citizens. Must enjoy working with diverse constituencies, including business leaders, educators, parents, and students. Candidates must be able to travel.

 

If you’re interested in one of our positions, please email (resumes@closeup.org) or send a cover letter and your resume to:

Close Up Foundation
Attn: HR
1330 Braddock Place, 4th Floor
Alexandria, VA 22314