Six Red Marbles · 2 days ago
Director, Community & Market Development – Higher Education/Post-secondary
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/ExecutiveSix Red Marbles is expanding its impact across higher education and workforce development. The Director, Community & Market Development will focus on extending thought leadership, developing a market-facing community, and partnering on higher education strategy with a focus on skills development and workforce readiness.
ConsultingContent DiscoveryE-LearningEducationProject ManagementUsability TestingUX Design
Hiring Manager
Ashley Glennon
Responsibilities
Establish SRM as a recognized thought leader in higher education
Create and deliver content (articles, short reports, webinars, talks) that address institutional pain points and highlight SRM solutions
Represent SRM at conferences, panels, and virtual events; secure and present speaking opportunities for yourself and SRM leaders and clients
Develop and nurture a community of higher ed and workforce leaders
Design and run recurring touchpoints—roundtables, advisory groups, virtual meetups, office hours—that build relationships and insight
Maintain an active, visible presence on LinkedIn and in relevant associations, driving engagement back to SRM content and events
Partner with SRM leadership to shape and refine our higher ed strategy, starting with SRM’s offerings for workforce readiness
Help prioritize ideas, then translate them into concrete campaigns, pilots, and offerings
Bring structured market feedback (trends, language, buying triggers) back into solution design, packaging, and messaging
Identify a small number of high-leverage external partners (associations, tech platforms, credentialing bodies, consultancies) that support new or evolving products
Explore co-marketing or joint programming that extends SRM’s reach into priority segments
Partner with Marketing to design and run top-of-funnel programs (webinar series, guides, playbooks, events) that attract and warm ideal-fit institutions
Collaborate with Marketing on targeting and messaging for integrated campaigns across email, social, events, and partners
Join key discovery calls as a subject-matter expert, shaping and delivering compelling narratives
Qualification
Required
Demonstrated experience building community or audience among higher ed and/or workforce leaders
Background in the post-secondary ecosystem, including time at a 4-year university with a focus on program development and/or instructional design
Strong grasp of trends in workforce readiness and career-connected learning
Excellent communicator and storyteller, with examples of content or talks for institutional/B2B decision-makers
Confident and experienced facilitator of roundtables, webinars, and strategy discussions with senior leaders
Proven ability to work with Sales and Marketing to generate demand and support closing deals
Comfortable as an individual contributor with high ownership from idea through execution
Professional presence with senior stakeholders (Provosts, Deans, VPs, workforce/continuing ed leaders)
Willingness to travel ~25% for conferences, events, and key client meetings
Company
Six Red Marbles
Six Red Marbles is a agency specializing in Learning Experience Design.
Founded in 1996
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2016-08-30Acquired
Leadership Team
Cary Drake
Vice President, Client Partnerships
Joyce Spangler
Executive Director, STEM
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