Primer

Market Manager - Houston, Texas

Houston · Principal

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 92 days ago

Leadership

About the role

We're hiring a Market Manager in Houston, Texas: a high impact role that serves as Primer's leader within a market and reports to the Texas General Manager.
You'll be accountable for the growth and educational operations of Primer in Houston, Texas.
We're looking for an executor with an education leadership background who is comfortable operating in high opacity environments and keeping multiple balls in the air.

Drive student growth by testing new local strategies. When they work, you'll help playbook the ideas so they can be leveraged in every city.
Proven ability to build strong relationships both internally and externally.
Experience disrupting the status quo - either with new school models, new policies, or something else that removes constraints and drives innovation.
Inspired by the original teaching primers that shaped a nation of readers, thinkers, and builders, our schools begin with what has always worked, and build for what lies ahead.

You have experience navigating ambiguity and creating scalable systems out of chaos.
You can execute at a fast pace while holding a high bar for quality.

Partner with real estate, education, operations, marketing, and admissions teams to ensure the success of every Primer within a region of Houston, Texas.
Own many of Primer's local relationships, including families and leaders in the education community.
Primer is a growing network of K-8 schools restoring the timeless foundations of American education.

You do your best work in structured environments. There is no established playbook here - for the role or the company. You'll be writing it while strategy shifts and priorities evolve around you. If that sounds exhausting rather than energizing, this isn't the right fit right now.
You prefer to specialize. This role demands genuine comfort toggling between strategic decisions and operational detail - sometimes in the same hour. If you'd rather go deep on one function, this won't feel like a fit.
You prefer a fully remote, hands off environment. Primer is a consumer-facing education business. Evenings, weekends, and nontraditional hours - Travel and attendance to open houses, school events, parent meetings - are part of the rhythm, not the exception.

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