Academic Coach, gt.school (Remote) - $75,000/year USD

You've reached a high level of performance—whether in athletics, the arts, or professional work. Now you're prepared to channel that drive into meaningful impact. As an academic coach at GT Anywhere, your mission is to help students accomplish something extraordinary: embrace learning, accelerate their progress, and develop into confident, independent thinkers. You'll do this from wherever you are in the world.

GT Anywhere operates as a virtual learning environment designed for gifted students seeking to advance at their own pace. We combine AI-driven curriculum with personalized coaching to provide what conventional schooling often cannot: unlimited academic momentum, rigorous exploration across sciences and humanities, and connection with like-minded intellectual peers. In your role as an Academic Coach, you'll support students in grades 3–8 who are motivated to move faster. Your focus isn't on delivering lessons—our technology manages that. Instead, you're the coach who cultivates confidence, sets high expectations, and empowers students to realize their potential. Each interaction is meaningful. Each milestone matters.

If you've achieved elite-level performance in any arena—sports, performing arts, research, or business—and you're ready to guide the next generation toward similar success, this position is for you.

What You Will Be Doing

• Conducting biweekly 1:1 virtual coaching sessions with each student, centered on setting academic goals, fostering motivation, and developing mindset
• Hosting open office hours where students can drop in for immediate support, encouragement, or problem-solving
• Leveraging AI-powered tools and dashboards to monitor student progress, pinpoint obstacles, and refine your coaching strategies
• Recording observations, concerns, and strategic updates to keep every student advancing on a rapid-growth path
• Working alongside your team to exchange best practices, escalate issues, and continuously refine the coaching framework

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Delivering lessons, evaluating tests, or creating homework assignments—technology manages the academic content
• Presenting lectures or adhering to a fixed syllabus
• Supervising or micromanaging unmotivated students—we coach with purpose, not through constant oversight
• Attending excessive meetings or navigating bureaucratic processes
• Operating at low intensity—this team is designed for individuals who thrive on high performance and meaningful results

Academic Coach Key Responsibilities

Achieve quantifiable academic progress and student engagement in a virtual setting by providing frequent, high-impact coaching focused on mindset and motivation within a fully remote, technology-enabled framework.

Basic Requirements

• Master's degree in any field
• At least 1 year of experience coaching, mentoring, or motivating K–8 students
• Demonstrated high performance in any domain—academics, athletics, entrepreneurship, or the arts
• Strong virtual presence and capability to establish rapport with students rapidly via Zoom/Google Meet
• Comfortable navigating dashboards and technology platforms to monitor and adapt performance
• Ability to maintain at least 80 percent overlap with US business hours

Nice-to-have Requirements

• PhD in any field
• Background in performance coaching, sports psychology, or motivational work
• Experience working with homeschool or alternative education families

About Gt.school

GT School is revolutionizing education with AI, expert coaching, and 50+ years of learning science. They blend cutting-edge tech with data-driven insights to unlock every student's full potential.

They're on a mission to disrupt the broken education system and unleash the true potential of gifted minds. Forget the one-size-fits-all approach that leaves brilliant students bored and disengaged.

This school has tossed the rulebook and created a modern learning environment powered by AI and guided by dedicated mentors. Their personalized approach accelerates learning - 2-6 times faster than traditional classrooms.

GT School students explore their passions, develop critical thinking skills, and learn to innovate.

Because that's where genius lies.

GT School is where gifted minds turn potential into power.

There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you!

Working with us

This is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record. The compensation level for this role is $37 USD/hour, which equates to $75,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult for more details on this topic.

Crossover Job Code: LJ-5732-US-Elizabet-AcademicCoach