Sales Lead - Crimson Athletics
Join Our Team as our new Sales Lead (Athletics) – High-Earning, High-Impact Role
Are you a former college athlete or coach? Do you understand the recruiting and admissions process and want to help student-athletes reach the next level?
Crimson Athletics, part of Crimson Education, is looking for a driven, competitive Athletics Advisor to lead one-on-one consultations with families and student-athletes. This is a full-time, remote role with strong commission potential for someone who’s self-motivated, disciplined, and passionate about helping young people succeed in both sports and life.
In this client-facing role, you’ll use your athletic background, sales ability, and relationship-building skills to design custom Crimson programs that help student-athletes reach their academic and athletic goals. Crimson Athletics is redefining the recruiting process by combining elite athletic coaching with world-class academic support. Backed by Crimson Education, the global leader in college admissions consulting, we’re on a mission to unlock opportunity for student-athletes across the U.S. and beyond.
What are the main responsibilities for this role?
Lead Zoom consultations with families to assess their athletic and academic goals
Clearly explain Crimson’s services and how we can support their journey
Build trust-based relationships with student-athletes and parents by listening well and communicating with confidence
Close high-value sales and follow up consistently to hit monthly revenue targets
Work with the marketing team to convert warm leads and improve conversion rates
Maintain a strong sales pipeline through referrals, events, partnerships, and outreach
Stay up to date on NCAA rules, recruiting timelines, and college admissions trends
What we're looking for:
2–5 years of consultative sales experience (education or sports background a plus)
Former college athlete, coach, or someone with a deep understanding of recruiting
Thrives in high-performance environments and is motivated by mission and results
Excellent communicator who builds trust with both teens and parents
Organized and proactive — takes ownership of schedule and follows through
Consistently hits or exceeds sales targets through disciplined execution
Loves helping others make informed, life-changing decisions
Why work for Crimson?
- Rapidly growing start-up, with a flexible working environment where you will be empowered to structure how you work
- Limitless development and exposure - our internal promotions/role changes made up 33% of all recruitment last year
- $1000 individual training budget per year, we love to ‘Level Up’ (it’s one of our core values)!
- Psychologist on staff
- Insightful fireside chats and workshops to help support our high-performing and ambitious team
- Radical Candor is a feedback approach we live by
- We’re a global player with 28 markets (and growing) across the globe. Most roles have the option to work from one of our many offices or remotely!
If you're passionate about growing in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and want to work with cutting-edge technology, then we'd love to hear from you!
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Department
Sales & Marketing
Role
Senior Sales Consultant
Locations
United States, California, Connecticut, Houston, Washington
Remote status
Fully Remote