Temporary Experiential Marketing Specialist – Bootmobile Driver

At L.L.Bean, we believe the outdoors brings out the best in all of us. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging and creating safe, inclusive spaces where everyone feels welcome—both here and Outside. We value individual differences and are dedicated to maintaining an inclusive work environment where everyone can bring the best of their experience and talents and truly thrive.

The rubber first hit the road for the iconic L.L.Bean Bootmobile in 2012 to help celebrate L.L.Bean’s 100th anniversary. Our 13-foot tall bean boot on wheels has made it a mission to bring joy and smiles to people around the country. It is a customer and social media superstar. It drives traffic to stores, wholesale partners, events and more. It supports our charitable, commercial and marketing partnerships as well as our community engagement stakeholders. It is a content creation machine - everyone it passes by snags a pic. It draws news crews and excitement from every market we visit. Bootmobile drivers and the Bootmobile itself provide a level of brand joy that is beyond compare. It offers L.L.Bean an unparalleled competitive advantage, delivering brand love creation moments, incremental sales, and mutual goodwill.

The Bootmobile Program has evolved to now hire and develop talent, grow future leaders of the company, and create gamechangers, innovators, and cultural champions.The Bootmobile program is for individuals who are ready to deliver creative solutions on an L.L.Bean journey that brings our purpose to life – “To inspire and enable people to experience the restorative power of being outside.” The right person for this role has experience working with the public (our customers), is a social butterfly and people-person who absolutely loves to help. You enjoy life on the road and have some prior travel experience. As a highly autonomous position, you bring to the table outstanding organizational and time management skills. You understand popular social media channels/outlets and have an ability to work independently and within a team. You are a positive, outgoing, optimistic human being. You offer a sense of deep trustworthiness. Flexibility and adaptability is critical - life on the road will throw you curveballs.

* The effective dates for this role are April 1, 2026, through December 1, 2026.

Responsibilities:

• Drives the L.L.Bean Bootmobile and Experiential Marketing vehicles to designated events and fulfills the role of L.L.Bean Experiential Marketing Team member as required. CLEAN driving record required.

• Delivers legendary world-class customer service and ensures support staff does the same

• Assists with event preparation and general office support, including shipping event materials, processing product, maintaining department warehouse, and packing vehicles

• Assists with the administration of on-site activities, equipment, vehicles, event setup, and breakdown

• Adheres to all L.L.Bean safety rules, procedures, company vehicle policies, and establishes contact with L.L.Bean Facilities department as necessary

• Works in conjunction with agency partners and external staff to create world-class brand experiences

• Maintains a thorough knowledge and understanding of event and tour messaging, goals, and purpose

• Communicates the L.L.Bean brand and history to customers and media

• Uses a friendly and outgoing communication style to engage customers, relay product information and drive sales

• Tracks customer feedback and quotes, SUPC and premium distribution, and other metrics

• Uses multiple computer systems to process orders and answer customer questions quickly and accurately

• Assumes additional responsibilities as required

• On-call in the event of emergencies

• Experiential Marketing Specialists:

  • They are team players and always demonstrate L.L.Bean’s core values.

  • They have incredible customer service – always looking at how they can go the extra mile for customers.

  • They are unflappable and can turn a challenge into a service opportunity.

  • They are credible. They talk about our core outdoor activities and even participate in some of them.

  • They prove every day that they pay attention to merchandising standards and contribute to a well-organized and well-stocked back of house.

  • They are not above performing any task to help the team, and may have to engage in long, physically and mentally demanding workdays.

Health and Safety Requirement: Every employee is responsible for contributing to a safe and healthy workplace. Employees are expected to be active participants in health and safety by following all safety policies and procedures,