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Job Title: Marketing Manager
Department: Marketing – Content & Media
Location: SPIRE Academy – Geneva, OH
Full-Time, on-site
About SPIRE Academy:
SPIRE Academy is an accredited private boarding school serving grades 9 through 12 and post-graduate students from across the United States and more than 38 countries. The Academy integrates rigorous academics, elite athletic development, and personal growth within a single campus environment designed for high performance. It is one of the largest indoor, multi-sport training, education, and competition campuses in the world. With more than 800,000 square feet of indoor space and hundreds of acres of outdoor facilities, SPIRE is built to host elite training, national and international competitions, camps, and academic programming year-round.
Position Overview:
SPIRE Academy is hiring a Marketing Manager to serve as a central connector across the organization, translating institutional priorities into clear, organized, and effective marketing execution. This is a generalist role designed for a highly organized, detail- oriented marketer who can manage multiple initiatives, align stakeholders, and keep
work moving across departments. The Marketing Manager plays a critical role in connecting marketing strategy to the day-
to-day needs of admissions, recruiting, coaching staffs, camps, events, and campus operations. This role works closely with the internal marketing team, including content, design, digital, and social, while also partnering cross-functionally with leaders across SPIRE. As SPIRE continues to grow nationally, this position ensures that marketing efforts are
coordinated, consistent, and aligned with enrollment, participation, and brand goals. The ideal candidate is a strong communicator, trusted relationship builder, and operationally minded marketer who brings structure to a fast-moving environment.
Key Responsibilities
● Serve as a primary marketing point of contact for internal departments including
admissions, recruiting, athletics, camps, events, and operations
● Translate departmental needs and priorities into clear marketing plans, timelines,
and deliverables
● Manage and coordinate marketing campaigns across multiple business lines to
ensure alignment, consistency, and on-time execution
● Partner closely with the marketing team to support content planning, campaign
execution, and channel coordination
● Support admissions and recruiting efforts through campaign planning, messaging
alignment, and execution support
● Collaborate with coaching staffs and program leaders to support visibility,
recruitment, and storytelling needs
● Help plan and execute marketing support for camps, events, and on-campus
initiatives
● Maintain project timelines, workflows, and internal communication to keep
stakeholders informed and aligned
● Track marketing activity and performance at a high level, helping connect
marketing work to enrollment, attendance, and engagement outcomes
● Contribute to ongoing improvement of marketing processes, documentation, and
internal systems
Qualifications
● Three to five years of experience in a marketing role, ideally within an
organization balancing the needs of many internal stakeholders
● Experience working closely within a marketing department while collaborating
cross-functionally with non-marketing teams
● Highly detail-oriented and organized, with strong project management and follow-
through skills
● Clear, confident communicator with the ability to build trust and relationships
across departments
● Strong understanding of core marketing disciplines including campaign planning,
content, digital, and brand management
● Comfort operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment with multiple priorities
● Experience in a school, sports, or athletics-related organization strongly preferred
● Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, business, or a related field
required
Department: Marketing – Content & Media
Location: SPIRE Academy – Geneva, OH
Full-Time, on-site
About SPIRE Academy:
SPIRE Academy is an accredited private boarding school serving grades 9 through 12 and post-graduate students from across the United States and more than 38 countries. The Academy integrates rigorous academics, elite athletic development, and personal growth within a single campus environment designed for high performance. It is one of the largest indoor, multi-sport training, education, and competition campuses in the world. With more than 800,000 square feet of indoor space and hundreds of acres of outdoor facilities, SPIRE is built to host elite training, national and international competitions, camps, and academic programming year-round.
Position Overview:
SPIRE Academy is hiring a Marketing Manager to serve as a central connector across the organization, translating institutional priorities into clear, organized, and effective marketing execution. This is a generalist role designed for a highly organized, detail- oriented marketer who can manage multiple initiatives, align stakeholders, and keep
work moving across departments. The Marketing Manager plays a critical role in connecting marketing strategy to the day-
to-day needs of admissions, recruiting, coaching staffs, camps, events, and campus operations. This role works closely with the internal marketing team, including content, design, digital, and social, while also partnering cross-functionally with leaders across SPIRE. As SPIRE continues to grow nationally, this position ensures that marketing efforts are
coordinated, consistent, and aligned with enrollment, participation, and brand goals. The ideal candidate is a strong communicator, trusted relationship builder, and operationally minded marketer who brings structure to a fast-moving environment.
Key Responsibilities
● Serve as a primary marketing point of contact for internal departments including
admissions, recruiting, athletics, camps, events, and operations
● Translate departmental needs and priorities into clear marketing plans, timelines,
and deliverables
● Manage and coordinate marketing campaigns across multiple business lines to
ensure alignment, consistency, and on-time execution
● Partner closely with the marketing team to support content planning, campaign
execution, and channel coordination
● Support admissions and recruiting efforts through campaign planning, messaging
alignment, and execution support
● Collaborate with coaching staffs and program leaders to support visibility,
recruitment, and storytelling needs
● Help plan and execute marketing support for camps, events, and on-campus
initiatives
● Maintain project timelines, workflows, and internal communication to keep
stakeholders informed and aligned
● Track marketing activity and performance at a high level, helping connect
marketing work to enrollment, attendance, and engagement outcomes
● Contribute to ongoing improvement of marketing processes, documentation, and
internal systems
Qualifications
● Three to five years of experience in a marketing role, ideally within an
organization balancing the needs of many internal stakeholders
● Experience working closely within a marketing department while collaborating
cross-functionally with non-marketing teams
● Highly detail-oriented and organized, with strong project management and follow-
through skills
● Clear, confident communicator with the ability to build trust and relationships
across departments
● Strong understanding of core marketing disciplines including campaign planning,
content, digital, and brand management
● Comfort operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment with multiple priorities
● Experience in a school, sports, or athletics-related organization strongly preferred
● Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, business, or a related field
required