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Admissions Counsellor (US Colleges) at Crimson Education

Crimson Education is a global EdTech company specializing in personalised education and technology to transform students into world leaders. We provide expert-led guidance and data-driven strategies from tutors and mentors to help ambitious students unlock their dream careers. We have a large, international team and a track record of strong success in college admissions.

Overview

This is a full-time position that can be based remotely or in one of our offices around the globe. We are open to Part-Time candidates (25-30+ hours) with high-demand backgrounds.

What Success Looks Like

• Provide overarching admissions strategies to students by creating individualized plans and executing them in collaboration with the Crimson team (Educational Coordinators, Academic Tutors, Application Consultants, ECL Mentors).
• Maintain expert knowledge of high school curricula, extracurriculars, leadership activities, summer program applications, and standardized test planning to make admissions recommendations.
• Use in-depth knowledge of higher education institutions to guide students and parents toward attainable goals, creating best-fit school lists of varied competitiveness to maximize acceptance chances.
• Conduct formal consulting sessions with students on a bi-monthly basis, documenting notes and actions for relevant stakeholders.
• Maintain communication with students and families outside formal sessions via multiple channels (e.g., email).
• Facilitate or lead development and presentation of marketing materials for seminars or expositions in local markets.
• Collaborate with local Sales teams in Initial Consultations to explain Crimson's products and services to potential clients.
• Assist with Product and Resource Development initiatives to improve service delivery.

What Skills And Experience You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree from a top 20 US university or Oxbridge (special considerations for those with undergraduate admissions consulting backgrounds).
• Strong preference for experience with US/UK undergraduate admissions consulting at top universities.
• Passion for coaching young adults and an appreciation of global perspectives.
• Superior planning and organizational skills; experience in project management, event coordination, and product management is a plus.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Stakeholder management—collaborating with a range of internal stakeholders, students, and parents.
• Resilience when working independently under pressure; flexible and adaptive to a fast-paced, growing organization.
• Experience in education, coaching, tutoring, and admissions consulting preferred.

Why work for Crimson?

• Be part of the world's leading admissions consulting firm.
• Rapidly growing startup with a flexible working environment and autonomy to structure how you work.
• Extensive development opportunities and internal promotions.
• $1000 NZD ($600 USD) individual training budget per year.
• Access to a psychologist on staff.
• Fireside chats and workshops to support a high-performing team.
• Radical Candor as a feedback approach.
• Global presence across 28 markets with options to work remotely or from offices.

If you're passionate about growing in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and want to work with cutting-edge technology, we'd love to hear from you.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Education and Training

Industries

• Education Management

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