Marketing Manager (Fully Remote) (Permanent) in Devon, Plymouth

At OFG we allow for greater work life balance and extra time to do the things you love outside work.

Location: Remote | Regular travel to school sites across the UK.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week | Monday–Friday

Salary: Up to £120k + OTE depending on experience

Contract: Permanent | Full Time

At Outcomes First Group, we believe every child can thrive when given the right environment for success. As one of the world’s leading providers in our sector, we deliver exceptional, research-led education tailored to each individual, with smaller class sizes and personalised learning plans.

Blenheim Schools is Outcomes First Group’s newly acquired all-ability schools’ division, delivering inclusive, high-quality education for pupils of all abilities. Blenheim Schools combine strong academic foundations with a personalised, pupil-centred approach, supporting sustainable growth while maintaining educational integrity and quality.

The Marketing and Admissions Director will set and own the sales and marketing strategy for Blenheim Schools. The role owns the end-to-end commercial funnel, from market positioning and demand generation through to admissions strategy and conversion, ensuring growth is aligned to school capacity, educational delivery and long-term sustainability. The role is accountable for delivering enquiry, conversion and revenue growth targets across Blenheim Schools. This includes ownership of sales performance, forecasting and commercial optimisation across the full admissions pipeline.

This role leads a multi-disciplinary team including Blenheim Admissions, School Marketing Managers and Digital Marketing, setting clear priorities, frameworks and performance expectations while enabling strong local delivery at school level.

• Set and own the sales and marketing for Blenheim Schools.
• Support marketing within SEN to local authorities and parents.
• Act as a senior leader within the Commercial team.

Growth & Commercial Performance

• Balance growth ambitions with school capacity, cohort planning and readiness.
• Drive the Admissions team performance across schools to deliver ahead of target mentality.
• Use insight and data to drive decision-making, prioritisation and investment.
• Maintain oversight of risk, safeguarding and reputational considerations within admissions.

Marketing & Brand Leadership for Blenheim and SEN

• Lead marketing strategy across schools using both traditional and digital channels.
• Ensure consistent brand positioning, messaging and quality across Blenheim Schools and SEN.
• Oversee school-level marketing delivery and central digital capability.
• Lead, develop and performance-manage a high-performing team.
• Build capability to support growth across a multi-site school group.
• Work closely with school leaders to align growth plans with educational delivery.
• Own sales performance across the enquiry-to-placement pipeline.
• Ensure consistent, high-quality sales practices across all admissions teams.
• Drive proactive outreach to local authorities, parents and referral partners.

Requirements:

• Senior leadership experience across sales and marketing.
• Strong commercial mindset with the ability to balance growth and risk.
• Confident using data and insight to drive strategy and performance.
• Experience within independent, international or all-ability school settings.
• Background in private equity-backed or high-growth organisations.
• Experience scaling or integrating newly acquired schools.
• Familiarity with digital marketing and performance analytics.
• Experience leading marketing functions.

Outcomes First Group is the UK’s largest independent provider of high-quality special needs education, operating across England, Scotland, and Wales. Our divisional brands include Acorn Education, Options Autism, Blenheim Schools, and Momenta Connect.

By joining our central teams, you’ll help shape strategy, provide expert support, and drive continuous improvement across a growing organisation renowned for quality, impact, and innovation. We value collaboration, professionalism, and creativity, offering the opportunity to influence change at scale while staying true to our core values of care, aspiration, and inclusion.

Benefits:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with flexible contribution options
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – mental and physical health support
• Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Flexible benefits via Vista, including discounts, Cycle to Work, Electric Car Scheme, critical illness cover, and more.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS. Outcomes First Group is committed to a fair, thorough, and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.