Local Field Marketing Manager
J. Blanton Plumbing · Northbrook, IL · 1 wk ago
On-siteMarketingFull-time
Build the Team. Own the Market. Book the Appointments. We're looking for a high-energy, sales-driven Local Field Marketing Manager who knows how to turn conversations into opportunities. This isn't a sit-behind-a-desk marketing job. You'll be out in the community, leading a team of Event Marketers, finding the right events, creating local buzz, talking to homeowners, building partnerships—and most importantly, coaching your team to book qualified appointments. If you've led a canvassing, door-to-door, event marketing, lead generation, or outside sales team, know how to get people fired up, and love watching the numbers climb, we want to talk to you. We need a leader who can bring the energy AND the results. What You'll Own Lead the Team & Bring the Energy: Recruit, train, manage, and motivate Event Marketers responsible for engaging homeowners and booking qualified appointmentsGet Appointments on the Board: Establish clear appointment-booking expectations and hold the team accountable for individual and team performanceCoach the Conversation: Develop and coach effective approaches, scripts, objection handling, assumptive booking techniques, and customer engagement strategiesGet in the Field: Regularly attend events and activations to observe performance, provide real-time coaching, and show the team how it's doneFind the Events That Matter: Identify, plan, organize, and execute community events, sponsorships, festivals, expos, and local activations—with a focus on opportunities, not just attendanceMake Friends in the Community: Build relationships with local businesses, organizations, community groups, and other partners to expand our reach and generate customer opportunitiesKnow Your Numbers: Track customer interactions, leads generated, appointments booked, appointment completion rates, opportunities created, sales generated, and event ROIDouble Down on What Works: Determine which events and strategies we repeat, expand, improve—or never do againTake Marketing to the Streets: Execute events, neighborhood canvassing, job-site canvassing, partnerships, and other grassroots campaignsPut the Right People in the Right Places: Manage schedules and strategically deploy Event Marketers based on event opportunity, geography, and individual performanceWork Across the Business: Partner with Sales, Recruiting, and Marketing to make sure opportunities don't get lost after the appointment is booked Requirements What You Bring: Proven experience in sales, canvassing, door-to-door sales, field marketing, event-based lead generation, or outside salesExperience managing and coaching a performance-driven teamA track record of turning customer conversations into appointments, leads, or sales opportunitiesStrong understanding of prospecting, approaching customers, qualifying opportunities, overcoming objections, and asking for the appointmentWillingness to lead from the front—you're comfortable jumping into an event and showing your team exactly what great looks likeStrong leadership, coaching, communication, and motivational skillsExperience setting and managing individual and team KPIsStrong organizational and project-management skillsA competitive, results-driven mindset with a strong sense of accountabilityFlexibility to work evenings and weekends when that's where the opportunity isValid driver's license and reliable transportation Preferred: Experience managing canvassing, event marketing, appointment-setting, home-services, or direct-to-consumer sales teamsHome-services industry experienceKnowledge of local events, organizations, businesses, and partnership opportunitiesFamiliarity with CRM, lead tracking, and performance reporting systemsBachelor's degree in marketing, business, communications, or a related field How You'll Know You're Winning We're not going to measure success by how many events you attended or how many flyers your team handed out. We're going to measure what happened because you were there. That means appointments booked, completed appointments, quality of opportunities, conversion rates, event ROI, revenue generated, and a team that keeps getting better. Your job is to build a team that isn't afraid to approach someone, start a conversation, have some fun, represent J. Blanton the right way—and confidently ask for the appointment. Benefits What We Offer Competitive salary + performance-based incentive opportunitiesComprehensive benefitsProfessional development and advancement opportunitiesA fast-paced, growth-oriented environmentThe opportunity to build and lead your own high-performing field teamA direct impact on J. Blanton Plumbing's growthA company that believes work can be competitive, challenging, successful—and still be fun Sound Like You? If you're the person who naturally brings the energy, loves developing people, gets a little competitive when there's a goal on the board, and would rather be out making things happen than sitting behind a desk talking about them, we'd love to meet you. Come build the team. Own the market. And make some Good Calls.