Academic Advisor

Filetwigbay; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 66,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship program

Flexible hours

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Shopping Excellence Corp seeks an Academic Advisor to tackle hard general problems and drive thoughtful problem solving with a team that cares about people. The role offers a salary range of $66,000 to $86,000 and is based in Asheville, NC with flexible hours.

You'll contribute by identifying when metrics mislead, improving communication processes, and translating stakeholder asks into clear leadership plans. A mentor will support your growth as you scale with the company.

Qualifications

• Real proficiency with Problem Solving, plus willingness to learn Empathy fast
• A history of leaving general processes better than you found them
• A writer's ear for tone in a high-stakes email
• Comfort owning a number that goes up or down because of you

Responsibilities

• Notice when a general metric is lying and dig in
• Monitor work quality and flag issues before they escalate
• Keep your Cultural Awareness edge sharp as the NC market shifts
• Make peace with problem-solving ambiguity and ship anyway
• Trim Communication processes that have quietly outlived their purpose
• Balance independent work with effective freelance team collaboration
• Translate fuzzy stakeholder asks into a crisp Team Leadership plan
• Respond to internal and external requests in a timely, professional manner

Skills

Problem Solving

Empathy

Process Improvement

Professional Email Writing

Numerical Ownership

Job description

Strip away the perks talk and the Academic Advisor job at Shopping Excellence Corp is simple: hard general problems, Problem Solving, and people who care. Everything here scales with you — $66,000 - $86,000 at 4 years, general ownership soon after, and a Shopping Excellence Corp ladder above.

Key Responsibilities

• Notice when a general metric is lying and dig in
• Monitor work quality and flag issues before they escalate
• Keep your Cultural Awareness edge sharp as the NC market shifts
• Make peace with problem-solving ambiguity and ship anyway
• Trim Communication processes that have quietly outlived their purpose
• Balance independent work with effective freelance team collaboration
• Translate fuzzy stakeholder asks into a crisp Team Leadership plan
• Respond to internal and external requests in a timely, professional manner

What You'll Bring

• Real proficiency with Problem Solving, plus willingness to learn Empathy fast
• A history of leaving general processes better than you found them
• A writer's ear for tone in a high-stakes email
• Comfort owning a number that goes up or down because of you

We started Shopping Excellence Corp in an Asheville garage because the general status quo deserved a learning-obsessed reckoning. We value clear writing and honest conversation over status games and politics.

Beyond $66,000 - $86,000, Shopping Excellence Corp invests in your growth, assigns you a mentor, and lets you flex hours across Asheville, NC as you need.

Candidate outreach for this general opening is happening as we speak.

We read every application that lands, so make yours count and tell us why Academic Advisor is your fit.