Senior Strategy Consultant

Position: UK Senior Strategy Consultant

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 thefront 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, Ice House 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.

What this role is responsible for

Senior Strategy Consultants are exemplars of Crimson Education 's philosophy who are dedicated to making a difference in students' lives, helping bridge gaps between present and future goals by personalising blueprints that will become the basis of all academic, extracurricular and personal development.

Your task as a Senior Strategy Consultant is to work closely with students and their other Crimson tutors, mentors and consultants.

Primary client-facing responsibilities include the following

driving progress through long-term roadmaps, offering a perspective into UK higher education, and mentoring through the candidacy building and application processes.

Regarding application work, Senior Strategy Consultants assist in the development of students' narratives, including the thematic direction of application essays.

Students will have additional direct support from Application Mentors who own the responsibilities of essay consultation (brainstorms, revisions) and interview preparation.

With each case that one oversees in this role, a Senior Strategy Consultant is entrusted with the highest level of autonomy and accountability.

Senior Strategy Consultants are thus held to the highest standards of integrity; maintain utmost responsibility in managing students' goals and plans; and contribute to the professional development of the self and of the team.

What success looks like Client Service

Provide overarching admissions strategies to students by creating individualized roadmaps and constantly evaluating progress to achieve a student's primary goals.

Collaborate with the rest of the students' Crimson team (Account Managers, Academic Tutors, Application Consultants, ECL Mentors) to execute on the student's roadmap.

Maintain expert knowledge of high school curricula, extracurricular and leadership choices, summer program applications, and standardized test planning to make recommendations regarding admissions strategies.

Utilize in-depth knowledge of institutions of higher learning to guide students and parents towards attainable school goals, working with them to create lists of best fit schools of varied competition to maximize acceptance chances.

Conduct formal consulting sessions with students on a regular basis, chronicling and sharing with relevant stakeholders notes and action items via the Crimson App platform.

Maintain reasonable levels of communication with students and families outside of formal sessions through various channels (e.g., Crimson App Messenger, email, etc.).

Sales and Marketing

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 potential client investment and understanding in Crimson's products and services.

Product and Resource Development

Produce and acquire buy-in from the Senior Strategy Consulting team on (1) internal resources and (2) client-facing materials to provide the highest standard of quality service worldwide and to engage earnestly in a culture of continuous…