Part-Time Former Admissions Officer – Regional Events (Bay Area) in Oakland, California at Empowerly

About Empowerly

Empowerly (Empowerly.com) is an education technology company that personalizes college and career counseling, with a mission to empower students to become the most successful version of themselves.

We provide data-driven education technology, start-up and research internship programs, and personalized counseling led by former Admission Officers and experienced College Admissions Counselors. We are a rapidly growing, mission-driven, and venture-backed company. It takes a unified team committed to our core values (collaboration, data driven, and empowerment) to achieve this goal and a fast-moving team committed to serving the needs of our students and families.

Each student is holistically evaluated through our Empowerly Score™ — the only predictive technology that can also quantify subjective material. Each student is offered a three-pronged approach to evaluate academics, essays, and extracurricular activities, providing them with a 360-degree view of how to be competitive against other applicants.

We are a fully remote, global workforce focused on building world-class, college admissions advisory services and programs.

About the role

At Empowerly, we believe every student deserves thoughtful guidance throughout the college admissions journey. As a Regional Events Lead, you'll have the opportunity to:

• Help students and families better understand the admissions process.
• Share your professional experience in an educational and supportive environment.
• Meet motivated families, educators and fellow admissions professionals.
• Join a collaborative, mission-driven team that values innovation and student success.
• Enjoy a flexible schedule that fits alongside consulting, counseling, retirement, or other professional work.
• Participate in at least two events each month, with opportunities to take on additional events throughout the year.
• Receive competitive event compensation plus full travel reimbursement.
• Be considered for future consulting, training, and student-facing opportunities within Empowerly.

What you'll do

• Represent Empowerly at educational seminars, invitation-only dinner events, school programs, and community presentations throughout your region.
• Deliver engaging presentations that help families understand today's college admissions process.
• Explain holistic application review, including academics, extracurricular involvement, essays, recommendations and institutional priorities.
• Answer questions and facilitate thoughtful discussions with students, parents and educators before and after events.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Counseling teams to create and improve presentation materials.
• Assist with and create PowerPoint and Google Slides presentations.
• Share feedback from events to help strengthen future programming.
• Stay informed about current admissions trends and best practices

Commitment

• Minimum of two events per month, with opportunities to participate in additional events based on availability and regional demand.
• Most events take place during evenings, with occasional weekends.
• Regional travel required.
• Reimbursement for approved travel expenses, including airfare, hotel accommodations, ground transportation, and a daily meal per diem.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Former Undergraduate Admissions Officer at a selective U.S. college or university.
• Experience participating in holistic application review and admissions committee discussions.
• Strong presentation, communication, and public speaking skills.
• Comfortable using Google Slides or Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Ability to travel throughout your assigned region.
• Experience presenting to parents, schools, or community organizations.
• Admissions recruitment, outreach, or public engagement experience.
• Passion for mentoring students and making the college admissions process more transparent and accessible.