Associate - Sales Development Representative

About Crimson
Crimson Education is the worlds 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 worlds 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.
Were 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
  

Were 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.
The Role
We are seeking motivated early-career professionals to join our team as Junior SDR. This role serves as the first point of engagement for prospective students and families exploring overseas university admissions support. The position focuses on lead engagement, qualification, and pipeline development to support our advisory and sales teams.
What are the main responsibilities for this role

• Engage with inbound leads through phone, email, and other platforms
• Conduct structured discovery conversations to understand student goals and readiness
  
• Qualify leads based on defined criteria and document insights in CRM systems
• Schedule consultation sessions with academic advisors
• Maintain accurate records and pipeline updates within Salesforce
• Share relevant informational resources with prospective clients
• Participate in event outreach and follow-up campaigns when required
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure a smooth experience for leads.
• Continuously develop communication and industry knowledge
  

What skills and experience are required

• Strong spoken and written English communication skills
• Comfort engaging with prospective clients through structured outbound and inbound phone interactions
• Strong organisational and time management abilities
• Professional attitude and learning mindset
• Ability to follow structured processes and workflows
• Basic digital proficiency and familiarity with CRM tools (preferred)
  

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Preferred Background

• 13 years of experience in customer service, sales, or client-facing roles
• Exposure to international education or admissions landscape (advantageous)
• Experience working with targets, inbound and outbound, or outreach environments
  

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 (its 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
• Were 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 youre passionate about growing in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and want to work with cutting-edge technology, then wed love to hear from you!
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