Field Marketing Manager - Austin

About the role

The Manager Field Marketing is responsible for driving brand awareness and student recruitment through highly impactful and engaging community-focused event demonstrations around the local community including but not limited to, local high school presentations, campus events, industry-related events with employers, and community activations, such as car shows and festivals. This role is also responsible for building and maintaining strategic partnerships with local employers, educational providers, and industry leaders, further helping to enhance the school's presence and influence within the community.

Location: Hybrid - Austin, TX

Responsibilities

• Schedule, coordinate and serve as representative for recruitment events, including career fairs, community festivals, dealership receptions, and campus open houses to include transporting company truck and trailer to events and setting up demonstrations
• Drive enrollment growth by identifying and engaging prospective students through events that deliver high-value leads, driving strong inquiry-to-start conversion rates
• Optimize event ROI by developing and executing local event strategies that generate the highest return on investment, including high school STEM demonstrations, employer-sponsored showcases, and campus-hosted experiences
• Build and leverage strategic partnerships by establishing strong relationships with industry partners, local employers, and high school staff to increase brand presence and student referrals
• Enhance event performance metrics through tracking and analyzing event success, measuring the impact on student inquiries, enrollments, and starts
• Collaborate with regional leaders to optimize strategies based on data insights
• Innovate and expand recruitment strategies by developing and testing new event formats and promotional tactics to continually improve student engagement and interest
• Deliver engaging presentations to include live demonstrations at high schools, community events and employer partner activations
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or event management (preferred)
• Minimum of three (3) years' experience in marketing or event management with a particular experience in onsite and offsite events (required)
• Minimum one (1) year of experience working in a cross-functional organizational environment (preferred)
• Minimum one (1) year experience with developing and negotiating sponsorship agreements (preferred)
• Minimum one (1) year of experience in event planning and execution background including lead generation (preferred)
• Knowledge of basic marketing & advertising disciplines (required)
• Bilingual in English and Spanish (preferred)
• Possess a valid