Admissions Counsellor; US Colleges

Overview

Admissions Counsellor (US Colleges) – Crimson Education

Location:

Los Angeles, CA

Closing date:
Jan 25, 2026

Hours:

Full-time;

Employment Type:

Permanent;
Organization Type:
Other. This role can be based remotely or in one of Crimson Education's offices. Part-time candidates (25-30+ hours) with high-demand backgrounds may be considered.

• Provide overarching admissions strategies to students by creating individualized plans and executing them in collaboration with the Crimson team (Educational Coordinators, Academic Tutors, Application Consultants, ECL Mentors).
• Maintain expert knowledge of high school curricula, extracurricular and leadership choices, summer program applications, and standardized test planning to inform admissions recommendations.
• Guide students and parents toward attainable school goals, creating lists of best-fit schools of varied competition to maximize acceptance chances.
• Conduct formal consulting sessions with students bi-monthly, chronicling and sharing notes and action items with relevant stakeholders.
• Maintain proactive communication with students and families outside formal sessions through various channels (e.g., email).
• Facilitate or lead development and presentation of marketing materials for seminars or expositions in local markets.
• Collaborate with local Sales teams in Initial Consultations to facilitate client understanding of Crimson’s products and services.
• Assist with Product and Resource Development initiatives to improve our service.

• Bachelor’s degree from a top 20 US university or Oxbridge (special considerations may be given to those with undergraduate admissions consulting backgrounds).
• Strong preference for experience with US/UK undergraduate admissions consulting at top universities.
• Passion for coaching young adults and appreciation of global perspectives.
• Superior planning and organisational skills; experience in project management, event coordination, and product management a plus.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Stakeholder management (collaborating with a range of internal stakeholders, students and parents).
• Resilience when working independently under pressure; flexible and adaptive to a fast-growing organisation.
• Experience in education, coaching, tutoring, and admissions consulting preferred.

• Be part of the world's leading admissions consulting firm.
• Rapidly growing startup with a flexible working environment where you will be empowered to structure how you work.
• Opportunities for development and internal promotions; promotions/role changes accounted for 33% of all recruitment last year.
• $1000 NZD ($600 USD) individual training budget per year to support ongoing development.
• Psychologist on staff.
• Fireside chats and workshops to support a high-performing, ambitious team.
• Radical Candor as a core feedback approach.
• Global reach with 28 markets; most roles offer options to work from offices or remotely.

If you’re passionate about growing in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and want to work with cutting-edge technology, we’d love to hear from you.

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