Strategist & Early Education Specialist
About the role
The Rise Strategy Team at Crimson Rise is dedicated to equipping young students globally with the tools to compete on the world stage. As a strategist or early education specialist, you will work directly with students and parents to develop and execute academic, extracurricular, and personal growth goals. You will also provide specialized guidance to parents and children during the early years.
Responsibilities
- Create, maintain, and execute strategic roadmaps
- Lead a team of experts to support the execution of these roadmaps
- Identify age-appropriate, interest-aligned competitions and activities
- Communicate the latest university admissions trends
- Partner with parents to ensure a quality service experience and tangible growth
- Create, maintain, and execute developmental roadmaps
- Advising on curriculum selection and pros/cons of public, private, boarding, online, and homeschool
- Select courses, activities, summer programs, and super-curricular programs
- Ideate advanced capstone projects that can scale throughout high school
- Build advanced competitions plans that span high school
- Optimize recommendations for university admissions based on shifting trends and student’s location, background, resources, and strengths
- Guide students in pre-college academic strategy
- Provide holistic, consultant-led coaching to students 1:1
- Support sales and marketing teams across Crimson in understanding / presenting the Rise program to prospective clients
- Provide specialized, education-centric guidance to parents and children during early years
- Early childhood school selection and curriculum choice
- Early developmental milestones (cognitive, language, motor, social-emotional), along with at-home activities and family habits to support development
- Early childhood language acquisition strategy, centered around family goals and culture
- Identification and vetting of local, in-person tutoring or extracurricular services to support execution of overarching strategy
- Building and maintaining a personalized development roadmap, with regular strategy alignment sessions
Requirements
- 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)
Skills
- 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
- Limited development and exposure - our internal promotions/role changes made up 33% of all recruitment last year
- $1000 individual training budget per year
- Psychologist on staff
- Insightful fireside chats and workshops
- 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!
Pay
Competitive salary commensurate with experience
Schedule
Full-time, remote position
Diversity and Inclusion Statement
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.