Field and Local Marketing Specialist

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$60K/yr – $75K/yrMid Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Own local activation programs across Owned and Franchise Schools by coordinating campaigns, events, and local assets while ensuring brand compliance and data quality.

  • Lead local execution of campaigns and partnerships
  • Collaborate across Franchise Support, School Ops, and marketing teams
  • Manage HubSpot-driven campaigns, assets, and performance tracking

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Execution Coordinate local activation of national, seasonal, evergreen,referral, and grassroots campaigns for Owned & Franchise Schools.
  • Support new pool openings, established schools, and locations needing targeted Marketing assistance.
  • Partner with Franchise Support and Owned Pool Operations on community events, partnerships, local promotions, and school-specific needs.
  • Verify school details, offer terms, campaign timing, and approved messaging before launch.
  • Conduct and document recurring school Marketing audits, reviewing brand presentation, digital touchpoints, local listings, materials, and execution quality.
  • Review Google Business Profiles and other local visibility opportunities; flag inaccuracies and recommend practical improvements.
  • Coordinate owners, deadlines, follow-up actions, and resolution tracking; escalate material risks or exceptions.
  • Use HubSpot hands-on to build, edit, test, and coordinate approved emails, forms, lists, campaigns, and workflows.
  • Support segmented communications spanning lead nurture, trial booking, enrollment, engagement, retention, referrals, and win-back.
  • Create trackable URLs, UTMs, QR codes, and campaign identifiers; conduct launch QA and check local accuracy.

Requirements

  • 2–4+ years of Marketing, field/local Marketing, or Marketing coordination experience.
  • Hands-on HubSpot experience with campaigns, email, lists, forms, workflows, or related CRM activity.
  • Strong project coordination, organization, accuracy, follow-through, and written/verbal communication.
  • Ability to juggle requests and collaborate effectively across remote teams and external partners.
  • Familiarity with local campaign execution, digital Marketing fundamentals, tracking, and Microsoft 365.
  • Willingness to travel occasionally for school visits or Marketing initiatives.
  • Must have Multi-location experience

Preferred

  • Franchise, membership, education, fitness, wellness, or family-focused experience.
  • Canva proficiency and Adobe Creative Cloud graphic design capabilities.
  • Google Business Profile, local SEO, grassroots Marketing, events, and new-location opening support.
  • Experience with social media tools, vendor coordination, and responsible use of AI for productivity.

Benefits

  • Hybrid/WFH flexibility with a collaborative home base in the Chicago area
  • Comprehensive health benefits with a substantial employer premium contribution
  • Competitive time off program
  • 401k with company match
  • Competitive total compensation package including 15% performance bonus eligibility.
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Big Blue Swim School

A swim lesson at Big Blue is unlike any other. We understand how important your child’s safety around the water is to you which is why we are the first to combine world-class swim instruction with an unbeatably easy experience for the entire family. Read more...Watch your child’s confidence grow in and out of the pool with our experienced staff of full-time teachers who understand the importance of providing your child with a consistent face each week. Our step-by-step program gets big results and tons of smiles. Track your child’s progress from your phone, tablet, or desktop. You will love our easy, flexible registration process that allows you to schedule all your kids into the same half-hour time slot with one click. Oh, and don’t forget about our super flexible make-up policy for free makeup lessons!Don’t worry about chattery teeth because our 90-degree pools and warm, hand-held showers make getting in and out of the pool completely painless. Our carpeted lobby and extra-large train tables allow for your little ones to move around freely and safely while having fun. It all adds up to BIG, confidence-building moments at Big Blue!

Founded in 2009
Chicago, Illinois, USA
430 employees (9 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$60K/yr – $75K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Field Marketing median pay in the United States

$101K/yr

Most pay falls between $78K and $140K. Based on 1,086 salaries.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
9 (2% of company)
Median Tenure
1.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Total Funding
$5M
Last Raise
$5M
Series Unknown, 9 years ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2017
    Series Unknown • $5M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
87.9K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$9.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
25.4%
Direct
33.8%
Referral
3.3%
Social
0.9%
Paid
0.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~430
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Field and Local Marketing Specialist

Big Blue Swim School · Chicago, IL · Hybrid