Field Marketing Director

Amplify; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Amplify is seeking a Field Marketing Director to define and execute a regional go-to-market strategy that supports the sales team in achieving revenue targets and territory goals.

You will lead regional campaigns, messaging, collateral, events, and partnerships while collaborating with Sales, Product Marketing, and Marketing Services to drive adoption and growth across the territory.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Five+ years in sales in education publishing.
• Five+ years in marketing in education publishing.
• Five+ years of project management.
• Experience developing campaigns that drive sales.
• Experience with prospecting, lead generation, pipeline building, closing opportunities.
• Experience writing RFPs or rubric responses.
• Experience writing marketing copy and coordinating print/digital marketing and events.
• Experience collaborating with Product Development/Management/Marketing Services teams.
• Experience with Google Suite, Microsoft Office, Google Analytics, Marketing Automation Platforms (HubSpot, Pardot), WordPress, Adobe, Zoom, Slack.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Ability to travel 15–20% of time.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Sales Leadership to develop a territory brain trust and understand regional needs and opportunities.
• Plan and deliver regional sales events and meetings.
• Build relationships with sales and marketing leaders and accounts across the region.
• Lead marketing strategy for state adoptions, including research, messaging, collateral, and processes (sampling, district evaluation, etc.).
• Collaborate with Product Marketing to align national messaging with field input.
• Manage response creation to district questionnaires and rubrics.
• Lead region-wide marketing activities to support sales with prospecting and pipeline development.
• Stay informed on regional adoptions, RFPs, policy changes.

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Google Suite

Microsoft Office

HubSpot

Pardot

WordPress

Adobe

Slack

Job description

About Amplify

Amplify helps teachers bring delight and rigor to students every day. We have become a leader in K–12 literacy, biliteracy, math, and science by building inspiring teaching and learning experiences based on research. The Amplify Classroom platform combines curriculum, assessment, and supplemental learning into one coherent high-quality instructional system. A pioneer in education since 2000, Amplify has developed deep relationships in states and districts by partnering with educators to drive implementation quality and improved outcomes. Today, Amplify serves more than 18 million students and teachers across all 50 states and on six continents. For more information, visit Amplify.com.

Job Description Summary

The Field Marketing Director is responsible for defining, developing, and overseeing the execution of a comprehensive regional Go-To-Market strategy to support the sales team in achieving short- and long-term sales revenue targets and overall territory goals. This includes, but is not limited to, leading the development and execution of regionalized campaign plans, strategic and tactical adoption plans, multi-channel promotional strategies, territory-specific messaging and positioning, marketing collateral, and events, conferences, and sponsorships.

Essential Responsibilities

• Collaborate and partner with Sales Leadership to develop and maintain a territory brain trust that knows the region intimately, including the needs, gaps, obstacles, and opportunities across the territory.
• Collaborate and partner with Sales Leadership to develop and deliver regional sales events and meetings.
• Build and foster strong relationships with sales and marketing leaders, Account Executives, and Per Diems across the region, and maintain frequent communication to determine how to meet needs, fill gaps, and use resources most appropriately.
• Lead and manage the marketing strategy and activities for each stage of current and upcoming state adoptions, including market research, adoption-related messaging and collateral development, advanced pre-work, state submission processes, sampling, district evaluation and review processes, piloting, and selling.
• Collaborate and partner with Product Marketing to inform national messaging and marketing activities by providing ongoing input from the field.
• Manage response creation to district questionnaires and rubrics across products.
• Lead the marketing strategy and tactics utilized across the region, including those designed to support Sales with prospecting, lead generation, pipeline building, and opportunity advancement.
• Stay abreast of regional nuances, requirements, and developments, including, but not limited to, adoptions, RFPs, and policy changes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of professional experience in sales within the education publishing industry
• 5+ years of professional experience in marketing within the education publishing industry
• 5+ years of professional experience and success in managing complex projects—excellent project management skills are essential
• Experience developing and executing campaigns that drive sales
• Experience with prospecting, lead generation, pipeline building, and closing opportunities
• Experience writing RFPs and/or rubric responses
• Experience writing marketing copy, informing and influencing design, managing print production, coordinating print and digital marketing activities, and managing events
• Experience collaborating with Product Development, Product Management, and Marketing Services teams (including project managers, designers, and digital marketers)
• Experience (intermediate to advanced levels) with the entire Google Suite, Microsoft Office, Google Analytics, Marketing Automation Platforms (i.e., HubSpot, Pardot), WordPress, Adobe, Zoom, and Slack
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Exceptional interpersonal skills
• Exceptional leadership skills with experience managing people
• Ability to travel (15-20 % of time)

Preferred Qualifications

• Highly motivated, self-starter with a strong work ethic and drive
• Ability to operate effectively and calmly while maintaining a sense of urgency within a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Ability to think strategically and analytically
• Ability to be agile and switch directions quickly and efficiently
• Ability to think creatively, solving unusual challenges in new and successful ways

Amplify is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Amplify makes employment decisions based on qualifications and merit, and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic or status.

Amplify is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans. If you have a disability and need an accommodation in connection with the application or hiring process, please email [e-mail].

If you are selected for employment, a background check will be required. As required by state and local laws and district policies, you may be required to provide additional documentation, such as proof of vaccination, or submit to enhanced background screening, such as fingerprinting.

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