Schools & Partnerships Manager UK & Europe

Crimson Education is the world’s leading college admissions consulting firm, with over 1,490 Ivy League offers and 2,410 to the US Top 15. We help ambitious students gain admission to the world’s top universities through expert-led guidance and proven, data-driven strategies. Crimson students are 7x more likely to get into the Ivy League than their peers. We were recently featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal.

Crimson is the only college admissions consultancy that brings together:

Former Ivy League and Top 20 admissions officers to rigorously review and refine applications

Professors and PhD teaching fellows from leading universities to guide students through original, independent research — with pathways to selective peer-reviewed publication or conference presentation

Past ISEF winners and judges who coach students to compete for state, national, and international science fair awards

Capstone project mentors who help students design and scale leadership initiatives with real-world impact, measurable outcomes, and credible external validation

We’re backed by leading VC firms, including Tiger Global, Heal Partners, IceHouse Ventures, and Movac, and recently closed a USD $40M Series D funding round at a USD $640M valuation. We now operate across 21 markets worldwide, including the US, Canada, UK, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, and New Zealand.

The Role

Full-time, remote

Based in the United Kingdom

Ability to commute to London, rest of the UK and Europe as required

Some travel around country and continent for schools/partnership talks/events/presentations

Start date: 1 August 2026 or closest

What are the main responsibilities for this role?

Develop and implement a strategic plan to foster and grow partnerships with educational institutions, including schools, colleges, and universities.

Identify and engage potential new corporate partners in line with the Crimson’s goals and strategies.

Act as a key point of contact for partners, maintaining ongoing communication, addressing any issues or queries, and ensuring a high level of partner satisfaction.

Collaborate with internal teams to develop partnership proposals, manage implementation, and assess the success of partnership initiatives.

Track and progress partnership leads with the sales consultants.

Represent Crimson at meetings, presentations, and events, articulating our mission and creating opportunities for partnership.

Conduct school talks and workshops, as well as Counsellor engagements, across the UK and Europe

Monitor and report on the effectiveness of partnerships, making recommendations for improvements as needed.

Planning and content development for school, and other partnerships in order to grow relationships and strengthen Crimson’s position within the market, including, but not limited to:

Presentation slides for parent/school talks; webinars; seminars, workshops

email nurturing drips

marketing material for Crimson’s partnerships team activities, competitions, webinars, events, talks etc.

Counsellor/School/Parent/Student events and give-aways

Crimson marketing material for Counsellors

Monthly Schools & Partner Newsletters

Work with the local Marketing team on social media and other platforms to market schools and partnership activities.

What skills and experience are required?

Bachelor’s degree in Education, Business, Marketing or a related field.

Experience in/with leading UK/EU schools.

Proven experience in partnership development or a related role, ideally within an educational context.

Strong understanding of the UK and European educational landscape and the specific needs and challenges of educational institutions.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain strong relationships.

Strong editorial and writing skills.

Excellent presentation skills.

Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with a demonstrated ability to identify opportunities for collaboration and partnership.

Ability to travel as needed to meet with partners and represent the Crimson.

Why work for Crimson?

Limitless development and exposure - our internal promotions/role changes made up 33% of all recruitment last year

$1000 individual training budget per year, we love to ‘Level Up’ (it’s one of our core values)!

Psychologist on staff

Insightful fireside chats and workshops to help support our high-performing and ambitious team

Radical Candor is a feedback approach we live by

We’re a global player with 28 markets (and growing) across the globe. Most roles have the option to work from one of our many offices or remotely!

If you're passionate about growing in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and want to work with cutting-edge technology, then we'd love to hear from you!

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