Academic Advisor

Egreenservices; Youngstown (OH); On-site; USD 37,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits plan

Job summary

Consulting Edge in Youngstown, OH is seeking an Academic Advisor to drive ambitious goals with ownership and a salary range of $37,000–$53,000. The role offers mentorship, flexible work options, and the chance to contribute meaningfully across time zones as you support projects and customer service efforts.

You will own tasks from kickoff to delivery, keep the backlog honest, and collaborate across teams in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• CRITICAL THINKING used to interpret complex problems.
• Customer-focused mindset with strong people skills.
• Ability to work independently and with a small team.
• Clear, jargon-free written and spoken communication.
• Discipline to document while ideas are fresh.
• Ability to multitask without sacrificing quality.

Responsibilities

• Keep the backlog honest and up-to-date with realistic next steps.
• Find practical workarounds when standard paths are blocked.
• Adapt quickly to fast-changing priorities in a general environment.
• Translate Leadership chaos into actionable backlog items.
• Own projects from kickoff through final delivery.
• Coordinate Customer Service across three time zones and two tools.

Skills

Critical thinking

Customer focus

Interpersonal skills

Independent and team work

Plain English communication

Documentation discipline

Multitasking

Tools

Backlog management

Job description

We need an Academic Advisor who can hit the ground running and help us deliver on ambitious goals this year. With ownership, a $37,000 - $53,000 salary, and 1 years of Professionalism to draw on, you'll do your best work at Consulting Edge.

Key Responsibilities

• Keep the Consulting Edge backlog ruthlessly honest about what's truly next
• Find the fun-loving workaround when the official path is blocked
• Adapt quickly to shifting priorities in a fast-paced general environment
• Convert Leadership chaos into a backlog someone can actually work
• Own assigned projects from kickoff through final delivery
• Carry the Customer Service thread across three time zones and two tools

What You'll Bring

• A knack for Critical Thinking that colleagues quietly come to rely on
• Customer-focused outlook with strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to thrive both independently and as part of a tight-knit team
• A communication style that translates jargon back into plain English
• The discipline to document while it's fresh, not after it's forgotten
• Strong multitasking ability without sacrificing quality

Consulting Edge builds general tools the way old shops built furniture — slowly, in Youngstown, OH, and with an unpretentious respect for the craft. We keep our process light so engineers can spend their energy on Change Management and Leadership, not bureaucracy.

The package is honest: $37,000 - $53,000, a benefits plan that works, mentorship that lasts, and the flexibility to live in Youngstown, OH.

Right now in Youngstown, the Academic Advisor chair sits open and the door is unlocked.