Job Description

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

Crimson Education is a Series C, global EdTech startup founded in 2013 with the idea that through personalized education and technology, we can transform students into the world leaders of tomorrow. We’re now in 28 markets and have an ambitious team of 700 that’s rapidly expanding across the globe. Our tech platform connects 3000 tutors/mentors to students aiming to achieve admission and scholarships to top universities or their dream career pathway.

As a Portfolio Mentor, you will be working with students to (A) support them in developing and perfecting their works to produce a sufficient portfolio for art school application; and (B) offer advice and constructive reviews/feedback on their portfolio to set them up for success.

This position is extremely flexible in its responsibilities as each art medium and each student elicits different needs and consulting processes.

That being said, your general responsibilities within this role will include:

• Complete training within a two week period of being onboarded
• Provide Portfolio Construction/Review to students assigned by Crimson HQ
• Brainstorming, constructing, and reviewing student works to guide and prepare them for art school application
• Timely and sufficient communication with clients, client teams, and Crimson HQ
• Proper information input and maintenance of the Crimson App
• Filling out session reports in the Crimson App after every student session

What We're Looking For:
You are a current student or graduate of top 30 undergraduate and graduate art programs , or are a professional or have extensive experience in one of the following fields:

• Fashion
• Graphic Design
• Architecture
• Fine Art/Art Education
• Illustration
• Sculpture/Ceramics
• Filmmaking
• Animation
• Product Design
• Interior Design
• Fashion Design
• Photography
• Music- Instrumental Performance
• Music- Vocal Performance
• Music- Composition
• Music- Recording, Engineering, Production
• Dance
• Drama (Acting)
• Poetry
• Prose/Fiction
• Playwriting
• Film/TV Writing

You are an Excellent Communicator:
This job requires the capacity to communicate with students and Crimson employees with clarity, professionalism, and kindness. You will be expected to be responsive to all communications within 24 hours, including on weekends, and you will be compensated for these additional hours.

You are Organized:
This position requires organization and keeping track of the portfolio status and case details of a varying number of students. Competency in the Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail) is strongly encouraged.

You are Adaptable:

The heart of our program is the extremely hands-on support we provide to our students; the nature of this work requires that you are very comfortable with managing unexpected situations. You must be the type of person who thrives in dynamic environments that call for flexibility and collaborative proactivity.

You Have Excellent Constructive Criticism and extensive knowledge on the art school application process:
The most important task of this job is consulting students in the development and perfection of their portfolio. We look for mentors who have:
1. Extensive knowledge and experience on the art school application process
2. A strong and deep understanding of what admissions committees look for.
3.The capacity to help students reflect and glean insights from experiences.
4. The capacity to ask insightful and helpful questions.
5. The capacity to scaffold and teach a process of reflection, brainstorming, and revising clearly, professionally and kindly.

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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Job Tags

Remote job, Flexible hours,

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