Regional Marketing Specialist (Chicago)

Qargo TMS; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 70.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Qargo TMS is seeking a Regional Marketing Specialist for Chicago to own US marketing, collaborating with the UK/EU teams. You will split time between events and regional marketing, planning US campaigns and delivering on awareness, leads and pipeline.

You will work closely with Sales and Product, enabling the US sales team with collateral, messaging, and competitive positioning while representing the company at US freight events. Hybrid role in Chicago with start in Q1 2027.

Qualifikationen

• 3+ years of B2B marketing experience with ownership of campaigns and events.
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business or similar (or equivalent experience).
• Experience running multi-channel campaigns (email, paid, SEO).
• Hands-on experience with event marketing and logistics.
• Strong project management, data and reporting skills; able to be measured on pipeline.
• Fluent or native English.
• Knowledge of tools such as HubSpot, Google Ads, LinkedIn Campaign Manager, SEMrush, WordPress, Canva and ZoomInfo.
• Independent self-starter who can work in the US time zone with UK/EU teams.
• Builds strong relationships with Sales and BDMs.
• Willing to travel for US events.
• Nice to have: transport/logistics background; B2B SaaS or TMS experience; experience with US trade shows; partner or co-marketing experience.

Aufgaben

• Own the US marketing plan in collaboration with Sales, covering email, paid search, paid and organic social, SEO and content.
• Plan and run US campaigns end to end, from brief to reporting, generating awareness, leads and pipeline.
• Deliver US events with our Events Manager: pre-event outreach, on-site execution and follow-up.
• Localize and generate new case studies, customer wins and sales collateral for US buyers, and adapt messaging by region and vertical.
• Enable US Sales with competitive positioning, battlecards and partner co-marketing support.
• Build Qargo’s presence with US freight and trucking associations and community events.
• Report monthly on US leads, pipeline and event ROI.
• As the US market scales, you’ll have the opportunity to launch an ABM program and test channels like PR and Meta ads.

Kenntnisse

B2B marketing

Campaign ownership

Multi-channel campaigns

Event marketing

Project management

Data reporting

English fluency

Self-starter

Sales collaboration

Travel willingness

Logistics knowledge

B2B SaaS

TMS experience

Freight tech

Trade shows

Partner marketing

US time zone

US events

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business or similar

Tools

HubSpot

Google Ads

LinkedIn Campaign Manager

SEMrush

WordPress

Canva

ZoomInfo

Jobbeschreibung

About Qargo

Qargo is a cloud-based (SaaS) Transportation Management Platform. We are a scale-up with offices in London, Ghent (Belgium) and Chicago, rapidly expanding across Europe and the US. The platform is an ‘all-in-one system’, handling everything from initial order entry to final invoicing. It optimizes planning and has a built-in AI feature that automates lengthy manual tasks. Qargo is designed to help modern logistics operations run more efficiently, while increasing profitability and sustainability.

We’re looking for a Regional Marketing Specialist to join our team in Chicago, USA. If you’re looking to work in an international company in a role that offers autonomy, ownership and impact, this is the role for you!

About the Role

• As our Regional Marketing Specialist in Chicago, you will own marketing for the US, one of our key growth markets for 2027.

• You will be our first marketer in the US time zone, working closely with our growing US sales team and the wider marketing team in the UK and EU.

• Your time will split roughly 40/60 between events and regional marketing, from planning and delivering US events (such as FreightWaves and Manifest) to running campaigns that generate awareness, leads and pipeline.

• You will report to our Regional Marketing Director (based in the UK) and work with Sales, Product, Partnerships, Onboarding and Support.

• This is a hybrid role based in Chicago, with an ideal start date in Q1 2027.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the US marketing plan collaborating with Sales, covering email, paid search, paid and organic social, SEO and content

• Plan and run US campaigns end to end, from brief to reporting, generating awareness, leads and pipeline

• Deliver US events with our Events Manager: pre-event outreach, on-site execution and follow-up

• Localize and generate new case studies, customer wins and sales collateral for US buyers, and adapt messaging by region and vertical

• Enable US Sales with competitive positioning, battlecards and partner co-marketing support

• Build Qargo’s presence with US freight and trucking associations and community events

• Report monthly on US leads, pipeline and event ROI

Where this role can grow

• As the US market scales, you’ll have the opportunity to launch an ABM program for top target accounts and test new channels such as PR and Meta ads.

Skills & Experience

• 3+ years of B2B marketing experience, owning campaigns and events

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business or similar (or equivalent experience)

• Experience running multi-channel campaigns (email, paid, SEO)

• Hands‑on experience with event marketing and logistics

• Strong project management, data and reporting skills, and comfortable being measured on pipeline

• Fluent or native English

• Knowledge of tools such as HubSpot, Google Ads, LinkedIn Campaign Manager, SEMrush, WordPress, Canva and ZoomInfo

• An independent self-starter who is comfortable as the only marketer in the US time zone and works well asynchronously with the UK and EU team

• Builds strong relationships with Sales and BDMs

• Happy to travel for US events

• Nice to have: a transport, logistics or freight tech background; B2B SaaS or TMS experience; experience with US trade shows such as Manifest or Truckload; partner or co-marketing experience

What We Offer

• The chance to build Qargo’s US marketing from the ground up in a market with big growth ambitions for 2027

• Autonomy, ownership and real impact in an international scale-up

• A hybrid working setup in Chicago

• Close collaboration with a growing US sales team, plus the support of an international marketing team across the UK and EU

• Opportunities to work on cross-region campaigns and own a project for the wider marketing team