Overview
Admissions Associate, Alpha – $75,000/year USD Jobs in New York, NY at Crossover
Title: Admissions Associate, Alpha – $75,000/year USD
Company: Crossover
Location: New York, NY
NOTE: This position requires in-person presence at one of three locations: San Francisco, Santa Barbara, or NYC.
Alpha School is transforming the landscape of education. By combining AI-powered learning with mastery-based advancement and outstanding guides, Alpha enables students to explore profound interests while delivering exceptional academic results.
In this position, you will guide every family's experience from initial inquiry through final enrollment, making sure each touchpoint embodies Alpha's precision, approachability, and high standards. You will manage day-to-day correspondence, organize impactful admissions events, and sustain precise applicant tracking that supports sound decision-making.
If you excel in a high-energy, purpose-driven setting—where attention to detail, responsiveness, and structure directly influence family experience and enrollment success—this hybrid role blends remote flexibility with consistent in-person participation at admissions activities.
What You Will Be Doing
Take full ownership of the admissions inbox, delivering prompt, considerate, and polished responses to prospective families (both digitally and face-to-face)
Handle and monitor digital admissions documentation with rigorous attention to accuracy
Attend all admissions events—including information sessions, shadow days, and community gatherings—on campus and virtually
Work closely with Lead Guides to arrange shadow day schedules for prospective students
Maintain current and precise records, systems, and follow-up protocols for all admissions activities
What You Won’t Be Doing
- Set admissions policy or render final acceptance decisions
- Function exclusively in an administrative capacity with no direct family engagement
- Work within a slow-moving, overly procedural institutional setting
- Concentrate solely on building relationships without disciplined operational execution
Admissions Associate Key Responsibilities
This role ensures that a frictionless, high-conversion admissions process fuels robust enrollment and family satisfaction at Alpha's campuses.
Basic Requirements
- 2+ years of customer-facing experience
- Demonstrated administrative and organizational capability; you are dependable and meticulous
- High attention to detail and proven experience managing accurate applicant records or CRM data
- Comfortable navigating a hybrid model that combines remote work with on-site campus duties
- Able to adjust rapidly and succeed in a fast-moving, mission-driven environment
- Authorized to work in the US and available to work in-person in either San Francisco; CA, Santa Barbara; CA or NYC; NY
Nice-to-have Requirements
- Background in education, enrollment management, or school operations
- Experience facilitating admissions events or high-touch onboarding processes
- Comfort working in fast-changing, tech-enabled environments
About Alpha
Want to join a learning rebellion that’s transforming the traditional classroom?
Alpha School is on a mission to reshape education with a bold approach that harnesses AI to accelerate learning and unleash student potential.
They don’t play by the old rules.
Alpha is creating a new paradigm where students master core academics in just two hours a day, freeing up time for hands-on, passion-driven learning that truly prepares them for the real world.
Alpha School is rewriting the rules of education.
Sounds too good to be true? It’s not.
There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you!
Working with us
This is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record. The compensation level for this role is $37 USD/hour, which equates to $75,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.
Crossover Job Code: LJ-5719-US-NewYork-AdmissionsAsso.015
