Associate Director of Enrollment and Marketing

Chicago, IL (Unknown)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own admissions funnel operations and premium experiences that convert inquiry to enrollment, while aligning events, partnerships, and CRM data to optimize pipeline health.

  • Admissions Journey ownership: guide the funnel from inquiry to enrollment with high-touch family experiences.
  • Tours/Consultations and Events: lead campus tours, family interviews, shadow days, and signature events to showcase the future-focused model.
  • Data, CRM, and Partner collaboration: keep Ravenna/HubSpot pipelines accurate and coordinate with academic, marketing, and outreach teams to hit enrollment goals.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own the Admissions Journey: Manage prospective families through the enrollment funnel (Inquiry ? Tour ? Application ? Enrollment), ensuring a premium, high-touch experience.
  • Lead Tours & Consultations: Serve as a primary face of Bennett Day School, conducting personalized tours, family interviews, and student shadow days that authentically communicate the outcomes of the school’s project-based, future-focused model.
  • Data & CRM Maintenance: Maintain the accuracy and integrity of the admissions CRM (Ravenna/HubSpot or equivalent); monitor pipeline health and response times to ensure data-driven decision-making.
  • Academic Partnership: Coordinate closely with division heads and academic leadership to schedule student assessments, classroom visits, and transition-year touchpoints.
  • Campaign & Content Creation: Execute localized marketing efforts, which may include digital content, social media storytelling, and physical collateral that elevate the Bennett Day brand.
  • Pipeline Collaboration: Partner with the Directors of Enrollment and Marketing to align outward-facing marketing messaging with specific enrollment pipeline shortages or growth goals.
  • Asset Management: Support the production of admissions collateral, ensuring all print and digital touchpoints reflect the school's premium brand identity.
  • Signature Event Architecture: Plan, promote, and execute key admissions and community events, including Open Houses, neighborhood festivals, transition-year information sessions, and new family onboarding celebrations.
  • Community Outreach: Actively seek out and manage community partnerships, corporate outreach, and local school relationships to widen the top of the enrollment funnel.
  • The "First Impression" Experience: Design the physical and experiential environment of admissions events to ensure prospective families feel seen, supported, and welcomed from the moment they step onto campus.

Requirements

  • 4–6+ years of experience in admissions, school enrollment, growth marketing, event management, or a high-end customer experience environment. Independent school experience is highly preferred.
  • Proven track record of designing, budgeting, and executing community-facing events that drive measurable engagement or sales results.
  • Comfort navigating CRM tools, pipeline reporting software, and content management tools.

Preferred

  • Independent school experience is highly preferred.
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Bennett Day School

3.8 Glassdoor

Bennett prepares PreK-12 students for a world being reshaped by AI and constant change. We cultivate the human advantages—curiosity, critical thinking, collaboration, character, communication, and creativity—so students are ready to adapt, lead, and stand out.

Founded in 2012
Chicago, Illinois, USA
68 employees
71% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
17.7K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$17.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.2%
Direct
47.2%
Referral
5.9%
Social
17.1%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~68