Antwerpen Marketing Coordinator

ANTWERPEN AUTOMOTIVE GROUP

Marketing Coordinator

Hybrid Baltimore Metro Area Full-Time

Antwerpen Automotive Group is a family-owned dealership group and the #1 volume dealer in Maryland serving the Baltimore/Washington region with eight locations across multiple brands including Toyota Nissan Hyundai Chevrolet Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Volkswagen Mitsubishi and Genesis. For decades weve built our reputation on aggressive pricing genuine customer service and a team-first culture where people take pride in doing things the right way. If youve heard the name Antwerpen you already knowwhen Jack says YES you pay less.

Were hiring a Marketing Coordinator to be the central hub for all marketing activity across our eight dealerships. This person will be the connective tissue between our agency of record third-party vendors and our store leadershipmaking sure the right creative gets to the right store at the right time that vendor relationships are managed proactively and that nothing falls through the cracks.

This isnt a role where youre designing ads or buying mediawe have an agency and vendor partners for that. This is the person who keeps the entire operation organized and moving forward. Youll work directly with dealership leadership and have real visibility into how a multi-store automotive group markets itself across every channel.

If youre someone whos organized great with people and looking for a role where you can learn the business quickly while making an immediate impactthis is it. Were open to candidates fresh out of college people with customer service or hospitality backgrounds or anyone with early marketing experience and a genuine interest in the field.

• Keep a running mental checklist of whats due whats pending and who hasnt respondedand you follow up before anyone has to ask.

• Are comfortable being the go-between for people who dont always speak the same languagetranslating what the agency needs from the stores and what the stores need from the agency.

• Can walk into a General Managers office build trust quickly and get them to review and approve assets before the deadline.

• Thrive when your calendar is full of moving pieces across multiple locations. Complexity doesnt overwhelm youit motivates you to organize.

• Naturally pay attention to detailsthe kind of person who catches a wrong price on a listing or a typo on a website before it goes live.

• Are curious about how marketing works. You may not be building campaigns but you want to understand marketplace listings lead sources online reviews and how it all fits together.

• Take pride in keeping the machine running smoothly rather than being the center of attention. Youre the reason things dont fall apartand you like it that way.

• Stay steady when things get hectic. When a store needs something yesterday and the agency is waiting on approvals you triage communicate and solve.

• Act as the primary point of contact between Antwerpens agency of record and individual store General Managers and dealership leadershiprouting monthly manufacturer incentives and creative assets gathering feedback and driving approvals to completion.

• Own the marketing calendar across all eight stores scheduling promotions campaigns and seasonal pushes so nothing overlaps gets duplicated or falls through the cracks.

• Manage third-party marketplace vendor relationships ( AutoTrader CarGurus etc.) ensuring vehicle listings are accurate current and fully optimized.

• Oversee lead aggregator partnerships keeping tabs on performance metrics and surfacing issues to dealership leadership before they become problems.

• Review and monitor all store websites as assets are uploaded by the digital vendor(s) verifying accuracy and consistency before content goes live.

• Work with website and merchandising tool vendors to keep vehicle inventory pricing and promotional content aligned across every platform.

• Monitor online reputation across review sitescrafting responses to customer reviews escalating concerns to store management and upholding brand standards across all locations.

• Guide organic social media activity across store-level pages ensuring posts are on-brand timely and connected to the broader marketing calendar.

• Maintain organized records of vendor costs across all stores tracking invoices and marketing spend so leadership always has a clear picture of where dollars are going.

• Work with the agency and vendors to ensure co-op advertising is filed promptly and accuratelystaying on top of preapprovals and post-run submissions.

What Were Looking For

• A bachelors degree in marketing communications business or a related fieldor equivalent real-world experience in customer-facing hospitality or coordination-heavy roles.

• Strong organizational skills and a proven ability to juggle multiple priorities without letting things slip. If youve managed schedules vendor relationships or multi-location logistics in any industry that counts.

• Clear professional communicationboth written and verbal. Youll be the daily voice between agencies vendors store GMs and executive leadership.

• Comfort with standard business tools (Microsoft Office email shared calendars) and the ability to pick up new vendor platforms quickly.

• A genuine interest in marketing and a willingness to learn. You dont need to come in as an expertyou need to come in curious and ready to grow.

Bonus Points

• Any exposure to automotive retail dealership operations or automotive marketingeven as a customer-facing employee.

• Familiarity with third-party automotive marketplaces ( AutoTrader CarGurus) or lead generation platforms.

• Experience with social media management across multiple pages or locations.

• Background in reputation management customer review platforms or online brand monitoring.

• Experience working alongside an external agency marketing firm or vendor partner.

• Annual salary range: $55000$65000 commensurate with experience.

• Dealer loaner vehicle provided.

• Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance paid time off and manufacturer training and certification opportunities.

• A family-owned culture where your work has direct visibility with dealership leadershipnot buried in a corporate org chart.

Interested candidates should submit a resume and brief cover letter to / application link. In your cover letter tell us about a time you kept a complex multi-stakeholder situation on track when things got hecticwed rather hear about how you work than a list of where youve worked.

Antwerpen Automotive Group is an equal opportunity employer.