United States Job Openings

College Advisors

Senior Admissions Officer (Full-Time)

Chicago

FULL TIME

November 14, 2024

College Advisor.com was founded in 2019 to assist students of all backgrounds in achieving their college admissions goals. The platform matches students and families with a dedicated college advisor from College Advisor’s network of 400+ admissions officers and admissions experts, who help the family craft their application strategy, build their college list, edit and review application essays, prepare for interviews, and bolster their extracurricular profile. U.S. News College Advisor’s (USNCA) mission is to empower students of all backgrounds to achieve their college dreams. We live that mission out through our focus on great value at great price. Our students are a diverse and high-achieving group, typically amongst the top 30% in their high school class and targeting highly selective universities in the United States (Top 100.) We also have a thriving College Advisor.com Scholars Program, which completely funds the cost of our program in the form of a scholarship for highly exceptional, low-income students. You can learn more at https://www.College Advisor.com/

Your role in helping us shape the future:
USNCA empowers everyone to thrive. In this position you will have the opportunity to leverage your strengths and skills to leverage your strengths and skills to help build and expand the USNCA college advising business.
The Senior Admissions Officer demonstrates a high level of admissions expertise, world-class customer service, problem-solving and conflict resolution skills for our highest-level advising packages. This position manages all forms of day-to-day inquiries from assigned premium members, including all aspects of the admissions process beginning as early as freshman year in high school. The Senior Admissions Officer uses his/her excellent communication & problem-solving skills to resolve common roadblocks that our clients may encounter, to help steer them towards success with their applications process, while remaining committed to helping to meet company revenue goals.

Are you up to the challenge?
Our ideal candidate is dedicated, detail-oriented, curious, efficient, and a team player. As part of the job you will:

Be a helpful guide from the beginning of a student/parent’s journey with College Advisor.com, providing value and resources to every family assigned to your caseload.
Connect with families and students on a regular cadence based on our Milestone Model. Engage with teammates to provide coordinated services at specific Milestones.
Assess each step of the admissions process and provide constructive feedback to the student on extracurricular development, college list, application strategy, personal application narrative development and the logistics of completing each application on time and with the strongest presentation possible.
Manage student contact through various platforms, tracking all activity in our portal system as well as keeping the families updated on progress of their student.

Position Requirements

You should definitely have:

BA or BS (Masters or Ph D, preferred)
5+ Years in Undergraduate Admissions making direct decision on incoming applications
Admissions experience from a Top-20 ranked* institution (*U.S. News College Rankings)
Knowledge of application process at Ivy League and other Top 30 Institutions
Outgoing personality with great energy and an excellent phone/Zoom presence
Strong collaboration and people skills to interact with staff, colleagues, and customers
Goal-oriented with a desire to succeed
Ability to work with digital technology such as Google Suite and video chat tools (e.g. Zoom) to effectively support students in the college counseling process.
Membership to at least one major College Counseling certification group such as NACAC, IECA, or another Bachelor’s degree.

What’s it like to work with us:
Talent is our best asset!
We invest in people with passion and potential who understand USNCAs’ dedication to our consumers.

Entrepreneurial, mission-driven culture with core values of quality and integrity

Focus on fostering personal and professional growth
Competitive benefits including paid vacation time, medical, and 401K.
Collaborative Work Environment ~ Fun, diverse, inclusive and ambitious co-workers

Other Job Info:

Submit a resume and cover letter for consideration.
These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees assigned to this job.
USNCA strongly encourages all employees to be fully vaccinated (including boosters).
The anticipated base salary for this position is $65,000 - 72,000 per year. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, interview performance, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. Annual bonus also available for this role.
This position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus opportunity.
Position requires 40 hours per week; some nights and weekends required.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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