Website:
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Job details:
📍Location - South Extension I, New Delhi (Work from Office)
Working days: Tuesday-Sunday (Monday off)
👤 Associate: 1–3 Years of Experience
💰 Associate Compensation: 6-8 LPA
👤 Lead: 4–8 Years of Experience
💰 Lead Compensation: 10-11 LPA
🏢 Department: University Admissions & Content
📚About the Company:
Our client is one of India's leading career counselling and global university admissions consulting firms, with over two decades of experience helping students gain admission to the world's most prestigious universities.
Over the years, they have mentored thousands of students in building exceptional academic and extracurricular profiles while securing admits from Ivy League universities, Oxbridge, Russell Group institutions, and other highly selective universities across the USA, UK, Europe, Singapore, Hong Kong, the UAE, Canada, and beyond.
Their approach combines strategic mentoring, profile building, admissions consulting, and storytelling to help students present the strongest version of themselves to the world's leading universities.
As they continue to expand their admissions team, they're looking for exceptional writers who understand that every student's story is unique, and that the right narrative can shape a life-changing opportunity.
🧑🏻💻The Role:
We're hiring University Admissions Essay Writers to craft compelling application narratives that help students secure admission to some of the world's most competitive universities.
You'll work closely with students, counsellors, mentors, and academic experts to understand each student's academic journey, achievements, ambitions, and personal experiences before transforming them into authentic, persuasive, and impactful admissions content.
This is far more than a content writing role. It blends storytelling, interviewing, editing, research, and strategic thinking. Every essay you write has the potential to influence admissions decisions at Ivy League universities and other globally renowned institutions.
Whether you're an Associate looking to build expertise in international admissions or an experienced professional ready to lead complex student applications, this role offers the opportunity to work on some of India's most competitive university admissions portfolios.
🛠️What you'll own:
🎓University Admission Content:
Own the end-to-end creation, editing, and refinement of:
- Statements of Purpose (SOPs)
- Personal Statements
- Common Application Essays
- UCAS Personal Statements
- Ivy League & Highly Selective University Supplemental Essays
- Scholarship Essays
- Programme-Specific Essays
- Motivation Letters
- Letters of Recommendation (LORs)
- Student Profiles & Achievement Narratives
✍🏻Student Storytelling:
Partner with students, counsellors, parents, and mentors to understand:
- Academic achievements
- Leadership experiences
- Extracurricular activities
- Research work
- Internships & projects
- Career aspirations
- Personal challenges and defining experiences
Transform every conversation into an authentic, compelling, and personalised application narrative while preserving the student's individual voice.
🌎Global University Applications:
Develop application content for universities across:
- USA
- UK
- Europe
- Canada
- Singapore
- Hong Kong
- UAE
- Other leading international destinations
Interpret university-specific essay prompts, admission expectations, programme requirements, and word limits to deliver applications tailored for every institution.
📝Editorial Experience:
Maintain the highest standards of:
- Grammar & Language
- Storytelling
- Originality
- Accuracy
- Structure & Flow
- Ethical Admissions Writing
- Confidentiality
- Consistency of Student Voice
📢Institutional Content:
Support the broader content initiatives of the organisation by creating:
- Website Content
- Articles
- Brochures
- Presentations
- Student Success Stories
- Thought Leadership Content
- Marketing & Admissions Collateral
📋Key Responsibilities:
- Draft, edit, and refine Statements of Purpose, Personal Statements, Common Application Essays, UCAS Statements, Scholarship Essays, Motivation Letters, and Programme-Specific Essays.
- Develop compelling Ivy League and highly selective university supplemental essays aligned with individual university requirements.
- Draft and refine Letters of Recommendation based on inputs from counsellors, teachers, mentors, and institutional representatives.
- Conduct detailed discovery sessions with students to understand their academic journey, extracurricular achievements, internships, projects, leadership experiences, and long-term aspirations.
- Translate student experiences into compelling, authentic, and highly personalised admissions narratives.
- Adapt content according to the admission expectations of universities across multiple countries.
- Research universities, programmes, essay prompts, scholarships, and admission trends.
- Review every application for grammar, clarity, structure, originality, coherence, and overall impact.
- Manage multiple student applications simultaneously while consistently meeting university deadlines.
- Collaborate closely with counsellors and admissions consultants to ensure the highest quality application outcomes.
- Contribute to institutional communication through articles, website content, brochures, presentations, and thought-leadership initiatives.
📊Key KPIs:
- Student Admission Success
- Quality of Statements of Purpose (SOPs), Personal Statements & Application Essays
- Ivy League & Highly Selective University Application Quality
- Student & Counsellor Satisfaction
- Timely Completion of Applications & University Deadlines
- Editorial Accuracy, Grammar & Proofreading Quality
- Originality & Ethical Admissions Writing Compliance
- Personalisation & Authenticity Across Student Narratives
- Turnaround Time for Revisions & Feedback Implementation
- Number of Student Applications Managed Simultaneously
- Quality of Letters of Recommendation (LORs) & Scholarship Essays
- Institutional Content Quality (Website, Brochures, Articles & Presentations)
- Adherence to University-Specific Essay Guidelines & Word Limits
- Research Quality for University & Programme-Specific Applications
- Overall Contribution to Successful Global University Admissions
🧠What you bring:
- Associate: 1–3 years | Lead: 4–8 years of relevant experience in university admissions writing, academic editing, education consulting, or editorial writing.
- Exceptional writing, editing, proofreading, and storytelling skills.
- Strong understanding of Ivy League, UCAS, Common Application, and global university admissions.
- Excellent command of written English, grammar, sentence structure, and vocabulary.
- Ability to interview students and uncover meaningful experiences that can be translated into compelling narratives.
- Strong research, analytical, interviewing, and information synthesis skills.
- Ability to write in multiple styles while maintaining each student's authentic voice.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple applications simultaneously.
- Close attention to detail and commitment to confidentiality, originality, and ethical admissions-writing practices.
- Ability to receive, interpret, and implement feedback effectively while working within strict deadlines.
⭐️Preferred Experience:
Candidates with experience in any of the following will be highly preferred:
- Ivy League Admissions
- Common Application
- UCAS
- SOP Writing
- Personal Statement Writing
- Supplemental Essays
- Scholarship Essays
- Letters of Recommendation
- Admissions Consulting
- Academic Editing
- Higher Education Consulting
- Student Counselling
- International University Admissions
🫡Who should apply?
- If you believe exceptional writing can open doors to the world's leading universities, this role is for you.
- We're looking for professionals who don't just write essays; they discover stories, build authentic narratives, and help ambitious students present the strongest version of themselves to admissions committees across the globe.
- If you're passionate about storytelling, education, and creating life-changing opportunities through your writing, this is your chance to work with one of India's most respected global admissions consulting organisations and make a lasting impact on the futures of students worldwide.
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