| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
| Website | https://careers.qargo.com |
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!
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.
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.
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
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