About Crimson

Crimson Education is the world’s leading college admissions consulting firm, with over 1,700 Ivy League and 450 Oxbridge offers. 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.

We’re 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.

Marketing Executive (PR + Event)

Details about this role

• Employment: Full-Time

• Location: Hong Kong (remote work possible for part of the week)

• Team: Working within the HK Sales & Marketing team

What you will be responsible for

This role focuses on end-to-end event management, event marketing, and post-event data analysis to drive brand visibility, high-quality lead generation, and sales support. Responsibilities include:

• Lead Generation & Sales Support: Supporting the sales team by driving high-quality leads to consultations through targeted event-driven marketing campaigns.

• Event Planning & Execution: Planning, coordinating, and executing local marketing events, workshops, webinars, and initiatives, ensuring seamless delivery and outstanding attendee experiences.

• Content & Promotion: Creating and localising event-related content in both English and Chinese, including event descriptions, landing pages, email invitations, and promotional collateral.

• Digital Collaboration: Partnering with the digital marketing team to optimise online content, social posts, and paid ads to maximize event registration and attendance.

• Post-Event Data Analysis: Monitoring and evaluating event success metrics (e.g., registration-to-attendee conversion, cost-per-lead, attendee satisfaction, and sales conversion rates).

• Reporting & Insights: Analyzing customer behaviour, user engagement, and event ROI to prepare detailed progress reports and data-driven recommendations for future event strategies.

Skills we are looking for

Note: Fresh graduates with relevant internship, university society, or project experience in event coordination are welcome and encouraged to apply!

• Event Management Expertise: Proven experience in planning and executing both physical and virtual events from concept to completion.

• Data Literacy & Analytical Skills: Strong ability to track event metrics, analyze post-event data, and translate numbers into actionable marketing insights.

• Communication & Presentation: Excellent communication skills with fluency in English and Cantonese (Mandarin is a plus).

• Digital Promotion Knowledge: Basic understanding of digital marketing platforms (e.g., Google Ads, Facebook, Instagram, email marketing) to effectively promote local events.

• Project Management: Creative thinking, strong organizational skills, and the ability to work under pressure to meet tight event deadlines.

Personal qualities we are looking for

• High Learning Agility: A growth mindset and comfort navigating a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment.

• Creativity and Initiative: You love to explore new event formats and can see a project through from start to finish on time.

• Collaborative & Communicative: A team player who works seamlessly across sales and digital marketing teams to achieve shared goals.

• Passion for Education: Genuine interest in education and professional development.

Bonus skills and experience

• Experience in event budgeting, vendor negotiation, and complex logistics coordination.

• Proficiency in marketing automation and CRM tools like Canva, Marketo, Salesforce, or similar integration software.

• An understanding of the US/UK undergraduate application process.

Why work for Crimson?

• Rapidly growing, hyper-global, EdTech startup (named TIME Top50 EdTech companies)

• Join a high-performing, diverse, and ambitious team

• Utilise innovative technology to reimagine the education landscape

• Limitless growth and development opportunities

If you're passionate about education, looking for a fast-paced, collaborative environment, and want to work with cutting-edge technology, then we want to hear from you!

We will be in touch via email. Please keep an eye on your junk/spam folder for emails from HR.

Our Mission

Crimson Education was founded on the belief that all students should have access to global education. Our services are designed to accelerate each student’s trajectory towards the very best education and professional opportunities. Each student has a holistic, personalised Crimson team of mentors and teachers to prepare them well for university and beyond. We thrive not just on our students’ admission to their dream universities, but also focus on and celebrate their development over time.

As part of our holistic approach to education, Crimson Education provides a full suite of services powered by proprietary technology to facilitate our students in gaining admission into the best possible universities, including:

• A full-fledged Online High School (Crimson Global Academy);

• University Admissions Consulting;

• Boarding School Admissions Consulting;

• Extracurricular Activities and Leadership Coaching;

• Internship and Career Advising;

• Interview Training; and

• Personalised Mentoring for Individual Development.