Technical Director- Writing

Athena Education is India’s largest and fastest growing organization in the premium undergraduate study abroad space. Founded 11 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 26 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.

A Writing Technical Director will infuse college essays/projects creativity.

This role is for candidates who are looking for highly creative work. If you enjoy working in dynamic educational environments and love expanding the horizons of your linguistic innovation, we look forward to hearing from you!

Key Skills:

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

Key Responsibilities:

• 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, and poetry writing.
• Conduct creative workshops that build writing, communication, and other skills in students.
• Support writing for company public relations.
• Support with student counseling.
• Potential opportunity to manage and mentor a team of writers, supporting collaboration and growth

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s/ Master’s from top colleges in India and abroad
• Preferred experience 5+ years in writing/editing