The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  JCPenney is hiring a SEM Specialist in Evanston, IL.

• Role description

  The SEM Specialist we hire will play a key part in our day-to-day operations here in Evanston, IL. Honestly, the draw is the ownership: $78,000 - $108,000 and full-time hours come standard, but the general reins are the real prize.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Prepare reports, summaries, and presentations for review by leadership
  • Catch the Teamwork regression a tired reviewer would miss
  • Build the Coaching habits a mid-level role can lean on for years
  • Keep a steady hand on JCPenney accounts when volume spikes
  • Turn ambiguous Work Ethic requests into shipped, measurable outcomes

  What You'll Bring

  • Sharp organizational skills and an ability to juggle multiple workstreams
  • Comfort with a JCPenney pace that rarely sits still
  • A JCPenney mindset: scrappy today, scalable tomorrow
  • Proven follow-through, measured in shipped things rather than good intentions
  • Demonstrated comfort presenting to mid-level leadership
  • At least 4 years of standing behind your own estimates
  • Critical thinking skills and sound, independent judgment

  The flexible founders of JCPenney built it in Evanston to fix the exact general problems that drove them crazy elsewhere. Our Evanston, IL culture runs on written context, generous handoffs, and very few status meetings.

  We do not just dangle $78,000 - $108,000; we back it with mentorship, a real benefits suite, and schedules that bend around Evanston, IL living.

  Hiring as we speak in Evanston, with daily reviews still underway.

  If a mid-level SEM Specialist role in IL fits the life you're building, let's connect.

• Required skills

  • Organization
  • Process Improvement
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Coaching
  • Growth Mindset
  • Prioritization
  • Work Ethic
  • Negotiation
  • People Management
  • Attention to Detail
  • Critical Thinking
  • Persuasion
  • Teamwork

• Benefits & perks

  • Kitchen Facilities
  • Paid personal days
  • Paid certification exam fees
  • Commission structure
  • Reservist support
  • Comprehensive health insurance
  • Paid vacation days

• Apply before 2026-08-05

  Submit your application for this Full-time general position.