Media Relations Specialist Job at Sellmark Corporation in Chicago

Sellmark is dedicated to making "brands that sell" by producing industry-leading outdoor lifestyle products and brands. Serving more than 50 countries, including retailers in every state across the United States, and are represented at Academy Sports and Outdoors, Bass Pro Shops, Cabela’s, Scheels All Sports and other top retailers, Sellmark produces industry-leading products, including night vision, laser sights, boresights, thermal scopes, tactical rifle scopes, red dot sights, hunting scopes, shooting rests, and law enforcement products. Sellmark products and brands have been sold in more than 5,000 locations worldwide. Sellmark includes Sightmark, Pulsar, Firefield, Kopfjäger, BulletSafe, and INFORCE.

Hiring Process

Our hiring process generally consists of three stages; a series of chats with our recruiter, assessments, and interviews, and a fourth stage with a test project for higher-level roles. The process usually takes anywhere from a week to four weeks, depending on how fast each stage is completed.

Sellmark seeks employees with the ability to contribute creatively in teams as well as work independently to achieve our vision—to be the No. 1 developer of brands and products for the outdoor lifestyle market.

• Initial Application Review
• A Series of Chats with our Talent Acquisition Team
• Short Assessment
• Interview with Future Colleagues
• Final Interview with a Case Study or Test Project (Higher Level Roles)

How We Hire

Growing our team is crucial to advancing our vision of being the number one developer of brands and products for the outdoor lifestyle. We have developed a Talent Acquisition process designed to find the most experienced people who are also the best fit for Sellmark and our Culture.

We know hiring works best when it’s a two-way street — we want you to be able to make a well-informed decision (along with us). That's why our hiring process includes touchpoints that help you get to know our company culture and envision what to expect in your future role at Sellmark.

Hiring Process FAQ

WHAT HAPPENS DURING EACH STAGE OF THE HIRING PROCESS?
We strive to conduct an initial review of all applications within 7 days and always get back to you with our decision.

If your application meets our requirements for the role you applied for, you’ll meet over Zoom with one of our Talent Acquisition Recruiters for 20-30 minutes. During the call, we'll provide more context about the role you applied for and about Sellmark in general. You'll have the opportunity to tell us about your career trajectory and interest in Sellmark.

The next phase is an interview with your future colleagues, which usually includes the hiring manager and other people you will work with daily.

If you are in a higher-level role, then our Talent Acquisition Team will schedule a biographical interview, which is a longer chat to discuss your background in more detail.

WHAT ARE CASE STUDIES OR TEST PROJECTS?
Test projects and Case Studies are role-specific assignments that simulate work you’d actually do at Sellmark. They reveal the kinds of challenges you can expect to face on the job and provide an opportunity to showcase your best work.

All test projects are role-specific and completed asynchronously on your own time. We won't ask you to perform tasks under the stress of live interviews, assign general brain teasers, or ask you to solve purely academic puzzles, all of which often set candidates up for failure.

WHY DO YOU USE TEST PROJECTS?
We view hiring decisions as long-term investments in our team, and test projects enable us to make these decisions with high confidence. Research indicates that traditional interviews are extremely prone to bias and unreliable predictors of future employee success or satisfaction.

WHAT TIMEFRAMES TO EXPECT?
Depending on the role, candidates can anticipate investing 2-3 hours to complete their first round of interviews with the hiring manager. Completing the second round of interviews with the test project may require an additional 2 to 5 hours over another 7 to 14 days.

After each stage of the hiring process, we'll usually deliver a decision within 2-3 business days.

NOW. COME JOIN OUR TEAM!
We hope this gives you insight into how we approach growing our fully distributed team. If you have questions or need a reasonable accommodation to participate in our hiring process (e.g., due to a disability) please reach out to us. Excited about the prospect of joining our team?

You can submit a resume for future consideration by clicking here.