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Hi, welcome to PerkSpot. We’re looking for a stellar writer to join our team as Marketplace Content Manager and help provide exclusive deals to our over 17 million users

At PerkSpot, we are proud to provide exceptional perks and deals to over 17 million users. At the forefront of these deals is communication - negotiating discounts, advertising perks, and helping inform our users so they make the most effective purchasing decision. In this role, your knowledge of each individual’s journey, along with an ability to compose thought-provoking, long-lasting content pieces, will help drive both value and efficiency to those users. 

About PerkSpot 

PerkSpot is an employee benefits company that works with America’s top employers to offer exclusive discounts, rewards, and recognition to millions of employees. These exclusive perks and savings are a great recruitment and retention tool that allows employees to take advantage of unique opportunities and feel great about the company they work for. We help employees from over 1,000 companies like Spotify, Walgreens, McDonald's, and Lyft save on everything from gym memberships and movie tickets to electronics, new cars, and travel.

Profitable and growing, our company was founded in 2006 by good people with a great vision, and we’re carrying on the work they started. In 2018, our company was proud to announce an additional investment of $50 million dollars from Susquehanna Growth Equity. As we continue to grow, we’re excited about our leadership position in the industry, but we’re also committed to doing more - developing better products, reaching more employers, and getting more employees engaged with our platform. Our passion is to make every place a great place to work, starting with our own. We’re a big platform, but a small team. That means we’re going to trust you with more responsibility than you’d have anywhere else and invest in your success and growth more than any other employer.

Meet the Marketplace Team

The Marketplace Team at PerkSpot is made of talented individuals with the success of the PerkSpot platform top of mind. As a member of this team, you will be expected to understand every aspect of our customer and vendor journey. You will then use this knowledge to write content - articles, emails, instructions, and more - that will inform our customers on the value of using PerkSpot to help them make important financial decisions. Your work (and words!) will define the decisions our members make for years to come.

Life as the Marketplace Content Manager:

• Serve as the main voice for PerkSpot’s customer-facing communication
• Oversee PerkSpot’s membership communications across several digital channels - email, mobile notifications, social media, web notifications, etc. 
• Draft and publish thought leadership pieces promoting top merchants and PerkSpot
• When appropriate, solicit outside help (influencers, research, etc.) to inform key content pieces
• Work with the member communication team to ensure all live content is on-brand and in line with PerkSpot’s values
• Research, identify and communicate the unique values associated with a PerkSpot partnership
• Assist internal teams with client-facing communication
• Partner with the Loyalty team to distill the loyalty program to its simplest expression; create/design digital assets (gifs, emails, etc.) to help advertise the program to our merchant partners
• Prioritize PerkSpot’s value and success; constantly thinking of ways to improve the product
• Attend regular team and staff meetings to go over company goals, success benchmarks, and sales strategies

What we’re looking for:

• At least two years’ experience in content creation, graphic design, and/or business communications
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• Demonstrated design and copy background; well-rounded portfolio strongly preferred
• Past experience composing thoughtful, easy-to-understand short and long form content
• Top-notch written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent research and critical thinking skills
• Strong attention to detail and organization; ability to meet deadlines and work independently
• Ability to multitask, collaborate, and work well in a team
• Ability to multitask, as well as set and manage one’s own deadlines
• Desire to learn and grow within a fast-paced, constantly changing work environment
• Proven understanding of PerkSpot’s values as a whole and a willingness to work hard to achieve company goals

Your First Few Months

Culture is very important at PerkSpot, which is why you’ll spend the first few weeks getting the lay of the land and adjusting to the way we work. From there, you’ll work with the Marketplace team to learn about the PerkSpot platform and its operations. Then, we’ll teach you the ins and outs of our systems and processes, all our technical tools, and our reporting practices. You’ll then work with the loyalty team to learn their business and eventually, all of this will culminate in the opportunity to compose and design compelling content that advertises the PerkSpot brand to its marketplace of 17 million, with consistent mentorship from our Director of Member Communications.

The Perks of Working at PerkSpot

We’re a big platform, but still a small team. That means we’re going to trust you with more responsibility than elsewhere, and invest in you more. You’re going to grow – a lot.

We work out of our office in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. When we are in the office, we dress how we like, encourage flexible hours and an open time-off policy, stock a good beer selection, and we’re pretty obsessive about our coffee. Most of all, we welcome good people with lots of energy and enthusiasm.

PerkSpot offers the full suite of benefits you’d expect from a profitable, established company, including health and dental insurance, a generous parental leave policy, 401(k), pre-tax transit benefits, and fully-funded disability coverage. We have in-office bike storage, a private gym, and a shower on-site.

We hold weekly company get-togethers where we learn from what went wrong and celebrate what went right. Every week at PerkSpot, we aim a little higher and get a little bit better than the previous week.

Because we consider every member of our team to be a fundamental part of our success, we encourage everyone to be invested in our success, regardless of their position. We want every one of our employees to think like an owner: put in the effort to exceed expectations, solve problems before they come up, and always go the extra mile. It’s this drive to succeed that makes PerkSpot such an interactive and fulfilling place to work. 

How to Apply

All applications will be kept strictly confidential. Please submit a resume AND cover letter (we know it is old school, but a cover letter is very important to us) telling us how you stack up to the qualifications, plus any other information you feel would be relevant to PerkSpot. Don’t be afraid to show your spark and personality!

All positions require a full background screening.

Offering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture is a priority at PerkSpot. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.