Associate Academic Advisor (Sales), India

About Crimson Education

Crimson Education is a college admissions consulting firm.

The Role

This is a full-time position, based in India.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and convert a pipeline of inbound and outbound leads, from first conversation to close.
• Run consultative discovery calls and academic assessments to uncover a family's goals, concerns, and decision drivers.
• Present and sell Crimson programs with confidence, tailoring proposals and handling objections.
• Negotiate and close high-value deals with families, hitting and exceeding monthly and quarterly revenue targets.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with families, keeping the pipeline healthy and the CRM accurate.
• Sharpen your pitch continuously through call reviews, coaching, and market and product knowledge.
• Develop creative new ways to reach and engage families.
• Build partnerships with schools, businesses, non-profits, and other organizations that generate qualified leads.
• Work with Local Area and Digital Marketing teams to improve lead generation, identifying campaigns, services, and distribution channels that grow leads and sales.
• Represent Crimson at school talks, careers expos, and Crimson seminars, turning audiences into opportunities.
• Research potential organizations and markets for lead generation, and attend relevant industry events to share insights on market trends.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• An excellent track record in sales, ideally high-ticket or consultative sales with long decision cycles and multiple stakeholders.
• A history of meeting or beating targets, and the drive to keep doing it.
• Strong storytelling and public speaking skills, and the ability to persuade and build trust with parents and students.
• Confidence selling over video and phone.
• Resilience, curiosity, and a creative approach to prospecting and closing.
• A genuine interest in education and in connecting families to the right program.

Experience That Would Be Useful

• CRM handling and disciplined pipeline management.
• Fluency in English and one or two Indian languages.
• Experience in education, edtech, or admissions, or an understanding of the global undergraduate application process (particularly US and UK) is a plus, but not essential.