Marketplace Essay Editor

Empowerly; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

Empowerly, a leading education technology company, seeks experienced essay editors to enhance college admissions essays. Candidates should have a strong writing background and experience in college admissions. This role is fully remote and focuses on helping students apply to top universities.

Qualifications

• Experience in writing from academic settings or other venues.
• Experience in college admissions or counseling.

Responsibilities

• Review and improve college admissions essays.
• Provide detailed, constructive feedback to students.

Skills

Writing

Editing

Feedback

Education

English

Communications

Journalism

Job description

ABOUT EMPOWERLY

Empowerly (www.empowerly.com) is an education technology company dedicated to personalizing college and career counseling. Our mission is to empower students to become the most successful versions of themselves.

We offer data-driven education technology, startup and research internship programs, and personalized counseling led by former college Admission Officers and experienced college counselors. As a rapidly growing, mission-driven, and venture-backed company, we value collaboration, data-driven decision-making, and empowerment. Our team is committed to serving the needs of families with a fast-paced, unified approach.

Each student is holistically evaluated through our Empowerly Score — the only predictive technology that can also quantify subjective material. We provide a comprehensive three-pronged approach to evaluate academics, essays, and extracurricular activities, offering students a 360-degree view of how to be competitive against other applicants.

Empowerly has raised $12 million from investors including Goodwater Capital, FJ Labs, Scrum Ventures, Translink Capital, Azure Capital Partners, and Spero Ventures. Our leadership team hails from Teach for America, Goldman Sachs, Facebook, Google, Lucky Strike, Microsoft, and various other prominent companies. Our co-founders were named in Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2022. That same year, Empowerly was listed on Inc. 5000’s list of fastest-growing companies in America.

We operate as a fully remote, global workforce focused on building world-class college admissions advisory services. In the current admissions cycle, 22% of Empowerly students were accepted into the Ivy League, compared to the national average of 5%, effectively increasing their chances of Ivy League acceptance by over four times.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking experienced essay editors to review and improve college admissions essays throughout the application process.

Our students apply to top 50 colleges, including UCs and Ivy League schools. Many aspiring pre-med students (BS/MD programs) and computer science students seek editors to provide detailed, constructive feedback that helps them stand out through their unique voice in their essays.

The peak season for this role is from August to January, with November, December, and January being the busiest months.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Individuals with a background in writing, from academic settings or other venues such as magazines, journals, newspapers, or blogs
• Editors with experience in college admissions or counseling
• Exemplar editors with proven quality work
• English, Communications, or Journalism majors preferred
• Graduates from top 50 U.S. universities preferred