Sales Development Representative

Crimson Education•Portland, OR

10d•Remote

About The Position

Crimson Education is the world’s leading college admissions consulting firm, with over 1,490 Ivy League offers and 2,410 to the US Top 15. We help ambitious students gain admission to the world’s top universities through expert-led guidance and proven, data-driven strategies. Crimson students are 7x more likely to get into the Ivy League than their peers. We were recently featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal. We’re the only college admissions consultancy that brings together: Former Ivy League and Top 20 admissions officers to rigorously review and refine applications Professors and PhD teaching fellows from leading universities to guide students through original, independent research — with pathways to selective peer-reviewed publication or conference presentation Past ISEF winners and judges who coach students to compete for state, national, and international science fair awards Capstone project mentors who help students design and scale leadership initiatives with real-world impact, measurable outcomes, and credible external validation We’re backed by leading VC firms, including Tiger Global, Heal Partners, IceHouse Ventures, and Movac, and recently closed a USD $40M Series D funding round at a USD $640M valuation. We now operate across 21 markets worldwide, including the US, Canada, UK, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand. This is a full-time, remote position. We are ideally looking for Saturday + Sunday coverage, but Saturday or Sunday only may also be considered. We are open to flexible arrangements such as working only 4 days total instead of 5 days if providing full weekend coverage. The ideal candidate will be able to build rapport easily, be customer-obsessed, and have a growth mindset. The purpose of this role is to be the first point of contact for incoming leads and potential clients, ensuring a smooth customer experience across a variety of Crimson programs, by: Managing, contacting, and qualifying inbound warm/hot leads to Crimson Providing resources to lead to inform them of opportunities with Crimson Working as part of a high performing team to provide the best experience to potential Crimson students

Requirements

Proficient in English - Spoken/Written
Experience in Customer Service, Customer Success
Excellent communication skills
Excellent organisation skills
Professionalism, Time and Stress Management, Confidence, Positive attitude (patience, empathy), Willingness to learn and go the extra mile
Experience in the Education or professional services (e.g. marketing agency, financial services, management consulting, hospitality, etc.) sector and using CRM (Salesforce) and multiple systems and platforms

Nice To Haves

Experience in US college admissions will be preferred but not required

Responsibilities

Making calls and responding to enquiries from leads to qualify them for sales processes, ensuring that data is diligently and accurately entered and managed within Crimson’s Client Relations Management (CRM) system, Salesforce
Updating the record of these leads and tracking their movements to the next stage of the sales pipeline in Salesforce
Schedule meetings for the leads to meet with Crimson’s Academic Advisors
Establish, develop and maintain positive and professional customer interactions and relationships for Crimson
Continuously improving sales techniques, processes and enhancing industry knowledge

Benefits

Flexible working environment, 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.
$1,000 training budget per year- we love to level up!
Psychologist on staff
Impressive fireside chats and workshops to help the team continuously level up
Radical Candour is a feedback approach we live by
We’re a global player with 30 markets (and growing) across the globe!

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