Director of New Club Opening Market Growth

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$141K/yr – $161K/yrDirector/Executive8+ years exp

Posted 2 days ago

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Job Summary

Own the New Market Growth strategy and lead end-to-end launches, membership growth, and community integration for every new VASA club, coordinating cross-functional teams across marketing, operations, sales, and real estate.

  • Own market launch planning and playbooks to create repeatable, scalable openings
  • Drive aggressive membership growth and local community presence
  • Lead a Field & Experience Marketing effort, with cross-functional collaboration and executive communication

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own New Market Launch Strategy
  • Lead the end-to-end marketing strategy for every new VASA market.
  • Responsibilities include:
  • Develop comprehensive market launch plans from site acquisition through the first 12 months after opening
  • Develop a Market Launch Playbook that captures best practices, timelines, partnership strategies, media plans, event templates, communication cadences, and post-opening growth tactics after every opening. Each new club should make the playbook smarter, creating a repeatable engine that accelerates future launches.
  • Build scalable launch playbooks that can be replicated across future markets
  • Coordinate launch timelines across Marketing, Operations, Sales, Real Estate and executive leadership
  • Identify launch risks and proactively solve issues before they impact performance
  • Create executive launch scorecards and communicate market readiness across the organization
  • Ensure all marketing initiatives are launched accurately and on schedule

Requirements

  • 8-10+ years of experience in field marketing, growth marketing, retail marketing, new market development or experiential marketing
  • Experience launching multiple brick-and-mortar locations
  • Proven success driving customer acquisition in new markets
  • Experience leading cross-functional initiatives involving Marketing, Operations and Sales
  • Strong project management and organizational skills
  • Exceptional communication and executive presentation skills
  • Experience managing budgets and external partners
  • Willingness to travel regularly to support market launches
  • Preferred Experience with: Multi-unit retail Fitness Restaurants Consumer brands Franchise organizations Hospitality Health & wellness

Preferred

  • Experience with: Multi-unit retail Fitness Restaurants Consumer brands Franchise organizations Hospitality Health & wellness

Benefits

  • All employees receive two complimentary gym memberships-one for themselves and another to give away-plus 401k options.
  • Additional benefit packages are available for employees who work 30+ hours per week.
  • Salaried Employees: Flexible Vacation Plan, Paid Holidays, Paid Parental Leave, and Health, Dental, Vision Benefits
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