Connect your community to what matters – by bringing our products and services right to their front door. You’ll rely on your passion for people to close deals with new and existing customers. So let your ambition power your potential and see where we can go together.
Inside perspective
Hear from one of our team members about what it’s like to work in Outside Sales.
Open the door to so much more
There are plenty of reasons to join us in an Outside Sales role. In addition to earning great pay and benefits, you will also begin building your career with a growing company.
Why Outside Sales?
Get started in your Spectrum career with a role that puts you face-to-face with customers, connecting them to the network they need. Backed by the support of a major nationwide company, you’ll be out in the world and acting as your own boss. Plus, each sale connects you to impressive commissions and the chance to go further in your career.
Outside Sales Representatives also receive generous ramp pay.
There are so many ways to advance in your Outside Sales role. See how one employee did it:
Direct Sales Supervisor
Sales Enablement Supervisor
Direct Sales Manager
"The best thing about Spectrum is the connection you are able to build with employees and customers."
Renny Smith, Direct Sales Manager
With us, you can earn:
Uncapped commission with potential to reach six figures
Paid training
401(k) matching and college tuition reimbursement
Discount on Spectrum Services where applicable (restrictions apply)
As an Outside Sales Representative, you’ll head out into the community to meet customers right where they live. Ambitious self-starters will thrive in this role that allows them to be outside, own their day and embrace an entrepreneurial spirit. Flexibility is key, as you may be needed during nights and weekends. Plus, when you connect new customers with our products and services, you’ll earn base pay, as well as an uncapped commission on each successful sale.
Narrator: You gotta be prepared for anything that the field is going to throw at you that day.
A typical day as a Direct Sales Representative, you definitely have to start with the weather.
It may rain in the morning.
Sometimes there's traffic.
If it's really sunny, bring enough water.
You definitely have to get your running shoes out.
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Carve out at least 40 to 50 doors within your day.
The best asset is your time.
I bring the commercial straight to your doorstep.
A commercial that you can just interact with.
Qualities that are good for a DSR are a positive energy, outgoing, friendly.
Able to gauge and to read people.
They look for solutions.
Smile. Smiling is addictive.
With Spectrum, they give you all the tools to be successful and you take those tools and make something out of it.
Your sale is not going to be behind every door.
You got to find the opportunity to make them believe in the product that you're selling.
If you're scared to meet new people, this wouldn't be a good opportunity.
But if you have the entrepreneurial spirit, then you're already two, three steps ahead.
I don't see myself sitting in a desk spending five hours in a row before lunch.
I enjoy the activity.
You always come home with a story to tell.
It is something new every day.
Every day is a new surprise; a new journey.
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Learn from the best
Training takes you further
Everyone on our Outside Sales team gets started with paid training. You’ll get educated on the ins-and-outs of our products and services, plus the best tips to help you close the deal. Once you begin meeting with customers, we’ll still be there to help you. Online courses and mentorship opportunities are great ways to stay sharp and continue improving. Who knows where you might end up? In fact, most of our managers started out in Sales roles.
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You know what you want to do. Now, see how we help you do it. Find out what our company offers its people, plus get some tips about taking the next step.
