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Location: Oakes KIA | North Kansas City, MO
Schedule: Full-Time
Compensation: $45,000-$70,000 Annually

Do you have a passion for creating content that captures attention and tells a story? Oakes Auto Group is looking for a creative, motivated, and driven Digital Content Creator to join our growing marketing team. In this role, you'll be responsible for bringing the Oakes Auto Group brand to life through engaging photography, videography, graphic design, and social media content. You'll work alongside our Marketing Director and dealership teams to create compelling digital campaigns that showcase our inventory, employees, customers, and community while helping drive brand awareness and customer engagement. Established in 2010, Oakes Auto Group is family-owned and locally operated, with a culture built around stability, growth, and long-term career development.

• Competitive pay based on experience

• Health, dental, and vision insurance

• 401(k) with company match

• Paid time off + paid holidays

• Employee discounts

• Career growth across multiple stores

• Locally owned and operated

• Tuition reimbursement

• Community involvement and volunteer opportunities
  

• Create Digital Content
  Capture and create high-quality photography, videography, graphics, and written content that showcases our dealerships, vehicles, employees, customers, and community.

• Manage Social Media
  Plan, create, schedule, and publish engaging content across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, X, and Google Business while maintaining a consistent brand voice.

• Design Marketing Materials
  Create digital advertisements, promotional graphics, social media campaigns, event materials, and other marketing assets using Canva and Adobe Creative Suite.

• Capture Dealership Culture
  Attend dealership events, customer deliveries, employee celebrations, and community initiatives to create authentic content that highlights the Oakes brand.

• Support Marketing Campaigns
  Partner with the Marketing Director and dealership teams to execute seasonal promotions, OEM sales events, recruiting campaigns, and special projects.

• Track Performance
  Monitor social media analytics and campaign performance to identify trends, measure success, and improve future content.

• Stay Current
  Keep up with social media trends, digital marketing best practices, and OEM marketing requirements to ensure content remains fresh, relevant, and effective.

We're looking for a creative, organized, and self-motivated professional with a passion for digital storytelling and content creation. A bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Graphic Design, or a related field is preferred, along with 1-3 years of experience in digital content creation, social media management, photography, videography, or digital marketing. The ideal candidate will have a strong portfolio showcasing photography, video editing, graphic design, and social media work, as well as experience with Canva and Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, and Lightroom. Familiarity with tools such as Meta Business Suite, Google Business Profile, and Widewail is a plus. Success in this role requires excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong organizational and project management abilities, the capability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, and a willingness to travel throughout the Kansas City metro area to support dealership events and multiple store locations.

• You're someone who naturally notices opportunities to create content wherever you go. You enjoy telling stories through photos, videos, and graphics, and you're always looking for new ways to engage an audience.

• You thrive in a fast-paced environment where every day looks different. Whether you're filming a vehicle walkaround, photographing a customer delivery, designing a promotional graphic, or covering a community event, you bring creativity, professionalism, and attention to detail to everything you create.

• You're comfortable taking initiative, collaborating with others, accepting feedback, and continuously improving your skills. Most importantly, you're excited to help build a brand people recognize and trust.

• Valid driver's license with a clean or acceptable driving record

• Ability to pass a standard background check

• Strong reliability and consistent attendance

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment

• Basic computer skills and willingness to learn new systems

• Ability to lift and transport camera equipment and marketing materials as needed

• Willingness to work occasional evenings or weekends for dealership events and special promotions

• Ability to travel locally throughout the Kansas City metro area
  

Oakes Auto Group is a locally owned and rapidly growing dealership group serving the Kansas City metro. We take pride in creating a workplace that feels supportive, grounded, and people-first. Our teams across North Kansas City, Olathe, and Kansas City operate with a shared focus on teamwork, personal growth, and doing right by our customers and our community.

We invest heavily in training, development, and internal promotion because we want our people to build long-term careers here, not just hold short-term jobs. Our stores value open communication, accountability, and a winning attitude, and we genuinely celebrate our employees’ successes and milestones.

Beyond the walls of our dealerships, we stay active in the community through local partnerships, volunteer opportunities, charity drives, and events that bring people together. We’re proud to represent a brand that is known for its culture, its commitment to service, and its belief that great people create great experiences.

If you’re looking for a workplace where you can grow, feel supported, and make an impact, Oakes Auto Group is a place where you can build your career.

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.