US Application Mentor India
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Job Description
Want to revolutionize the future of education and do meaningful work that transforms future generations lives
EdTech company Crimson Education was founded in 2013 with the idea that through personalized education we can transform students into the world leaders of tomorrow. Since then we have rapidly grown a missiondriven team that is dedicated to building the education system for the 22nd century. Our network includes 2400 tutors and consultants worldwide who work with over 20000 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 EU and beyond.
As a US University Application Essay Mentor youll be working with students in an hourlybased compensation role to A) support them in writing their US university application essays including the Common App Essay Coalition Essay and/or all accompanying supplemental and scholarship essays as needed; and B) to prepare them for college interviews if/when these opportunities arise.
We have an exercise you will complete that closely mirrors how the former will work.
Your responsibilities within this role will include:
1) Brainstorming and editing the students personal statements for all applications (to the Common App to the University of California system etc.)
2) Brainstorming and editing all written work/supplementary essays that accompany the larger applications enumerated above to ensure that they have completed all components of the college application to the universities assigned to you for each student
3) Preparing students for interviews
What Were Looking For:
You are a graduate of a top 30 undergraduate or graduate program in the U.S. a professional educator or a professional writer. Proficiency in multiple languages and teaching experience especially with students who have significant ESL (English as a second language) and/or special education needs is a plus.
You are an Excellent Communicator:
This job requires the capacity to communicate with students and Crimson employees with clarity professionalism and kindness. You will be expected to be responsive to all communications within 24 hours including on weekends and you will be compensated for these additional hours.
You are Organized:
This position requires organization and keeping track of the essay drafts and case details of 1020 students though our platform greatly helps with this. Competency in the Google Suite (Docs Sheets Slides Gmail) is strongly encouraged.
You are Adaptable:
The heart of our program is the extremely handson support we provide to our students; the nature of this work requires that you are very comfortable with managing unexpected situations. You must be the type of person who thrives in dynamic environments that call for flexibility and collaborative proactivity.
You Have Excellent Essay Editing Skills:
The most important task of this job is mentoring students in their essay writing. We look for Applications Essay Mentors who have:
1. A strong command of grammar syntax narrative style and flow.
2. A strong and deep understanding of what admissions committees look for.
3. The capacity to help students reflect and glean insights from experiences.
4. The capacity to ask insightful and helpful questions.
5. The capacity to scaffold and teach a process of reflection brainstorming writing and revising clearly professionally and kindly.
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 dependent) with us!
Limitless development and exposure our internal promotions/role changes made up 33% of all recruitment last year.
Fireside chats office hours training and workshops to help the team continuously level up
Radical candor is a feedback approach we live by
We consistently help students get into their dream schools and top universities in recordbreaking numbers
Were a global player with 28 markets (and growing) across the globe!
If youre passionate about education and people looking for a fastpaced collaborative environment and want to work with cuttingedge technology then wed love to hear from you!
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Employment Type
Full Time
