Capstone Project Mentor & Specialist Coach, Crimson Rise

Crimson Education; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 34,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work flexibility

Job summary

Crimson Education invites individuals to join as Capstone Project Mentors or Specialist Coaches. You will guide students aged 11-14 through capstone projects or provide ongoing coaching in coding, research methods, public speaking, and more.

The role is designed for remote work with flexible scheduling to fit around late afternoons and weekends. Ideal candidates bring relevant hands-on experience, a completed undergraduate degree, and a passion for helping young students develop academic and

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree completed.
• Experience mentoring or coaching students.
• Comfortable with remote work and flexible scheduling.
• Fluency in the local language where applicable.

Responsibilities

• Guide capstone projects from ideation to completion (research, prototypes, campaigns, portfolios).
• Deliver structured, recurring coaching sessions for specialists.
• Personalize guidance to each student’s field and level.
• Manage multiple students and track progress to completion.

Skills

Capstone Mentoring

Specialist Coaching

Project Management

Student Engagement

Program Development

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Top 30 US university (nice-to-have)

Job description

Capstone Project Mentor & Specialist Coach – Empower the Next Generation of Global Leaders!

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.

Crimson Rise

Rise is an intensive skills development and profile-building program for students aged 11-14, designed to cultivate the abilities and experiences your child needs to be successful in high school, university, and beyond.

We equip our students to discover their best-fit extracurriculars, define their passions, and develop academic and soft skills—all with an eye towards winning admission to a top university.

The Role

We're hiring across two tracks as we scale Crimson Rise:

• Capstone Project Mentors guide individual students through original, field-based capstone projects from ideation to completion — research, prototypes, community campaigns, creative portfolios — structured across five levels of difficulty to meet each student where they are.
• Specialist Coaches build core skills with students on an ongoing basis — coding, entrepreneurship, research methods, public speaking, and more (full list below) — through structured, recurring coaching sessions.

You’ll indicate which track and area(s) you’re applying for.

Who We're Looking For

• We're regionalizing our mentor team to better support students and families in their local context — we'd love to hear from US-based mentors in the Pacific time zone and India-based mentors in particular, given exciting growth in these markets (see Priority Locations below). Strong experience working with students in your region, and fluency in the local language, are a big plus.
• A completed undergraduate degree, at minimum. A degree from a Top 30 U.S. university is a nice-to-have on top of that, but not a must.
• A few years of active, hands-on experience in your field or specialist area — we love mentors who are currently living and breathing their work, though we're always happy to hear from people who've recently made a transition too.
• When you apply, tell us a bit about your hands-on experience in the specific field or specialist area you're interested in — it helps us get to know you and move your application along quickly. We review every application personally.
• Deep expertise in one or more of our program fields or specialist areas (full lists below).
• Experience managing projects or guiding others through a structured process.
• Genuine enthusiasm for working with young people and supporting their development.

Capstone Project — Program Fields

• Medicine - Priority
• Life Sciences & Biotech - Priority
• Environmental & Earth Sciences - Priority
• Engineering & Innovation - Priority
• Computer Science & AI - Priority

Specialist Coach — Skill Areas

• Coding
• Early Research Methods
• Podcast Development
• Writing & Publishing (coaching students on pieces/submissions — distinct from the Literature capstone field above)
• Competition Tutoring — AMC, John Locke, Breakthrough Challenge & More...
• Executive Function Coaching

Priority Locations Right Now

• United States — Pacific time zone (PST) — highest current need.
• India
• Other locations/time zones are still considered case-by-case, especially where you can demonstrate strong regional/language fit.

Time Commitment

• Approximately 5 hours per week, with flexible scheduling (exact cadence varies slightly by track)
• You choose which students to work with
• Mentors/coaches commit to supporting students through to project or program completion

Compensation

Compensation reflects your professional background, expertise, and educational experience. You are paid for live session time, which includes the session itself plus preparation, session summary, and any follow-up research.

Why Crimson?

• Work in a collaborative, fast-paced environment
• Make a real impact on students' futures
• Enjoy global reach with the flexibility of remote work
• Use cutting-edge technology to empower learning