Athena Education

Associate/ Associate Manager - Writing

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Gurugram, Haryana

In-Office

Junior

Edtech

The Role

The role involves guiding students in writing essays, creative projects, and workshops, with a focus on shaping their college applications.

Summary Generated by Built In

Athena is India’s largest and fastest growing organization in the premium undergraduate study abroad space. Founded 10 years ago by two Princeton graduates, Poshak Agrawal and Rahul Subramaniam, Athena is headquartered in Gurgaon, with offices in Mumbai and Bangalore, and caters to students from over 15 countries.

Athena’s vision is to help students become the best version of themselves. Athena’s transformative, holistic life coaching program embraces both depth and breadth, sciences, and the humanities. Athena encourages students to deepen their theoretical knowledge and apply it to address practical issues confronting society, both locally and globally.

Through our flagship program, our students have gotten into various, universities including Harvard University, Princeton University, Yale University, Stanford University, University of Cambridge, MIT, Brown, Cornell University, University of Pennsylvania, and University of Chicago, among others.

Our legacy as pioneers in the study-abroad process, coupled with a creative, open environment and professional growth opportunities, makes Athena a perfect place for those looking to build a lasting career in education.

Skills

Exceptional writing skills (Long form)
Multi-Dimensional Creative ability - Stories, Essays, Scripts, etc.
Excellent Communication skills
Client management

Responsibilties

Drive the essay process of students by understanding students thoroughly, and working with them to translate their brand into an assortment of essays and other facets of the college application
Ideate and outline essays with excellent content, structure, and style while ensuring that all drafts are polished and ready for submission to elite universities like Harvard University, Princeton University, Yale University, etc.
Guide students with various creative projects spanning theater scripts, book writing, poetry writing
Conduct creative workshops that build writing, communication, and other skills in students
Support writing for company public relations
Support with student counseling

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s/ Master’s from top colleges in India and abroad
Preferred experience 1+ years in writing/editing

Why should you be interested?

Impact

Working with Athena will provide you with an opportunity to bring about a positive impact in the lives of the best students in the country - the future pioneers of the world.

Opportunity to mentor budding writers

Team and Culture

We are a young and daring collection of adventurers dedicated to excellence and growth. We are always efficient and occasionally funny.

The candidate will get a chance to work in a multicultural environment with ex-pats from different corners of the globe.

Professional Advancement

We give every opportunity to our team members to grow holistically: grow in their field of interest, and become leaders at early stages of their career.

Location & Work Environment: Vatika Triangle, MG Road, Gurugram 122002.

Our team comprises creative and diverse people, all goal-oriented, proactive, and looking to transform students’ lives. We love to work hard, play hard! Our work environment encourages you to be an independent thinker, an intellectually curious team member, and be an objective decisionmaker. To top it all, we love to share food! :)

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The Company

Vatika Triangle, Gurugram

141 Employees

Year Founded: 2014

What We Do

Founded by two visionary Princeton graduates in 2014, Athena is on a mission to transform the education landscape in India and across the globe. We empower high-school students to secure admissions into elite universities worldwide, unlocking their full potential. Our goal is clear: synthesize technology, specialized expertise, and process-driven counseling to develop 50,000 global leaders.

With our exceptional team of consulting and writing experts, in-house tech instructors, research and art mentors, and a Harvard admissions consultant, we offer personalized one-on-one mentorship in all areas, from authentic extracurricular profile development to masterful college applications.

Today, Athena stands as India’s largest premium education consulting firm for undergraduate study abroad, serving students in over 21 countries