Part-Time Former Admissions Officer – Regional Events (Bay Area)

Empowerly; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel reimbursement

Job summary

Empowerly in Oakland, CA seeks a Part-Time Regional Events Lead to represent us at educational seminars, school programs and community gatherings across the Bay Area. You will share your admissions experience to help families understand the process and the holistic review approach.

This role offers a flexible, evenings/weekends friendly schedule, travel reimbursement for approved trips, and opportunities for future consulting or training engagements within Empowerly.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Former Undergraduate Admissions Officer at a selective U.S. college or university.
• Experience participating in holistic application review and admissions committee discussions.
• Strong presentation, communication, and public speaking skills.
• Comfortable using Google Slides or Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Ability to travel throughout your assigned region.
• Experience presenting to parents, schools, or community organizations.
• Admissions recruitment, outreach, or public engagement experience.

Responsibilities

• Represent Empowerly at educational seminars, invitation-only dinner events, school programs, and community presentations throughout your region.
• Deliver engaging presentations that help families understand today's college admissions process.
• Explain holistic application review, including academics, extracurricular involvement, essays, recommendations and institutional priorities.
• Answer questions and facilitate thoughtful discussions with students, parents and educators before and after events.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Counseling teams to create and improve presentation materials.
• Assist with and create PowerPoint and Google Slides presentations.
• Share feedback from events to help strengthen future programming.
• Stay informed about current admissions trends and best practices

Skills

Public speaking

Presentation skills

Communication

Travel availability

Admissions outreach

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Google Slides

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Part-Time Former Admissions Officer – Regional Events (Bay Area)

Empowerly Oakland, California, United States

About this position

About Empowerly

Empowerly (Empowerly.com) is an education technology company that personalizes college and career counseling, with a mission to empower students to become the most successful version of themselves.

We provide data-driven education technology, start-up and research internship programs, and personalized counseling led by former Admission Officers and experienced College Admissions Counselors. We are a rapidly growing, mission-driven, and venture-backed company. It takes a unified team committed to our core values (collaboration, data driven, and empowerment) to achieve this goal and a fast-moving team committed to serving the needs of our students and families.

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

We are a fully remote, global workforce focused on building world-class, college admissions advisory services and programs.

About the role

At Empowerly, we believe every student deserves thoughtful guidance throughout the college admissions journey. As a Regional Events Lead, you'll have the opportunity to:

• Help students and families better understand the admissions process.
• Share your professional experience in an educational and supportive environment.
• Meet motivated families, educators and fellow admissions professionals.
• Join a collaborative, mission-driven team that values innovation and student success.
• Enjoy a flexible schedule that fits alongside consulting, counseling, retirement, or other professional work.
• Participate in at least two events each month, with opportunities to take on additional events throughout the year.
• Receive competitive event compensation plus full travel reimbursement.
• Be considered for future consulting, training, and student-facing opportunities within Empowerly.

What you'll do

• Represent Empowerly at educational seminars, invitation-only dinner events, school programs, and community presentations throughout your region.
• Deliver engaging presentations that help families understand today's college admissions process.
• Explain holistic application review, including academics, extracurricular involvement, essays, recommendations and institutional priorities.
• Answer questions and facilitate thoughtful discussions with students, parents and educators before and after events.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Counseling teams to create and improve presentation materials.
• Assist with and create PowerPoint and Google Slides presentations.
• Share feedback from events to help strengthen future programming.
• Stay informed about current admissions trends and best practices

Commitment

• Minimum of two events per month, with opportunities to participate in additional events based on availability and regional demand.
• Most events take place during evenings, with occasional weekends.
• Reimbursement for approved travel expenses, including airfare, hotel accommodations, ground transportation, and a daily meal per diem.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Former Undergraduate Admissions Officer at a selective U.S. college or university.
• Experience participating in holistic application review and admissions committee discussions.
• Strong presentation, communication, and public speaking skills.
• Comfortable using Google Slides or Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Ability to travel throughout your assigned region.
• Experience presenting to parents, schools, or community organizations.
• Admissions recruitment, outreach, or public engagement experience.
• Passion for mentoring students and making the college admissions process more transparent and accessible.