Academic Advisor

This freelance Academic Advisor position sits at the intersection of Decision Making and Self-Motivation, reporting into a Kinder Morgan team that values quiet competence. With ownership, a $81,000 - $125,000 salary, and 4 years of Cultural Awareness to draw on, you'll do your best work at Kinder Morgan.

Key Responsibilities

• Step in on additional duties that support the wider Kinder Morgan mission
• Turn 4 of pattern recognition into faster general calls
• Write the Decision Making runbook the next hire wishes they had
• Adapt quickly to shifting priorities in a fast-paced general environment
• Keep the freelance schedule realistic when everyone wants everything yesterday
• Coordinate scheduling, resources, and logistics for assigned tasks
• Keep your Persuasion edge sharp as the CA market shifts
• Keep a steady hand on Kinder Morgan accounts when volume spikes

What You'll Bring

• Calm under the make-it-better chaos a mid-level role tends to generate
• 4+ years owning outcomes, not just completing tasks
• Reliable, accountable, and committed to following through
• The patience to mentor without taking over the keyboard
• Proven Customer Service results, ideally seasoned in Escondido, CA
• Proven Stakeholder Management judgment when the textbook answer doesn't fit
• Comfort owning general decisions in a CA market

Kinder Morgan sits at the intersection of Stakeholder Management and Self-Motivation, quietly powering general workflows from its Escondido base. The door to every manager at Kinder Morgan is genuinely open, calendar permitting and politics aside.

We do not just dangle $81,000 - $125,000; we back it with mentorship, a real benefits suite, and schedules that bend around Escondido, CA living.

Right now, today, this seat at Kinder Morgan is genuinely empty and waiting.

Bring 5 of grit or a fresh perspective; either way, this Academic Advisor role wants you.