Vehicle Photographer and Videographer, Part-time (Charlevoix, MI)

Charlevoix, Michigan

Michigan, Northern District

Vehicle Marketing Specialist (Part-time) in Charlevoix, MI

With continued growth in your area, we have found the need to locate someone who can deliver on-the-lot services part-time to contracted clients. At inception this role is a part-time position that will require 15 – 30 hours each week.

Do you thrive when you’re working on your own without someone watching over your shoulder throughout the day while also being part of a large team? 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 come join a nationwide provider of on-the-lot services in the automotive industry!

The Vehicle Marketing Specialist is a unique position that blends photography and customer service at automotive dealerships that have contracted with AutoUpLink Tech for services. You will visit assigned, client sites multiple times per week to photograph vehicles to create content that our customers use to advertise their vehicles to shoppers.

The successful candidate will have the ability to grow and take on more responsibility based on your performance. The ideal candidate will have 2 – 3 years of photography knowledge and a working knowledge of automotive retail vehicle prep and listings online; however, all candidates with relevant skills and “mojo” will be considered!

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 friction-less 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

The compensation plan for this critical role includes:

• Hourly wage with a guaranteed, minimum number of hours each week
• Commissions 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 to travel to and from job sites

Responsibilities

• Visit client dealership locations on scheduled week days to photograph vehicles
• Photograph vehicles at client sites using a company-provided camera
• Capture video of vehicles
• Identify vehicles to be serviced using the company’s mobile app on a company-provided mobile device
• Print window labels (i.e. window stickers and Buyer’s Guides) and apply them to vehicles using a printer provided by the company
• Interact with dealership personnel during visits to ensure customer satisfaction
• Communicate with your supervisor in person, by phone, text, and email regularly about work performance and client satisfaction
• Synchronize (i.e. upload) the captured photos or video in real-time to our cloud environment using our software

Qualifications

• Minimum two years recent, applicable professional career experience;
• Proficiency with digital cameras and with indoor and outdoor photography;
• Self motivated with the ability to work independently;
• Excellent time management & organizational skills;
• A good driving record, valid driver license and appropriate levels of vehicle insurance;
• Minimum education of a High School diploma;
• Stout communication, interpersonal and problem solving skills;
• Comfortable using computers and technology;

Desired Skills & Experience

• Ability to drive a manual transmission (aka “stick shift”) vehicle
• Experience troubleshooting issues and solving problems independently
• Familiarity with the automotive retail industry
• Team player with high energy and excellent personality
• Exceptional Communication Skills
• No fear attitude

Bonus Points for

• Automotive Retail 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!

Candidates only. Recruiters, please don’t contact us about this job.

Required education: High school or equivalent

Required license or certification: Valid U.S. Driver’s License

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