UK & US Master’s Applications-UK & US Master’s Applications

Location: London

Working pattern: Hybrid - 3 days per week in the London office

Employment: Full-time

Salary: £50,000–£65,000 base salary, plus performance-based bonus

About Blue Education

Blue Education is a premium education and university admissions consultancy supporting ambitious students applying to leading universities in the UK, US and around the world. We provide highly personalised university admissions guidance, academic mentoring and long-term educational planning. Our team includes graduates and educators from Oxford, Cambridge, Ivy League and other world-leading universities, and we work with academically strong students seeking admission to highly competitive programmes.

The Role

This is a hands-on admissions consulting and mentoring position. You will work one-to-one with students throughout the postgraduate application journey: helping them decide what and where to study, assess their competitiveness, strengthen their profile, develop an application strategy and present their academic and professional experience convincingly. A significant part of the role involves providing detailed, substantive guidance on application materials.

What You Will Do

• Application Strategy & Programme Selection
  • Develop an individual postgraduate admissions strategy for each student based on their academic background, interests, experience and longer-term goals.
  • Assess students’ academic records, research, internships, professional experience and extracurricular activities.
  • Understand their academic interests and career ambitions.
  • Help students clarify what they should study when they are considering different subjects or directions.
  • Research and recommend appropriate Master’s programmes in the UK and US.
  • Develop ambitious but realistic university and programme lists.
  • Assess how competitive a student is for individual programmes.
  • Explain how different programmes and admissions committees are likely to evaluate their profile.
  • Identify weaknesses or gaps in their candidacy and recommend practical ways to address them.
  • Develop a coherent overall strategy connecting the student’s previous experience, current interests and future ambitions.
• Student Mentoring & Profile Development
  • Build strong one-to-one mentoring relationships with students throughout their postgraduate application journey.
  • For students who begin working with Blue Education before the application cycle, you may advise on areas including: Academic development and course selection; Further reading and independent academic work; Research opportunities; Internships and professional experience; Relevant extracurricular activities; Relationships with potential academic referees; GRE or GMAT preparation where appropriate; Broader academic and career direction.
  • You will meet students regularly, review their progress and adapt their strategy as their profile and ambitions develop.
• Detailed Guidance on Application Materials
  • Provide detailed, hands-on advice on the content and positioning of students’ application materials.
  • These may include: Statements of Purpose; Personal Statements; Academic and professional CVs; Supplementary essays and application questions; Recommendation strategy; Research proposals where relevant; Scholarship applications.
  • You will work with students through multiple drafts and provide specific, actionable feedback on both what they are saying and how they are positioning themselves.
• Application Management & Interview Preparation
  • Guide students through the complete postgraduate application process.
  • This includes: Developing application timelines and priorities; Monitoring university and programme deadlines; Ensuring students understand programme-specific requirements; Advising on referee selection and recommendation strategy; Reviewing the overall consistency and readiness of applications before submission; Helping students manage overlapping deadlines and changing application plans; Preparing students for postgraduate admissions interviews where required.

Who We Are Looking For

We are looking for someone with strong academic credentials, excellent admissions judgement and meaningful professional experience supporting competitive postgraduate applications.

Essential Requirements

• Academic Background
  • A degree from a highly selective, globally leading university is required.
  • A postgraduate degree is advantageous but not essential.
• Professional Experience
  • Approximately 3–5 years of directly relevant experience in postgraduate admissions consulting, university admissions advising or high-level education consulting.
  • Substantial experience supporting students applying to competitive Master’s programmes.
  • Strong knowledge of both UK and US postgraduate admissions.
• Admissions Judgement
  • You should be able to look at a student’s profile and form a clear independent view about: Which programmes genuinely suit them; Where they should apply; Which options are realistic and where they could be more ambitious; What is missing from their profile; How they can strengthen their candidacy; Which experiences should form the centre of their application; How they should position themselves to an admissions committee.
• Communication & Mentoring
  • You should have: Excellent written and spoken English; Strong one-to-one mentoring skills; The confidence to challenge ambitious students constructively; The ability to explain complicated admissions decisions clearly; Strong analytical reading skills; The ability to give detailed, specific and actionable feedback on written applications; Strong interpersonal skills when working with students and, where appropriate, their families.
• Organisation & Ownership
  • You should be highly organised, reliable and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple applications and deadlines simultaneously.

Nice to Have

• The following would be advantageous: Experience advising on MBA applications; Familiarity with leading UK, US and European MBA programmes; Knowledge of GMAT and GRE requirements; Experience with research-intensive Master’s applications; Experience supporting applicants across a range of academic disciplines; Experience studying or working in both the UK and US; Experience working with international students; Mandarin Chinese language ability; Experience working with Chinese students or families.

What Success Looks Like

• A successful Graduate Admissions Consultant will: Develop thoughtful, individualised application strategies; Build trusted relationships with students and provide clear, honest advice; Help students make better decisions about what and where to study; Identify weaknesses early enough for students to address them; Provide detailed, actionable guidance that materially improves application content and positioning; Maintain high standards across multiple student cases and application deadlines; Receive strong feedback from students and families; Contribute to strong admissions outcomes at highly selective universities.

Why Join Blue Education?

You will work with ambitious students targeting some of the world’s most competitive postgraduate programmes and have the opportunity to engage deeply with their academic decisions, application strategies and written materials. Blue Education offers: £50,000–£65,000 base salary plus performance-based bonus; High-touch, intellectually engaging student work; The opportunity to focus on postgraduate admissions consulting and develop deep expertise in the field; An academically strong international team; Hybrid working, with three days per week in our London office; Professional development opportunities; Company pension and other UK employee benefits.

Some flexibility may occasionally be required during peak application periods or when supporting students across international time zones. If you have strong postgraduate admissions experience, enjoy working closely with ambitious students and take pride in giving detailed, thoughtful and academically rigorous advice, we would like to hear from you.