College Admissions Coach, Alpha - $100,000/year USD

What You Will Be Doing

• Develop and facilitate practical workshops (40% of your time) covering subjects including entrepreneurship, financial literacy, personal branding, and additional real-world areas; leveraging your own professional background
• Provide 1:1 coaching to students (60% of your time) as they work through actual projects in designated domains—businesses, marketing initiatives, coding products—employing questions to identify obstacles and drive toward quantifiable advancement
• Maintain rigorous standards for confidence, communication, and capability; stepping in when performance declines and establishing concrete commitments during each interaction
• Instruct students in leveraging AI platforms (ChatGPT, Claude) for content generation, refinement, and enhanced productivity
• Engage directly with students and parents regarding advancement, shortfalls, and future actions

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Covering traditional lectures or following a standardized curriculum
• Evaluating large volumes of homework or emphasizing theoretical concepts
• Accommodating disengaged students or reducing expectations to preserve comfort
• Functioning within a slow-moving, bureaucratic educational institution

Basic Requirements

• Documented history of significant personal accomplishment in at least one practical domain: launching a company, expanding an audience, generating revenue, publishing research, competing at an elite level, or equivalent
• Verified capacity to guide teenagers through opposition or evasion
• 3+ years mentoring/coaching teenagers
• Direct, transparent communication approach: confident presenting to audiences and providing candid feedback to teenagers and parents
• Proficiency with AI/technology tools (ChatGPT, Claude, etc.)
• Available to work on-site in Austin, TX. Relocation support is provided
• Authorized to work in the US without requiring visa sponsorship

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Extensive expertise in at least one practical field (entrepreneurship, medicine, sales, technology, creative industries, finance, athletics) that you can incorporate into coaching sessions and workshops with precision
• Background working within a startup or rapid-growth organization at any capacity

About Alpha

Join the team building school around student growth. Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real-world skills. Roles with real student impact: Alpha hires teachers (guides), operators, admissions experts, school & curriculum leaders, and remote team members. Education work that pays like it matters: Alpha offers six-figure roles for people ready to help build a radically better school experience. A culture built for builders: Alpha is fast-moving, ambitious, and student focused. It’s for people who want to improve the system, not maintain it.

Working with us

This is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record. The compensation level for this role is $50 USD/hour, which equates to $100,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. For more details on this topic, consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs.