Founding Marketing Lead — Content & Growth

AUTOPILOT; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary + annual bonus potential

Equity: stock options

Health, Dental, Vision insurance

401(k)

Flexible PTO

Travel reimbursement

Team & culture events

Job summary

Autopilot, a Chicago-based startup, seeks a content-driven marketer who owns storytelling, customer proof, and brand presence to earn trust in the market. You will develop case studies end-to-end, craft thought leadership, and manage editorial calendars for social and live events.

You will collaborate with Demand Gen, Sales, and Customer Success to surface top stories, optimize campaigns, and produce assets that feed paid channels, SEO, and nurture programs.

Qualifications

• 4–10 years in content marketing, brand, events, or a marketing generalist role with a content focus.

Responsibilities

• Write and manage email campaigns across HubSpot (newsletters, product updates, customer announcements).
• Own website copy, landing pages, and content on owned platforms to stay on-brand.
• Lead editorial calendar for social (IG, YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook) and coordinate with design/video teams.
• Develop customer case studies from interviews to finished assets for multiple formats.
• Build thought leadership content that resonates with enterprise buyers and supports paid campaigns.

Skills

Content marketing

Organizational skills

Project management

Storytelling

Tools

HubSpot

Asana

Job description

Autopilot, a Chicago-based startup, seeks a content-driven marketer who owns storytelling, customer proof, and brand presence to earn trust in the market. You will develop case studies end-to-end, craft thought leadership, and manage editorial calendars for social and live events.

You will collaborate with Demand Gen, Sales, and Customer Success to surface top stories, optimize campaigns, and produce assets that feed paid channels, SEO, and nurture programs.