Part-Time Essay Reviewer (Remote)
Job Description
We’re a leader in the college admission field and are committed to bring more ease, purpose, and joy to the college application process. We center students in our process and empower them to express who they are in their application essays, and develop their writing craft along the way.
Starting in 2021, we launched an online essay review platform in partnership with College Vine to provide expert essay reviews and topic checks to their 600,000 users. College Vine’s mission of closing the college access gap complements our commitment to access and equity, and we additionally launched CEG’s own essay review platform. Across both sites, we offer paid essay reviews and topic checks, plus a free review to a low income student for every review purchased.
Essay Reviewers at College Essay Guy
Essay Reviewers are part-time, remote, hourly 1099 employees who can expect up to 40 hours of work per week depending on review demand and reviewer availability. We are looking for reviewers who can commit 10 to 40 hours a week from June through January. Compensation ranges from $20-$40 per hour, based on experience.
Please note that October is the busiest month for college application reviews. Reviewers will need to be able to expand their availability in October to the peak of the range mentioned above, and expect a smaller range of hours in the other months.
We prioritize looking for reviewers who can provide thoughtful, targeted feedback that helps students strengthen their writing skills and demonstrate the skills, qualities, interests, and values they’ll bring to a college campus.
Reviewers must have a minimum undergraduate degree from a 4-year institution. Higher degrees or additional certifications are appreciated but not required. Successful candidates often have demonstrated experience in teaching, tutoring, or professional writing/editing, but it is not required.
Our ideal candidate will already have experience providing clear, actionable, inspiring student writers feedback in the college application process. But we’ll provide training in College Essay Guy’s tools to help you up-level those skills.
Reviewers will need to be comfortable working with the Google suite and ready to learn the user-friendly essay review platforms.
College Essay Guy an equal opportunity employer that seeks to hire those representative of the diverse communities we serve. All are encouraged to apply.
How to Apply
- Complete the Essay Reviewer Applicant Questionnaire.
- We will email qualified applicants to schedule an interview.
- We will ask finalists to complete a set of sample essay reviews and a brainstorming exercise. For finalists we hire on, we will include compensation for these with payment of your first invoice.
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