IT Support Specialist

Job Description Job Description Job Overview As the IT Support Specialist I, you'll be a vital part of our team, troubleshooting technical issues, implementing effective solutions, and optimizing systems to ensure smooth operations across departments. Your role is essential to maintaining the systems and processes that support the company's ongoing success. The position of IT Support Specialist I is responsible for providing technical support to end-users, troubleshooting user requests, and resolving hardware, software, and network related issues. The person in this role is expected to have excellent communication skills and the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines. Attention to detail will be a skill necessary to be successful in this role. Primary Responsibilities: * Respond and resolve technical issues of end-users by phone, email, or in-person. * Provide excellent customer service to users by understanding their needs and responding promptly to their requests. * Troubleshoot and resolve hardware, software, and network-related issues. * Document all reported issues and resolutions into a ticketing system. * Escalate complex issues to senior technical staff or management, as necessary. * Track and monitor the status of all open tickets to ensure timely resolution and client satisfaction. * Install, configure, and maintain hardware and software on end-user and company-owned devices. * Assist with the development and maintenance of standard operating procedures (SOPs); compliance with these SOPs is crucial to success in this role. * Provide training and support to end-users on new applications, hardware or software as needed. Requirements: * At least 1-2 years of experience in a technical support role * Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written * Technical proficiency in common software and hardware technologies; proficiency in Microsoft365 is required. * Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines. * Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills. * Strong customer service skills and ability to work well in a team environment. * Microsoft Certification (preferred) Remote Work This position is full-time in the office at both our Oakbrook Terrace and Chicago office with remote work once a week after 90 days and requires regular regional travel to other offices. Some after-hours work may be required in emergency situations. Salary: $50,000 to $70,000 per year, commensurate with experience and qualifications. Company Description Mid-America Real Estate Group is the Midwest's leading retail real estate firm. The company is headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace with additional offices in Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis and Detroit. Mid-America specializes in tenant and landlord representation, investment and net lease sales, asset management and construction management all focused on the shopping center industry in the Midwest. Mid-America Asset Management, Inc. is part of the Mid-America Real Estate Group. Mid-America Asset Management, Inc. is currently the largest third-party, retail asset manager in the Midwest (managing and leasing over 60 million square feet of retail space). Mid-America Asset Management is the choice of most institutional owners and entrepreneurial investors with real estate interest in the Chicago and Midwest markets. Services that we provide our clients include, but are not limited to, strategic planning, property management, project leasing, financial reporting and construction management and development se Company Description Mid-America Real Estate Group is the Midwest's leading retail real estate firm. The company is headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace with additional offices in Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis and Detroit. Mid-America specializes in tenant and landlord representation, investment and net lease sales, asset management and construction management all focused on the shopping center industry in the Midwest.\r \r Mid-America Asset Management, Inc. is part of the Mid-America Real Estate Group. Mid-America Asset Management, Inc. is currently the largest third-party, retail asset manager in the Midwest (managing and leasing over 60 million square feet of retail space). Mid-America Asset Management is the choice of most institutional owners and entrepreneurial investors with real estate interest in the Chicago and Midwest markets. Services that we provide our clients include, but are not limited to, strategic planning, property management, project leasing, financial reporting and construction management and development se