Customer Acquisition Associate  

Description

Role: SDR - Customer Acquisition Associate

Work Arrangement: Fully remote, overlapping US working hours

Job Type: Independent Contractor, Full-time

Work Schedule: 40 hours per week, overlapping with US business hours.

Locations: Remote

About Pearl Talent:

Pearl works with the top 1% of candidates from around the world and connects them with the best startups in the US and EU. Our clients have raised over $5B in aggregate and are backed by companies like OpenAI, a16z, and Founders Fund. They’re looking for the sharpest, hungriest candidates who they can consistently promote and work with over many years. Candidates we’ve hired have been flown out to the US and EU to work with their clients, and even promoted to roles that match folks onshore in the US.

Hear why we exist, what we believe in, and who we’re building for:

Why Work with Us?

We’re not just another recruiting firm—we focus on placing candidates with exceptional US and EU founders who prioritize the long-term success of their team members. We also provide retention bonuses at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months, as well as community-driven benefits like an annual retreat.

About the Company:

Family-owned local media and marketing company that has served Long Island for more than 60 years. As the publisher of 27 editions of the Long Island Herald newspaper and a provider of cutting-edge marketing solutions for small businesses, we believe in the power of local storytelling to inform, uplift, and connect communities.

Role Overview:

We’re looking for a mission-driven Customer Acquisition Associate to join our team and help grow our readership and advertising partnerships. This is a remote performance-focused sales and telemarketing role.

Core Responsibilities:

Acquire New Print Subscribers for the Long Island Herald

You’ll call and engage Long Island residents, starting with recently churned subscribers, to encourage them to re-subscribe or sign up for the first time. You'll explain how our trusted, hyperlocal journalism helps people stay informed, protect their families, and feel more connected to their neighborhoods.

Your goal: Bring vital local information to more homes and help build stronger communities.

Sell Branded Content and Directory Packages to Small Businesses

You’ll identify small business owners who could benefit from our branded content and directory solutions and show how we can help them reach new customers. You’ll even use our proprietary AI tools to generate custom content samples to bring their brands to life.

Your goal: Help small business owners tell their stories, expand their audiences, and achieve their professional dreams.

Requirements

• A confident and empathetic communicator with a clear, engaging phone presence
• Highly proficient in English, both spoken and written, with near-native fluency
• Experienced in sales, telemarketing, or outbound customer engagement
• Persistent and self-motivated, you don’t get discouraged by a “no” and thrive on hitting goals
• Organized, tech-savvy, and comfortable using CRMs, email platforms, and AI tools
• Eager to grow within a long-term, stable remote role that rewards performance