College Admissions Researcher

Empowerly; United States; Remoto; USD 21.000 - 34.000; Part-time

Descrizione del lavoro

Empowerly is seeking a part-time College Admissions Researcher to gather and present data-driven guidance for families. You will explore in-house databases and public sources to assemble personalized findings, then deliver clear, concise recommendations.

You’ll work with the Research Manager and counselors to ensure findings are thorough and up-to-date, maintaining spreadsheets for the team’s ongoing reference. The role suits detail-oriented researchers comfortable in a remote setting.

Competenze

• Familiarity with the U.S. education and college admissions system.
• Excellent command of the English language.
• Capable of working independently in a virtual environment—including the ability to self-supervise quality and 72 hour deadlines.
• Willingness to invest ~0.5–2 hours to research each family’s request and think adaptively to present options.
• Strong command of G-Suite, or willingness to be taught G-Suite to meet client expectations.
• Willingness to be responsive via email and Slack.

Mansioni

• Research college admissions as well as high school extracurricular opportunities; present personalized findings to each family.
• Analyze data from diverse sources to craft neat, well-thought-out advice for each high school family.
• Collaborate with the Research Manager, Empowerly families and counselors to deliver thorough sets of findings.
• Update the team’s spreadsheets to keep a collaborative, up-to-date resource for the whole team.

Conoscenze

Independent work

Research skills

Time management

Communication

Strumenti

G-Suite

Slack

Descrizione del lavoro

About the role

• College Admissions Researchers search through both our in-house database and the internet in order to assemble personalized sets of data to answer college admissions-related questions asked by our Empowerly students, parents, and counselors.

What you'll do

• Conduct research regarding college admissions as well as high school extracurricular opportunities; presenting personalized findings in a clear and comprehensive manner to each family.
• Analyze data from a variety of sources to compile neat, well thought-out advice for each high school family.
• Work collaboratively with the Research Manager, Empowerly families and counselors to routinely deliver thorough sets of findings.
• Update the team's collective spreadsheets with each request in order to maintain a collaborative, up-to-date resource for the benefit of the whole team.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with the U.S. education and college admissions system
• Excellent command of the English language
• Capable of working independently in a virtual environment- including the ability to self-supervise quality and routine 72 hour deadlines
• Willingness to take the adequate time (~0.5 - 2.0 hours) to research each family's request, and, if necessary, think adaptively in order to find and present alternative opportunities
• Strong command of G-Suite, or, a willingness to be taught G-Suite so as to be capable of meeting client expectations
• Willingness to be responsive via email and Slack