Signature Counselor - Collegewise

Do you believe that the college admissions process should be a journey families actually enjoy?

Do you believe the college admissions process should be an exciting journey for families, not an anxiety-inducing rite of passage?

Are you looking for a place that will train you well, surround you with great colleagues, and give you the platform to do the best counseling work of your career?

Collegewise is looking for people who are excited not just about the job, but about finding the right fit within it. If you're passionate about helping students (and their families) navigate the college admissions process with confidence, clarity, and (dare we say?) a little optimism, you might be exactly who we're looking for.

Please note that this position is fully remote, but applicants must reside (and be eligible to work) in the U.S. and be able to work with students based in the Pacific timezone as a standard part of their caseload.

Collegewise is a college counseling company that helps high school students confidently navigate their journey to college. We believe the college admissions process has spun out of control, with too much confusion, too much anxiety, and too many students losing agency for what should be their path to higher education. We’re out to change all that.

Since 1999, we’ve helped more than 35,000 students apply and get accepted to schools—sometimes famous, often not—that they’re excited to attend. We do it all with just the right mix of advice, encouragement, and occasional cheerleading—all backed by data and experience—to ensure that each student’s college admissions process goes smoothly and thoughtfully. And our work doesn’t stop with students who enroll in our program.

We speak in public, write, and constantly look for ways to spread relevant college planning information to anyone who needs it, whether or not they work with us.

Collegewise counselors all do the same essential work: help students build authentic, meaningful high school experiences, develop differentiated applications that reflect who they genuinely are, find colleges that are the right fit for them, and help their families breathe a little easier along the way.

But we serve families through different models, and the right track depends on how you work best and where your strengths shine — read about the counseling roles at Collegewise.

Signature Counselor — Relationship-based counseling for our highest touch offering. Signature Counselors bring more frequent meetings and deep engagement to the families they work with (caseload equivalency is no more than 25 students).

The descriptions are intentionally brief. For the full breakdown including caseload expectations, day-to-day responsibilities, counselor levels, and compensation ranges by track, visit our Counselor Roles page. Please review this before you apply.

• You’re someone who’d rather be challenged by something important than phone it in for something mundane. You want to commit to a calling that matters to you, and you have high expectations of yourself, your job, and your employer.
• You understand parents and their high school-aged students. And you’ve run in the circles you’re seeking to serve, as a high school counselor/director, or a professional who’s worked closely with those populations.
• You’re inspired — not intimidated — by the prospect of finding families who want to engage with a college counseling service like ours.
• You’re a continuous learner who believes that college counseling is a craft that needs to be nurtured and put to the very best use to help kids. You're not intimidated about being expected to achieve results.
• You win people over easily and earn trust…