Sales and Admissions Associate

Remote Role.

About the role

School16 is reinventing the higher education model, and we’re expanding our admissions team to help us identify and recruit highly promising students that are interested in landing non-technical opportunities in tech.

Our programs have been developed and tested at top Universities as well as venture accelerators and funds, including NYU’s Entrepreneurial Institute, Venture for America, Starta Ventures, State University of New York, and more.

Our network of instructors and speakers include tech leaders at public and private companies like Google, Facebook, Slack, and Amazon and all programs are designed and run by practitioners to help students achieve tangible career results.

This is an opportunity to get in at the ground level of a startup with a founding team that has experience across higher education, media, venture capital and technology. You’ll be working directly with the company founders who have a deep background in sales to help us reach our next growth milestone with the opportunity to shape our sales and admissions process.

What you'll do

Execute a weekly outreach and follow up strategy to drive a predictable pipeline of prospective students through our interview and admission process leveraging email, LinkedIn, and more
Help craft compelling email marketing copy designed to drive new qualified leads
Become an expert in our education offering to be the first point of contact for all students that express interest in or apply directly to our program
Consistently follow up with prospective students over the phone to evaluate fit and educate them on the opportunities that our program provides.
Manage and update our newly implemented CRM system to ensure accurate sales forecasting for the founding team and advisory board

Who you are

You are a customer-centric and service oriented person. We strive to create an education environment that everyone wants to be a part of, and our student and instructor experience is paramount to everything we do. Anyone who joins our team should be excited to serve them every day
You are someone who gets excited at the opportunity to connect directly with high potential students to help them reach the next stage of their career
You are relentless at following up to make sure that no contact or prospect falls through the cracks
You thrive in a small team with a lot of autonomy
You have experience in or have demonstrated interest in becoming an effective sales professional that drives revenue growth

About School16

School16 is an education company that helps students and professionals break into competitive roles in tech by helping them understand the types of jobs that are the best fit for them, what's currently in high demand, how each role functions, and what skills should be developed to land a fulfilling job in this sector. Our expert led programs are designed to create the best online education experience available, at a fraction of the cost, and drive learning and career outcomes for every student.