Sales Development Representative (Mandarin Speaking)
New York City, NY - USA
Job Summary
Crimson Education is the worlds leading college admissions consulting firm with over 1490 Ivy League offers and 2410 to the US Top 15. We help ambitious students gain admission to the worlds 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
Were 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.
Working closely with the Marketing Manager and the North America Chinese marketing and sales team. This role will be focused on being the first point of contact for incoming potential Chinese clients (primarily parents) ensuring a smooth customer experience across a variety of Crimson programs.
Monitor leads and enrollments from marketing across all channels (Events PR WeChat FB Content Emails SEO & more) with weekly/monthly progress reporting customer behavior and user experience.
Making calls and responding to enquiries from parents and students to qualify them for sales processes ensuring that data is diligently and accurately entered and managed within Crimsons Client Relations Management (CRM) system Salesforce.
Establish develop and maintain positive and professional customer interactions and relationships for Crimson creating a positive first impression that aligns with the companys dedication to a high quality service
Updating the record of these leads and tracking their movements to the next stage of the sales pipeline in Salesforce
Schedule meetings for the leads to meet with Crimsons Academic Advisor
Continuously improving sales techniques processes and enhancing industry
Able to manage sales target and KPI independently and as a team
Support in coordination of specific outreach tactics including expos seminars webinars school talks and related event support.
Native or Proficient in Mandarin
Proficient in English - Spoken/Written
Excellent communication skills
Excellent organization skills
Professionalism Time and Stress Management Confidence Positive attitude (patience empathy) Willingness to learn and go the extra mile
Experience in Chinese Marketing platforms and channels
Experience in Customer Service Customer Success
Experience in the Education or professional services (e.g. marketing agency financial services management consulting hospitality etc.) sector and using CRM (Salesforce) and multiple systems and platforms
Experience in the education sector for example the high school or higher education space(s) (preferred but not mandatory)
Background in college consulting or similarly parent focused roles (preferred but not mandatory)
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 (its 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
Were 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 youre passionate about growing in a fast-paced collaborative environment and want to work with cutting-edge technology then wed love to hear from you!
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