The pathway to a stable career is changing in the U.S. & many young adults are struggling to navigate that path. We believe that everyone - not just the fortunate few - deserve a great education to kickstart their working lives.

For the 30+ million working young adults who’ve yet to finish college, finding a path back to school is expensive and overwhelming. Moreover, it’s often entirely unrelated to their current work, the next step in their career, and their long term goals...

But Guild is paving a new path - providing great job training and degree programs for working adults. We offer affordable management training and work directly with top American employers to build modern and relevant programs. In partnership with top American universities, we also provide college degree completion programs for our students. We help Guild members take the next step towards a meaningful career, with a community to support them along the way.

More about the job:

Guild Admissions Advisors guide our students through the process of exploring education options while balancing work. Advisors assist our students - all young, working adults - to make thoughtful decisions about their educational pathway and expand their professional opportunities.

Our Admissions Advisors are more than Guild ambassadors - not only will you create a first impression of Guild Education for all students, you’ll also build relationships with students as they make transformational life decisions. Our Admissions Advisors work directly with interested students and help them through each step of the application and enrollment process as they return to school.

To help potential students reach their goals, we are seeking energetic, customer-service oriented professionals who believe in the power of education and are excited to roll up their sleeves in a fast-paced environment. We want to hear from you if you are excited about transforming the education-to-employment pipeline in the US.

As a Guild Admissions Advisor, you will:

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  Communicate with prospective students through extensive phone, text, and email contact

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  Educate students on the benefits of Guild programs, including our high-quality academics, relevance to the workplace, flexible online offerings, and recommend appropriate path(s) of study

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  Ensure prospective students have clear understanding of the skills, technology, and time commitment needed to be a successful student & working adult

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  Support students through entire application & enrollment process

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  Work with our employer partners, providing relevant information, hosting information sessions and supporting local employees as they return to school

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  Work with our higher education institutions as needed to finalize enrollment process, including financial aid, registrar, and academic services teams

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  Manage your student pipeline through Salesforce and be responsible for inputting and managing accurate data for your students

We hope you have:

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  Demonstrated ability to build relationships and trust with others quickly, both in-person and through technology

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  Strong computer, oral, and written communication skills

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  Evidence of your ability to roll up your sleeves, particularly in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment

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  A love of goal-setting, as you will be on a high-performing, metrics-driven team

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  Great attention to detail, making sure data is entered and accurate

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  Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

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  2+ years of work experience in an admissions role

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  Salesforce experience is a plus

Why us?

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  We’re a mission-driven company with a proven business model that addresses a massive problem and market opportunity. It’s our goal to to support as many Guild members as possible, and change the world along the way

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  We offer a competitive salary and benefits package

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  We’ve recently closed our $2M seed round, and we’re eager to bring new members to our team who can help us keep up with our growth

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  The investors & advisors backing us are world class - we hope you’ll have an opportunity to learn from them alongside us

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  Our co-founders have collaborated together for 10+ years, including two past ventures in education technology and higher ed, and are committed to building a community and company where we all love to work