Location: Chicago, IL Headquarters
Type: Full-time, in office
Company Stage: Early-stage / startup
We’re a small, fast-moving team building something genuinely new. This is a writing-forward, operationally organized role for someone who can produce polished content independently, manage external contributors, and move between long-form narrative and a punchy one-pager without losing quality.
About Us — Our Mission & Vision
At Autopilot, our mission is to free people up to do what they do best by automating everything else — building the infrastructure layer that powers autonomy in motion across the physical world. Our values are simple and non-negotiable: Do Good. Have Fun. Make Money.
Benefits
- Base Salary + Annual bonus potential
- 100% Employer-covered Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- 401(k) — Company-administered plan
- Flexible PTO
- Travel Reimbursement (where role-related travel is required)
- Team & Culture Events
The Role
We’re looking for a content-driven marketer who owns the storytelling, proof, and brand presence that earns Autopilot trust in the market. You’ll develop customer case studies from interview to final asset, build thought leadership content that positions Autopilot as a serious player in facility automation, own our presence at trade shows and live demo events, and manage the editorial calendar across social channels. Your work feeds directly into the demand gen and sales motions.
Email Marketing & Platform Content
- Write and manage email campaign content across HubSpot — newsletters, product updates, customer announcements, and nurture sequences — ensuring every send reflects the brand voice and is built to convert
- Own content creation across Autopilot’s owned platforms: website copy, landing pages, and any home-grown tools or portals
- Partner with the Demand Gen Manager on campaign briefs, ensuring content assets are ready when campaigns need them
- Treat email and platform content as a distribution system — every piece should have a clear audience, goal, and call to action
Social & Community
- Own the editorial calendar for Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Facebook — a clear mix of customer proof, product education, and industry engagement
- Manage content production workflows in Asana — coordinating with video, design, and external contributors
- Capture and repurpose content from live demos, events, and customer visits into social and digital assets
Content, Storytelling & Thought Leadership
- Own customer case studies end-to-end — identifying candidates, conducting interviews, writing narratives, and producing final assets (long-form PDF, sales one-pager, email asset, web page, social snippet)
- Build Autopilot’s library of customer proof: before/after stories, ROI documentation, deployment outcomes, and facility operator testimonials
- Coordinate with Customer Success and Sales to surface the strongest stories and get access to the right contacts
- Develop thought leadership that positions Autopilot as a credible player in facility automation and robotics operations — writing that speaks the language of enterprise buyers
- Identify and pursue placement opportunities across industry publications, trade show blogs, and partner channels
Brand & Messaging Support
- Maintain brand consistency across all content, channels, and materials
- Write and edit across formats: web copy, email content, ad creative briefs, social captions, and internal enablement docs
- Support sales enablement content — battle cards, objection handling guides, and product one-pagers
Event Marketing
- Own Autopilot’s presence at trade shows, industry events, and customer demos — from planning through post-event follow-up
- Produce event collateral: one-pagers, demo scripts, signage, and leave-behind materials
- Coordinate logistics — booth materials, travel, scheduling, lead capture setup, and post-event nurture handoff to Demand Gen
- Identify net-new events worth pursuing as Autopilot’s vertical strategy expands into logistics and enterprise
What We’re Looking For
- You’re an organizer, not just a creator — you can manage a content calendar and hold contributors accountable
- You’ve coordinated event logistics and know the details (lead capture, leave-behinds, post-event email) matter as much as the strategy
- You thrive under pressure and are wired for speed — ship work and iterate
- You’re ambitious and career-oriented — you understand content at a startup is sales ammo, brand positioning, and customer trust
- Highly organized with a multiplier mindset — you prioritize the work that moves the top line
Experience
- 4–10 years in content marketing, brand, events, or a marketing generalist role with a demonstrated content focus
- HubSpot proficient — campaigns, lists, workflows, and reporting
- Startup or early-stage company experience strongly preferred
- AI-native — you default to tools like Claude, ChatGPT, or similar to move faster