Academic Sales Consultant

Want to revolutionize the future of education and do meaningful work that transforms future generations’ lives?
Crimson Education is a global EdTech company founded in 2013 with the idea that through personalised education and technology, we can transform students into the world leaders of tomorrow. We’re the world’s leading college admissions consultancy, with over 1,330 Ivy League offers and 2,140 to the US Top 15. With a passionate team of 800+ that's rapidly expanding across 30 markets, our unique tech platform connects expert-led guidance and proven data-driven strategies from 3,000 tutors and mentors with students worldwide. We help ambitious students unlock their dream career pathways, and Crimson students are 7x more likely to get into the Ivy League. What sets us apart is our unmatched scale and expertise. We have the largest team of Former Admissions Officers and College Counselors globally. Every student is matched with a carefully-chosen team of admissions experts who laser focus on different parts of their college application — from essays to extracurriculars — ensuring every detail is expertly executed. Valued at over $1B NZD and backed by over $147M NZD in funding from top-tier global investors, including Tiger Global and Ice House Ventures, we are just getting started. We were recently featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal. Read the article here.
This is a full-time position, based in the U.S. The role is currently fully remote but may require occasional in-person meetings and events in the future.
Sales
- Achieving agreed-upon sales targets and outcomes
- Identifying and interacting with new potential Crimson customers
- Establishing rapport with parents and their students to communicate and showcase the benefits of working with Crimson Education above and beyond our competitors
- Conducting sales consultations and academic assessments professionally and which aligns with the Crimson brand and culture
- Presenting and promoting Crimson products as per the company's sales process to prospective families
- Establishing, developing, and maintaining positive and professional customer interactions and relationships that lead to positive experiences and referrals
- Consistent and timely onboarding of new clients to the Student Success Manager team
- Contacting existing clients to inform and upsell them on new developments within Crimson’s product offering.
- Expediting the resolution of customer problems and complaints to maximize satisfaction
- Continuously improving sales techniques and enhancing industry knowledge
- Hosting or attending some sales oriented marketing events (mostly online) when necessary
- Maintaining effective communication with the Accounts team to ensure timely payment of accounts
- Providing feedback and suggestions on how to improve sales processes
- Being a proactive contributor to a generous, close-knit high high-performing team
Qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s degree in sales or business or an education-oriented field, and/or equivalent job experience in sales, with a preference for experience in the education space
- A clear understanding of sales fundamentals
- Strong communication skills and customer rapport building
- Time management skills and ability to adapt to work on a fully remote team that’s situated across all four US time zones
- Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills; experience speaking or presenting in front of large groups is a plus
- Knowledge of the US college admissions process and competitive Ivy League landscape is a plus
- Knowledge of CRM platforms, such as Salesforce, is a plus
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.
- $1,000 training budget per year- we love to level up!
- Psychologist on staff
- 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!
Please keep an eye on your spam/junk email folder for correspondence from Team Tailor.
- Department
- Sales & Marketing
- Role
- Academic Advisor
- Locations
- Multiple locations
- Remote status
- Fully Remote
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