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Essay Mentor, U.S. Boarding and Day School Admissions

🇺🇸 Remote - US

🕑 Contractor

💰 TBD

💻 Other

🗓️ December 16th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Crimson Education is hiring an Essay Mentor for U.S. Boarding and Day School Admissions. The role involves conducting formal essay mentoring sessions, providing feedback, and preparing students worldwide for essay deadlines to enhance their writing skills. The mentor will maintain ongoing communication and use curriculum knowledge to guide students effectively throughout the admissions process.

Highlights
  • Conduct formal essay mentoring sessions for students globally, including the USCA, Asia, Australia, and Europe.
  • Provide clear, high-quality feedback and prepare students for essay deadlines.
  • Maintain communication with students beyond scheduled sessions.
  • Must have US Boarding and Day School admissions knowledge and experience.
  • Essay mentoring experience required.
  • Availability of at least 10 hours per week for mentoring.
  • Bachelor’s degree from a top 30 U.S. College mandatory.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills essential.
  • Passion for education and mentoring with organizational and planning skills.
  • Hourly contractor role; fully remote work.

Essay Mentor, U.S. Boarding and Day School Admissions Full Description

Essay Mentor, U.S. Boarding and Day School Admissions


Want to revolutionize the future of education and do meaningful work that transforms future generations’ lives?

Crimson Education is a global EdTech company founded in 2013 with the idea that through personalised education and technology, we can transform students into the world leaders of tomorrow. We’re the world’s leading college admissions consultancy, with over 1,330 Ivy League offers and 2,140 to the US Top 15. With a passionate team of 800+ that's rapidly expanding across 30 markets, our unique tech platform connects expert-led guidance and proven data-driven strategies from 3,000 tutors and mentors with students worldwide. We help ambitious students unlock their dream career pathways, and Crimson students are 7x more likely to get into the Ivy League. What sets us apart is our unmatched scale and expertise. We have the largest team of Former Admissions Officers and College Counselors globally. Every student is matched with a carefully-chosen team of admissions experts who laser focus on different parts of their college application — from essays to extracurriculars — ensuring every detail is expertly executed. Valued at over $1B NZD and backed by over $147M NZD in funding from top-tier global investors, including Tiger Global and Ice House Ventures, we are just getting started. We were recently featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal. Read the article here.

Join Crimson as an Essay Mentor!

Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree from a top 30 U.S. College. Individuals who are bilingual Japanese/English and/or Mandarin/English a plus.

These roles are for hourly contractors and will be done remotely.

WHAT YOU'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:
  • Working closely with a variety of students based across the world - including the USCA, Asia, Australia, and Europe.
  • Conducting formal essay mentoring sessions with students on a frequent ongoing basis
  • Using curriculum knowledge to deliver high-quality mentoring to Crimson students
  • Providing high quality, clear, feedback to our application year students
  • Preparing students for upcoming essay deadlines and strengthening base concepts in order to improve essay writing skills 
  • Maintaining communication with students outside of formal sessions

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
  • US Boarding and Day School knowledge and admissions experience is a must. We will not progress your application without this.
  • Essay mentoring experience
  • You have at least 10 hours of availability to mentor each week
  • Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree from a top 30 U.S. College
  • You’re passionate about education and enjoy mentoring - ideally you’ve even got some experience mentoring students already!
  • You’re detail-oriented with strong planning and organizational skills
  • You’ve got fantastic verbal and written communication skills
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Department
Service Delivery
Role
Mentor
Locations
Los Angeles, United States, New York, San Francisco
Remote status
Fully Remote