Are you a former admissions officer who excels at demystifying the elite admissions process for families? This high\-level strategist will translate complex student profiles into winning roadmaps while converting prospective families into lifelong clients. If you’re ready to trade the corporate grind for a leadership role where your expertise directly architects our company’s growth, we want to hear from you.
### About Great Expectations College Prep, LLC
Great Expectations College Prep is a premier, remote\-first company that prepares students and their families for the elite college admissions landscape. We provide a "one\-stop shop" of services – including test preparation, academic tutoring, and strategic college counseling – designed to help students excel while building a strategic and authentic narrative. Founded in California and now serving a global clientele, we pride ourselves on a high\-touch model that matches students and counselors based on personality and expertise. We are committed to a team culture that is dynamic, inclusive, and intellectually adventurous. While our relationships with top\-tier schools and professional organizations are strong, our greatest asset is our internal network: you will lead and be supported by an inspiring team of experienced, passionate experts who are dedicated to mutual growth and student excellence.
### Description
POSITION DESCRIPTION
We are seeking a senior\-level Director of College Counseling to lead high\-level consultations with prospective families and drive enrollment into our programs. Reporting directly to the Founder, this role is responsible for converting qualified families into long\-term clients through strategic assessment, expert positioning, and executive\-level advising, while serving as the company’s ultimate authority on competitive positioning, institutional trends, and application strategy. The Director of College Counseling serves as the first senior authority families encounter — setting expectations, building trust, and guiding them toward the appropriate program and counselor. Additionally, this role will provide the strategic sign\-off and high\-level mentorship required to ensure our Senior Lead Counselors, Lead Counselors, and Specialists deliver a unified, world\-class methodology.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
### I. Business Development \& Strategic Oversight
* Brand Ambassadorship: Act as the premier face of GE College Prep, hosting high\-impact webinars that distill our methodology into a compelling case for our company’s authority.
* Strategic Consultations: Own the consultation\-to\-enrollment pipeline by leading bespoke discovery sessions with prospective families.
* Operational Auditing: Audit counselors’ work to ensure consistency, rigor, and positioning excellence, as well as appropriate deadline management.
* Counselor Oversight: Assist with training counseling staff, review and evaluate performance, provide feedback (both positive and corrective), and provide additional resources as needed.
### II. Client Management
* Elite Portfolio Management: Manage a personal portfolio of ambitious students, making multi\-year commitments to guide them through the entire admissions cycle with a focus on high\-impact extracurricular recommendations, narrative building, and essay writing.
* Executive Flexibility: This role requires regular afternoon, evening, and occasional weekend sessions to accommodate student availability across US time zones (particularly Pacific Time). To balance evening student\-facing hours, enjoy significant autonomy and flexibility during standard business hours for administrative tasks, research, and strategy development.
* Executive Oversight: Serve as an escalation point for families and staff, proactively resolving complex issues and assisting with case reassignment when necessary.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education \& Experience
- Degree from a Top\-50 institution required, advanced degree preferred
- Experience serving in a decision\-making capacity on the admissions committee at a highly selective institution (Ivy Plus/Top 20 preferred), with a deep understanding of holistic review and selective institutional priorities
- Experience managing teams and navigating high\-pressure, high\-expectation client environments
- Proven success working with a range of student engagement levels, from self\-driven over\-achievers to those requiring strategic re\-engagement and motivational scaffolding
- Familiarity with direct\-admit and/or specialized programs at a wide variety of institutions
- Natural ability to connect with others and build trust and rapport quickly with both families and internal staff
- Able to synthesize nuanced information and deliver decisive, confident recommendations
- Genuine passion for helping students achieve their academic and personal potential
- Exceptional organizational mastery and the ability to simultaneously manage multiple complex student lifecycles with precision, particularly in fast\-paced environments that require significant emotional intelligence and poise
- Ability to translate complex admissions data and trends into actionable counseling strategies
- Proficiency in using college counseling software, spreadsheets, and data management tools
- Dedicated, quiet workspace with reliable internet access for virtual sessions
Skills/Qualities
COMPENSATION \& ADDITIONAL DETAILS
* Salary: This is a full\-time, salaried, exempt position with a base of $130,000\-150,000 DOE.
* Bonuses: Eligible for incentive and retention bonus plans, as well as a profit\-sharing plan.
* Benefits: 401(k) with company match, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, and LTD coverage, technology stipend, paid time off, and more.
We are looking for people who would like to call Great Expectations home for years to come, so if this position piques your interest, please send us a cover letter that demonstrates your creativity, personality, and general writing skills – please be yourself and use this opportunity to show us the real you!
\\ NOTE: We are extremely dedicated to employee engagement and hiring for the long term. To that end, our recruiting process includes two virtual meetings, an essay editing assignment, a personality assessment, and reference checks. \\**