[Hiring] Strategist & Early Education Specialist @Crimson Education

Role Description

As a Crimson Rise Strategy Consultant, you will work directly with young students (typically ages 10-14, occasionally younger) and their parents to develop and execute academic, extracurricular, and personal growth goals in line with desired academic or professional pathways. You’ll be responsible for:

• Creating, maintaining, and ensuring execution on strategic roadmaps
• Leading a team of experts to support the execution of these roadmaps
• Identifying age-appropriate, interest-aligned competitions and activities
• Communicating the latest university admissions trends
• Partnering with parents to ensure a quality service experience and tangible growth

As an Early Education Specialist, you will also serve a smaller portfolio of pre-Rise families through Crimson's early-stage advisory service. This is a new branch of Crimson Rise, and you’ll contribute significantly to the program’s development as it scales. In Stage 1 (Ages 0-5), you'll advise parents directly on early childhood education strategy; in Stage 2 (Ages 6–10), you'll work with parents and students together to build foundational academic, extracurricular, and habit-formation plans. You'll be responsible for:

• Creating, maintaining, and ensuring execution on developmental roadmaps
• Advising parents on elementary school selection, curriculum philosophy, and application processes (e.g. Montessori, Reggio, Waldorf, bilingual immersion, traditional)
• Advising parents on developmental milestones, at-home enrichment activities, language acquisition strategies, and early academic strategy in literacy, writing, and mathematics
• Identifying early-stage extracurricular exposure, competitions pathways, personal projects, and summer programming that lay the groundwork for future projects
• Identifying and vetting localized partner services (tutoring, extracurriculars) where relevant

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree from a Top 30 US or Top 20 UK university
• 5+ years of professional working experience
• 3+ years of experience educating, coaching, or working with 6–14-year-olds; comfortable working directly with parents as the primary client
• Deep fluency in early childhood education philosophies and elementary school landscape
• Preferred - Leadership experience in early childhood or elementary education (e.g., Head of Lower School, Director of an early childhood program)

Requirements

• Ability to translate developmental + pedagogical expertise into clear, actionable insights
• Research and analysis
• Global awareness and cross-cultural communication
• Solution orientation
• Collaborative mindset
• Creative thinking under pressure

Benefits

• 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!

Company Description

At Crimson Rise, we believe that diversity is the foundation of a vibrant educational environment and are proud to foster a culture where all team members’ contributions and voices are valued. We strive to build teams that reflect the diverse communities we serve, recognizing that a variety of perspectives enriches our mission and enhances our ability to innovate and educate. Applicants of all races, genders, ethnicities, abilities, ages, and socioeconomic backgrounds are encouraged to join us in our commitment to educational excellence and equity. Together, we can create a more vibrant future for all students.