Employment Opportunities

Sales Account Executive

AK Preparedness is looking for seasoned Sales Account Executives in both New York and Northern California.  These positions provide new opportunities to secure new software and services engagements within a new territory as well as grow existing client relationships. We are looking for proven sales leaders with experience selling software and services to the corporate and/or real estate sectors and who will collaborate with the executive team to develop growth opportunities.  Success could lead to increased responsibilities, including management of a sales organization.

AK Preparedness is a pioneering provider of emergency preparedness software and services for corporations, office buildings, government agencies, and residential properties. Through 40 years of innovation, the company has continuously changed how organizations reduce risk and costs through better emergency response planning, training, and software.  The first company in the world to deploy virtual reality for life safety training and drills, AK remains the global leader in this sector. Its mobile app and other software tools are used throughout the US.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Build and manage a new sales territory
• Manage sales cycle
• Generate proposals and agreements
• Follow up on leads as well as enhance value offerings with current clients
• Demonstrate AK’s software and services to senior-level executives at existing and prospective customers and partners
• Build and manage a sales pipeline, including sales database/CRM maintenance, with meetings, cold calling, and email correspondence

Education, Skills, and Experience:

• Proven track record of over-achieving sales goals and constructing a new territory
• Experience selling software and services in an entrepreneurial environment
• A minimum of five years of experience selling technology services, software, and/or professional consulting services
• Record of success working independently in a remote office
• Demonstrated ability to close in a fast-paced environment
• Strong presentation and verbal & written communication skills

Please send resume and cover letter to jobs@akpreparedness.com

Part-Time Video Producer

AK is looking for an experienced video producer to oversee every aspect of its video production efforts.  AK creates life-safety training videos ranging from 2-minute in-studio productions to 20-minute custom videos filmed on-site at client locations throughout the US.

Responsibilities include:

• Project management of all video development
• Hire and oversee crews and contractors
• Quality control for all final programs
• Maintain AK’s internal library of completed videos
• Coordinate deliverables with other AK project managers

This is a part-time, hourly position we anticipate will average 12 to 15 hours per week and range from zero to 40 hours in any given week. The work can be scheduled around other projects and shoots, but in general, candidates must be available to communicate daily during normal business hours.  The role can be performed remotely (within North America) or at our Chicago or Seattle offices.

Successful candidates will bring several years of video production experience spanning multiple disciplines (production, editing, scriptwriting, etc.), an ability to prioritize and manage many tasks and initiatives simultaneously, strong attention to detail, superb communication skills, facility with the Microsoft Office suite, and the ability to learn quickly.

Please send resume and cover letter to jobs@akpreparedness.com.

AK Preparedness, a national leader in emergency planning, training, and technology, is looking for current or retired firefighters in the Puget Sound area to conduct live and live-but-remote life safety training for building staff, floor warden teams, and occupants. Must be a dynamic, engaging speaker/trainer willing to learn our established curricula.

This is a part-time position, ranging from one to ten trainings per month. The schedule is flexible.  Occasional travel to Portland, California, or Denver is possible. 

Experience with Microsoft Office and a high comfort level with basic computer operations required (exchanging files via Dropbox, adjusting PowerPoint files, Zoom/Teams meetings, etc). 

Interested candidates, please send resume and cover letter to jobs@akpreparedness.com.