Crimson Education is the world's leading college admissions consulting firm, with over 1,490 Ivy League offers and 2,410 to the US Top 15. We help ambitious students gain admission to the world's 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
We're 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.
The RoleThis role is responsible for sales consultation with Chinese-speaking leads in the US market to convert them to Crimson clients, and maintaining good relationships with clients and partners to generate referral and upsell opportunities.
What success looks likeSales- Hitting monthly sales targets and meeting outcomes
- Identifying and interacting with new leads/customers
- Conducting sales consultations and academic assessments in a professional manner and that aligns with the Crimson brand and culture.
- Presenting, promoting and pitching Crimson products as per the company sales process to prospective customers
- Establishing, developing and maintaining positive and professional customer interactions and relationships
- Consistent and timely onboarding of new clients to the Education Coordination team as per Crimson's new client onboarding process
- 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
Business Development & Lead Generation Working with the Local Area and Digital Marketing Teams to develop/enhance lead generation methods by identifying opportunities for campaigns, services, and distribution channels that will lead to an increase in leads and sales
- Engaging in outreach activities such as presenting at school talks, careers expos and Crimson seminars
- Sourcing potential organizations and markets for lead generation/partnerships
- Attending industry events where relevant and provide feedback and information on market trends
Sales Administration- Ensuring that data is diligently and accurately entered/managed within Crimson's Client Relations Management (CRM) system
- Participating weekly sales team meetings and reports in an accurate and concise manner
- Helping in training of new sales personnel wherever relevant
- Maintaining effective communication with the Accounts team to ensure timely payment of accounts
- Educating the global sales and marketing team on local market nuances in the education space
- Providing feedback and suggestions on how to improve sales processes
- Producing reports on customer needs, problems, interests, competitive activities, and potential for new products and services
Experience needed:- Salesforce
- Canva
- PandaDoc
- Fluency in Mandarin and English
- Understanding of the US/UK Undergrad application process
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 dependant) 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!
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Department Sales & Marketing Role Academic Advisor Locations United States, California, New York, Remote - USA, Seattle, Boston Remote status Fully Remote
