Vehicle Marketing Specialist (Chicago, IL)

Chicago, Illinois

Tired or working in an office for a flat salary or an hourly wage? Do you thrive when you’re working on your own without someone watching over your shoulder throughout the day? Do you enjoy being outdoors? Then join one of the biggest providers of on-the-lot services in the U.S.A.!

The Vehicle Marketing Specialist is a unique position that blends photography and customer service at automotive dealerships that have contracted with AutoUpLink Tech to create photos, video, spins of vehicles. You will visit assigned dealerships to photograph vehicles used to advertise vehicles to shoppers. The Content Creation team you will work in are service delivery experts that work with customers in a local geographic area.

The ideal candidate will have photography experience and a working knowledge of automotive retail vehicle prep and listings online; however, all candidates with relevant skills and “mojo” will be considered! Salary will be commensurate with experience, including our super-competitive benefits package.

About Us

Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Charlotte, NC, AutoUpLink Tech is a leader in inventory merchandising software and tech-enabled services for transportation and mobility retailers located throughout the United States. With over 2,300 active retailers, our SaaS software and “on-the-lot” services generate, organize, curate, and syndicate product marketing content to enable and accelerate digital commerce, including vehicle data, photos, video, interactive 360-degree spins, prices, and search-ready descriptions which are the building blocks of frictionless digital retailing.

Our team includes brilliant people who share the goal to help retailers transact digital commerce. It’s exciting stuff. And you can be part of it. You’ll learn heaps and be challenged daily. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there’s no telling what you could accomplish.

Compensation & Benefits Package

The compensation plan for this critical role includes:

• Base salary
• Commission per vehicle serviced (no confusing or complicated commission calculations! Just multiply the number of vehicles serviced each day by your commission rate per vehicle, and based on your hard work, watch the earnings add up)
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid Time Off
• Maternity / Paternity Leave
• Health Insurance Dual Option (Silver and Gold plan options)
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Short-term Disability Insurance paid for by the Company
• Term Life Insurance paid for by the Company
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance (for employee, spouse and children)
• 401k with Matching Contributions by the Company
• Accident Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• College Tuition Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
• WorkingAdvantage Program
• LifeMart Access (think employee “groupon”)
• And more!

Responsibilities

• Visit client dealership locations daily to perform contracted services for customers
• Photograph vehicles at client sites using a company-provided camera and equipment
• Capture brief video of vehicles
• Capture 360-degree spins of vehicles
• Print window labels (i.e. window stickers and Buyer’s Guides) and apply them to vehicles
• Interact with dealership personnel during visits to ensure customer satisfaction
• Synchronize (i.e. upload) photos or video clips to company’s cloud environment using company software

Qualifications

• Experience with cameras and with indoor and outdoor photography
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently
• Excellent time management skills
• A good driving record, valid driver license and vehicle insurance
• Minimum education of a High School diploma
• Stout communication, interpersonal and problem solving skills
• Comfortable using computers and technology
• Team player with high energy and excellent personality
• No fear, winning attitude

Bonus Points for

• Familiarity with the automotive retail industry
• 3-5 years of photography experience
• Experience providing lot services to automotive retailers earns double bonus points

What we Look for in Who we Work With

Details Matter: Every “How can I help you?”. Every swipe of the finger. Every piece of packaging. Everything. And it doesn’t matter just some of the time. It matters all the time. That’s how we roll at AutoUpLink Tech. The result is something noteworthy and lasting.

We’re perfectionists. Idealists. Inventors. Designers. Forever tinkering with products and processes, always on the lookout for better. A job at AutoUpLink Tech is one that expects a lot of you, but it’s also one that rewards original thinking and hard work. We wouldn’t have it any other way.

Send us your resume and a cover letter, and we’ll be in touch!

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