Academic advisor - admissions sales

Crimson Education is the world’s leading college admissions consulting firm, with over 1,490 Ivy League offers and 2,410 to the US Top 15. We help ambitious students gain admission to the world’s top universities through expert-led guidance and proven, data-driven strategies. Crimson students are 7x more likely to get into the Ivy League than their peers. We were recently featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal.

Crimson is the only college admissions consultancy that brings together:

• Former Ivy League and Top 20 admissions officers to rigorously review and refine applications
• Professors and PhD teaching fellows from leading universities to guide students through original, independent research — with pathways to selective peer-reviewed publication or conference presentation
• Past ISEF winners and judges who coach students to compete for state, national, and international science fair awards
• Capstone project mentors who help students design and scale leadership initiatives with real-world impact, measurable outcomes, and credible external validation

We’re backed by leading VC firms, including Tiger Global, Heal Partners, IceHouse Ventures, and Movac, and recently closed a USD $40M Series D funding round at a USD $640M valuation. We now operate across 21 markets worldwide, including the US, Canada, UK, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, and New Zealand.

The Role

What are the main responsibilities for this role?

• Achieving agreed upon sales targets and outcomes
• Identifying and interacting with new leads/customers
• Continuously improving sales techniques and industry knowledge
• Pitching and ideating new ways to connect with families
• Conducting sales consultations and academic assessments in a professional manner and that aligns with the Crimson brand and culture.
• Engaging in outreach activities such as presenting at school talks, careers expos and Crimson seminars
• Researching potential organizations and markets for lead generation/partnerships
• Attending industry events where relevant and provide feedback and information on market trends
• Submitting fortnightly sales reports in an accurate and concise manner for management for accurate prediction of monthly sales pipelines and revenue projections

What skills and experience are required?

• A degree (either Undergraduate or Graduate) from a US university will be an added advantage
• Excellent previous sales track record
• Strong storytelling skill and experience public speaking
• Experience with higher education or a deep understanding of the college application process
• Interest in working with families and students to connect them to the best program
• An interest in changing the world through education!
• Comfort with video chat and speaking over the phone

Experience that would be useful in this role:

• Experience working with Salesforce (preferred not a must)
• Fluency in English
• Understanding of the US/UK Undergrad application process

Why work for Crimson?

Rapidly growing start up, with a flexible working environment where you will be empowered to structure how you work

• Limitless development and exposure - our internal promotions/role changes made up 33% of all recruitment last year
• $1000 individual training budget per year, we love to ‘Level Up’ (it’s one of our core values)!
• Psychologist on staff
• Insightful fireside chats and workshops to help support our high-performing and ambitious team
• Radical Candor is a feedback approach we live by
• We’re a global player with 28 markets (and growing) across the globe. Most roles have the option to work from one of our many offices or remotely!

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

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