College Admissions Consultant, Quad - Inspira Education
New York City, NY
About the Job
About Inspira Education
Inspira Education is one of the fastest-growing edtech startups in the US. As the world's leading network of top admissions consultants in medical, legal, business, and college studies, we're building software and services in one place—disrupting long-entrenched institutions with products and experiences that strive to provide an equal platform for candidates from diverse backgrounds worldwide. We help college applicants and parents with the highest quality content, tutoring, and advising services for their college and graduate school applications.
We believe that diversity drives learning. To meet our mission, we encourage, support, and celebrate different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds. As a fully distributed (remote) team, we challenge one another to find the most effective way to empower learners, teachers, and parents. Your name, race, religion, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, and age are not barriers; they are why we want to work with you. We invite talented and creative candidates who value the importance of nurturing a student's boundless curiosity to join us on this journey.
We operate globally across five brands - Inspira Futures, Inspira Advantage, Quad Education, Juris Education, and Foundation Learning. As one of the fastest growing edtech firms in the world, we are backed by some of the leading venture capital firms and investors in the world including Craft Ventures, Jeff Fluhr (Founder of Stubhub), David Sacks (Former COO of PayPal and Founder of Yammer), Kygo (World renowned DJ), among others.
The Role
We are currently looking for a College Admissions Consultant with previous experience on an admissions committee and a passion for guiding students through the application process. As a College Admissions Consultant with our organization, your primary responsibility will be to assist students in excelling in all aspects of the application process. Your goal is to work individually with students to identify their weaknesses, boost their confidence, and improve their overall application. You will closely mentor students, monitor their academic progress, and guide them through the application process, ultimately helping them reach their desired school. This role is crucial to our organization's dedication to providing exceptional academic support and aiding students in reaching their educational aspirations. This role can be located anywhere in the United States or Canada.
Responsibilities
- Work with prospective students anywhere from grades 6-12, helping them identify opportunities to build their profile for college and draft compelling application documents
- Manage relationships with college applicants and families while providing strategic and tactical guidance on school selection, essays, resumes, recommendations, interviews, and the overall admissions process
- Identify optimal universities for individual students; provide feedback and guidance to students regarding their research on university programs and relevant resources, finding alignment with the student's background and goals
- Support students with project planning, help them create and stick to effective timelines through Excel-based trackers
- Stay up-to-date on the college admissions process and programs to advise prospective and existing clients on appropriate school selection and the nuances of applying to college
Qualifications
- Previous experience as an Admissions Committee Officer or Admissions Board member within a top university or formal program
- Graduated from a top 20 US University
- A passion for coaching students and young adults
- Planning and organizational skills
- Strong English, reading, writing, and editing skills
- Strong verbal communication skills
- Expertise in project management
- 5+ years of experience in education, coaching, tutoring, and admission consulting
Why you'll love Inspira
- Amazing people with a great vision and values
- Remote-first team across the US and Canada
- 100% coverage of health, vision, and dental benefits
- Flexible Paid-time Off
- Learning and Development Budget for Employees
- Retirement Savings Plans
- Diversity and inclusion programs that promote employee resource groups like OWN (Outreach Women's Network), AAPI, Rainbow (LGBTQIA+), Gender+, LatinX, Black Excellence, Disability Community, and Veterans
- Note: certain benefits are not provided to 1099 contract workers
Interested in learning more about Inspira Education, please visit Inspira Education Group.
Inspira Education Group does not discriminate based on race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other reason prohibited by law in providing employment opportunities and benefits.