Canada University Admissions Strategy Consultant Contract Hourly

New Zealand-based Edutech company Crimson Education was founded in 2013 with the idea that through personalised education, we can transform students into the world leaders of tomorrow. Since then, we have rapidly grown a mission-driven team that is dedicated to building the education system for the 22nd century. Our network includes 2,400 tutors and consultants worldwide who work with over 20,000 students.

Our tech platform connects tutors and mentors to high school students aiming to achieve admission and scholarships to top universities in the US, Canada, UK, and beyond.

Strategy Consultants are exemplars of Crimson Education’s philosophy dedicated to making a difference in students’ lives, helping bridge gaps between present and future goals by personalizing blueprints that will become the basis of all academic, extracurricular and personal development.

You will partner closely with the student and lead the Crimson team (tutors, mentors, consultants) to drive progress through long-term roadmaps and mentoring to build their candidacy through the application processes. Read more about it in oure-book and check out our website for more information.

This contract position can be remote but with a preference for the APAC region's working hours. Some regions include the United States & Canada, Latin America, Europe and the UK, Japan and Singapore. If you have experience with a certain demographic, be sure to include it in your application!

What success looks like:

• Provide overarching admissions strategies to students by creating individualizedplans and executing them in collaboration with the rest of the students’ Crimson team (Application Mentors, Student Success Managers, Academic Tutors, ECL Mentors)
• Maintain expert knowledge of high school curricula, extracurricular and leadership choices, summer program applications, and standardized test planning to make recommendations regarding admissions strategies
• Utilize in-depth knowledge of institutions of higher learning to guide students and parents towards attainable school goals, working with them to create lists of best-fit schools of varied competition to maximize acceptance chances
• Conduct formal consulting sessions with students every month and biweekly for application year students, chronicling and sharing with relevant stakeholders notes and action items
• Maintain reasonable levels of communication with students and families outside of formal sessions through various channels (e.g. email, our Crimson app etc.)
• Collaborate with local Sales teams in Initial Consultations to facilitate potential client investment and understanding in Crimson’s products and services
• Produce and acquire buy-in from the Strategy Consulting team on internal resources and client-facing materials to provide the highest standard of quality service worldwide and to engage earnestly in a culture of continuous professional development

What skills and experience you’ll need:

• Graduated from a Top 15 Canadian University or top 30 US
• Strong preference for experience with Canada admissions consulting for the undergraduate level at top universities
• Passion for coaching young adults and appreciation of global perspectives
• Superior planning and organizational skills; experience in project management, event coordination, and product management a plus
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Resilience when working independently under pressure
• Experience in education, coaching, tutoring, and admissions consulting preferred

Why work for Crimson?

• Flexible working environment, you will be empowered to structure how you work
• Option to work from our many locations/remotely around the globe (role dependant) with us!
• Limitless development and exposure- our internal promotions/role changes made up 33% of all recruitment last year.
• Impressive fireside chats and workshops to help the team continuously level up
• Radical Candour is a feedback approach we live by
• We’re a global player with 28 markets (and growing) across the globe! 

If you're passionate about education and people and looking for 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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