Academic Advisor; Writing Track

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Thinktown Fast Fact

• Specializes in U.S. college counseling and international education services.
• Provides comprehensive one-stop support, including college counseling, academic enrichment, and standardized test preparation.
• Served more than 27,300 students worldwide since 2009.
• Employs over 400 team members globally.
• Students come from more than 2,000 middle and high schools worldwide.
• Listed on the China National Equities Exchange and Quotations (NEEQ: 871748).

Thinktown America, the US-based division of Thinktown Education, is seeking a motivated Academic Advisor (Writing Track) to work full-time. We are currently working remotely and will be keeping a fully remote/hybrid working mode.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

Client Consultation:

• Assess clients' writing samples and provide detailed assessment and diagnosis reports based on them.
• Provide clients with personalized academic guidance and planning based on their language abilities, college planning, career goals, intended major, personal interests and experiences, etc.
• Recommend and introduce suitable academic writing programs and activities to help clients improve their writing abilities.
• Provide professional advice and counseling for clients' personalized academic and/or creative writing projects and other writing tasks.
• Academic Research and Instruction:
• Participate in the planning, organization, and implementation of academic activities such as writing-based workshops and personalized lessons.
• Carry out academic research and develop relevant teaching materials, such as competition research and compilation and annotation of past winning essays, in accordance with the overall design and vision of a specific product.
• Collaborate on internal product testing based on the writing teams’ existing product lines, product content, and standardized operating procedures.
• Provide contest coaching services to clients with specific competition needs through conducting brainstorming sessions, assisting clients with developing and writing outlines for contest essays, and providing feedback on their essay drafts.
• Provide time-based, customized advising services to clients looking for personalized support in improving their writing skills.
• Assist in the research of target markets and client needs, such as academic and creative writing competitions across the United States and/or globally calling for submissions from young writers.
• Assist in maintaining and optimizing the writing teams’ product-standardized operating procedures and content.
• Collect and analyze feedback from internal users and maintain detailed student profiles regularly.
• Assist in creating marketing content and help promote products and events both internally and externally.

Subject Team Building:

• Participate in weekly writing team meetings and report to the team leader and project manager regularly.
• Assist in the onboarding and training of new members of the writing teams.

Basic Qualifications:

• A minimum master’s degree in English, Creative Writing, Journalism, or other humanities and social sciences-related fields
• Exceptional academic and creative writing skills
• Experience in editing, proofreading, peer critique, and mentoring
• A fast learner and a problem solver
• Strong organizational and analytical skills, and can work multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Exceptional communication skills and social awareness
• Strong self-motivation, with an appreciation for life-long learning
• A passion for the education sector and a firm belief in the value and impact of education

Preferred Qualifications:

• Writing-related pedagogical experience and/or editorial experience is a plus
• Experience in writing for news media and/or online publications is a plus
• Experience with marketing and communication

Current employee benefits and perks include, but are not limited to:

• Competitive medical, vision, and dental insurance packages
• 36 hours per week, and flexible working hours
• Five sick days plus three weeks of paid vacation

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