Gills Point S Tire & Auto operates 114 tire and auto service locations across the United States. As the largest member of the Point S Co-operative, Gills Point S must balance the strength of a broader independent tire and auto service network with the need to differentiate its own brand, stores, customer experience, and market position.
Gills Point S Tire & Auto is seeking a Vice President of Marketing to lead brand strategy, customer experience, digital growth, local market activation, and marketing operations across our multi-location business. This leader will partner closely with the CEO, store leaders, and cross-functional teams to build a modern, performance-driven marketing function that supports customer acquisition, brand consistency, store growth, and acquisition integration.
As a member of the Point S Co-operative, Gills Point S has access to shared marketing resources, national vendor programs, and network-level creative — but operates as an independent brand with its own P&L, growth strategy, and customer experience standards. This leader will need to know when to leverage co-op assets and when to build independently, and will be expected to represent Gills Point S interests within the broader network.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead the company’s marketing strategy, annual planning, and campaign calendar in alignment with business and store growth goals.
- Own brand stewardship across all customer touchpoints, ensuring consistency in messaging, creative, offer presentation, and campaign execution.
- Shape the end-to-end customer journey, from discovery and booking to purchase, service, and re-engagement.
- Drive digital performance marketing across SEO, paid media, local search, website experience, email/CRM, reviews, and online scheduling to increase qualified traffic, bookings, calls, and store visits.
- Build local store marketing programs that support promotions, grand openings, market launches, and field execution.
- Build scalable marketing operations, including campaign workflows, creative production processes, timelines, approvals, reporting, and cross-functional accountability.
- Lead and develop the marketing team while partnering with agencies, vendors, and internal stakeholders to deliver results.
- Manage budgets and vendor relationships with a focus on efficiency, scalability, and measurable business impact.
- Use data, market insights, and performance metrics to evaluate results and guide decisions.
- Support marketing integration for acquisitions and new-store openings, including local transition plans, brand migration, and launch support.
- Navigate the Point S Co-operative relationship — leveraging shared resources, programs, and vendor agreements where they add value while maintaining Gills Point S brand differentiation and market positioning.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
- 8+ years of progressive marketing experience, with at least 3 in a senior marketing leadership role, ideally in multi-location retail, automotive, franchise, or consumer-facing businesses.
- Experience leading teams and cross-functional marketing initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong background in brand strategy, digital marketing, customer experience, and local activation.
- Demonstrated ability to build scalable systems, workflows, and reporting structures.
- Comfort working with executives, store teams, agencies, and vendors to move initiatives forward.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent senior-level experience.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- Multi-brand or multi-location retail marketing.
- Performance marketing, SEO, paid social, local search, and CRM/email.
- Marketing operations tools, project management systems, and digital asset management.
- Experience supporting store-level execution, promotions, and acquisition integration.
WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS:
This role will shape how Gills Point S Tire & Auto grows brand awareness, improves customer experience, and drives store-level results across a distributed business. The right leader will bring both strategic vision and hands-on operating discipline to build marketing systems that scale.
WORK ENVIRONMENT & TRAVEL:
This role is remote with approximately 30% travel to store locations, regional markets, and company meetings. We're open to the right person regardless of geography.