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Field Marketing Manager

Barry's, New York, NY, United States


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About the role The Field Marketing Manager – Mature Market Growth is responsible for leading the strategy and execution of marketing initiatives that drive sustained growth, maximize studio performance, and deepen client engagement across established Barry’s markets.

This role has larger ownership of the development of localized, data-driven marketing strategies that increase client acquisition, reactivate lapsed clients, and drive higher frequency among existing clients. The Manager serves as a key strategic partner to Studio Operations and HQ Marketing, ensuring alignment between brand initiatives and in-studio execution.

The Field Marketing Manager will lead studio specific-level planning, oversee National campaign execution, and identify scalable opportunities to optimize studio utilization and long-term revenue growth. This role requires a balance of strategic thinking, and hands-on leadership within local markets.

What you'll do

Lead the development and execution of comprehensive marketing strategies across mature Barry’s markets.

Owning local-level growth plans aligned to company and studio goals

Identifying macro and micro trends impacting studio performance and proactively develop strategies

Prioritizing markets, studios, and initiatives based on performance data and growth potential

Acting as the primary marketing partner to regional and studio leadership teams

Establishing best practices and scalable frameworks for mature market growth

Own and evolve the acquisition strategy to consistently drive high-quality new clients into mature studios.

Developing multi-channel local acquisition strategies (partnerships, events, community, digital)

Identifying and scaling high-performing acquisition channels and partnerships

Overseeing corporate, community, and influencer partnership pipelines

Collaborating with the Corporate Team on targeting, messaging, and campaign optimization

Ensuring strong first-class experience alignment to maximize conversion

Client Engagement & Lifecycle Growth

Drive strategies that increase client frequency, retention, and lifetime value.

Designing and implementing initiatives that increase visit frequency and attendance

Partnering with Lifecycle/Tier 1 Campaign teams to localize national campaigns for maximum impact

Developing retention-driving programming, challenges, and community-based experiences

Creating templates & playbooks that studios can use to consistently engage their client base

Develop and refine demographic-specific strategies and playbooks, grounded in deep analysis of client behavior and insights, that can be effectively scaled and replicated across markets.

Identifying opportunities to deepen brand and loyalty within mature markets

Lapsed Client Reactivation Strategy

Own the strategy and execution for re-engaging lapsed clients across mature markets.

Defining lapsed client segmentation and prioritization strategies

Testing and scaling offers, messaging, and outreach tactics to improve return rates based on studio specific data and habits

Equipping studio teams with tools and playbooks to support reactivation efforts

Analyzing reactivation performance and optimizing conversion to repeat attendance

Community Partnerships & Brand Presence

Lead the development of high-impact local partnerships that drive both acquisition and brand equity.

Building and maintaining strategic relationships with key local businesses, brands, and organizations

Identifying partnership opportunities that align with Barry’s premium positioning

Overseeing execution of events, activations, and collaborations at scale

Ensuring consistent, high-quality brand representation across all local touchpoints

Creating repeatable partnership models that can be scaled across markets

Cross-Functional Leadership

Act as a key connector between Field, Studio Operations, and Corporate Marketing teams.

Leading cross-functional planning and alignment for market-level initiatives

Translating corporate campaigns into effective local execution strategies

Providing feedback loops from studios to inform broader marketing strategy

Partnering with Operations to ensure marketing efforts align with in-studio operational protocols

Driving accountability across stakeholders to deliver against shared goals

KPI Ownership & Performance Management

The Field Marketing Manager is accountable for delivering measurable impact across mature market performance and ensuring marketing initiatives directly contribute to studio growth

Client Acquisition

New client first visits and the first timer journey to conversion

First class to membership conversion rate

Partnership-driven acquisition

Lapsed Client Reactivation

Lapsed client reactivation rate

Member Frequency & Engagement

Retention rates and membership churn trends

Community size and engagement metrics

Participation in events, challenges, and activations

Class utilization and paid attendance

Qualifications

5+ years of experience in field marketing, regional marketing, or multi-location brand marketing (fitness, retail, hospitality, or lifestyle brands preferred)

Proven ability to lead, mentor, or indirectly support junior team members and cross-functional partners

Experience developing scalable marketing playbooks, toolkits, and training resources for distributed teams

Strong financial acumen with experience managing budgets and allocating resources effectively across multiple markets

Demonstrated ability to analyze performance data and translate insights into actionable, growth-driving strategies

Confident presenter with experience sharing performance insights and strategic recommendations with senior leadership

Track record of testing, learning, and optimizing marketing initiatives to drive measurable business impact

Highly organized with strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders across levels and functions

Passion for fitness, hospitality, or experiential brands is a plus

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